# Benin visa requirements by passport Current entry categories for 199 passport nationalities. Access data checked August 24, 2026. Each relationship link exposes its current status, evidence history, and official application route where available. ## Citizenship (1) - [Benin](https://multipassrank.com/passport/benin) ## Visa-free (39) - [Singapore](https://multipassrank.com/singapore-benin-visa-free) - [Malaysia](https://multipassrank.com/malaysia-benin-visa-free) - [Hong Kong (SAR China)](https://multipassrank.com/hong-kong-sar-china-benin-visa-free) - [Barbados](https://multipassrank.com/barbados-benin-visa-free) - [The Bahamas](https://multipassrank.com/the-bahamas-benin-visa-free) - [St. Vincent and the Grenadines](https://multipassrank.com/st-vincent-and-the-grenadines-benin-visa-free) - [Antigua and Barbuda](https://multipassrank.com/antigua-and-barbuda-benin-visa-free) - [Seychelles](https://multipassrank.com/seychelles-benin-visa-free) - [Mauritius](https://multipassrank.com/mauritius-benin-visa-free) - [Grenada](https://multipassrank.com/grenada-benin-visa-free) - [Dominica](https://multipassrank.com/dominica-benin-visa-free) - [Marshall Islands](https://multipassrank.com/marshall-islands-benin-visa-free) - [Micronesia](https://multipassrank.com/micronesia-benin-visa-free) - [South Africa](https://multipassrank.com/south-africa-benin-visa-free) - [Belize](https://multipassrank.com/belize-benin-visa-free) - [Ghana](https://multipassrank.com/ghana-benin-visa-free) - [Kenya](https://multipassrank.com/kenya-benin-visa-free) - [The Gambia](https://multipassrank.com/the-gambia-benin-visa-free) - [Rwanda](https://multipassrank.com/rwanda-benin-visa-free) - [Tunisia](https://multipassrank.com/tunisia-benin-visa-free) - [Philippines](https://multipassrank.com/philippines-benin-visa-free) - [Cape Verde Islands](https://multipassrank.com/cape-verde-islands-benin-visa-free) - [Sierra Leone](https://multipassrank.com/sierra-leone-benin-visa-free) - [São Tomé and Príncipe](https://multipassrank.com/sao-tome-and-principe-benin-visa-free) - [Burkina Faso](https://multipassrank.com/burkina-faso-benin-visa-free) - [Côte d'Ivoire](https://multipassrank.com/cote-d-ivoire-benin-visa-free) - [Senegal](https://multipassrank.com/senegal-benin-visa-free) - [Niger](https://multipassrank.com/niger-benin-visa-free) - [Togo](https://multipassrank.com/togo-benin-visa-free) - [Guinea](https://multipassrank.com/guinea-benin-visa-free) - [Mali](https://multipassrank.com/mali-benin-visa-free) - [Chad](https://multipassrank.com/chad-benin-visa-free) - [Guinea-Bissau](https://multipassrank.com/guinea-bissau-benin-visa-free) - [Congo (Rep.)](https://multipassrank.com/congo-rep-benin-visa-free) - [Liberia](https://multipassrank.com/liberia-benin-visa-free) - [Central African Republic](https://multipassrank.com/central-african-republic-benin-visa-free) - [Haiti](https://multipassrank.com/haiti-benin-visa-free) - [Burundi](https://multipassrank.com/burundi-benin-visa-free) - [Nigeria](https://multipassrank.com/nigeria-benin-visa-free) ## eVisa (159) - [Japan](https://multipassrank.com/japan-benin-evisa) - [Italy](https://multipassrank.com/italy-benin-evisa) - [Spain](https://multipassrank.com/spain-benin-evisa) - [Switzerland](https://multipassrank.com/switzerland-benin-evisa) - [Finland](https://multipassrank.com/finland-benin-evisa) - [Germany](https://multipassrank.com/germany-benin-evisa) - [South Korea](https://multipassrank.com/south-korea-benin-evisa) - [Sweden](https://multipassrank.com/sweden-benin-evisa) - [Belgium](https://multipassrank.com/belgium-benin-evisa) - [France](https://multipassrank.com/france-benin-evisa) - [Luxembourg](https://multipassrank.com/luxembourg-benin-evisa) - [Norway](https://multipassrank.com/norway-benin-evisa) - [United Kingdom](https://multipassrank.com/united-kingdom-benin-evisa) - [Ireland](https://multipassrank.com/ireland-benin-evisa) - [Netherlands](https://multipassrank.com/netherlands-benin-evisa) - [Portugal](https://multipassrank.com/portugal-benin-evisa) - [Austria](https://multipassrank.com/austria-benin-evisa) - [Denmark](https://multipassrank.com/denmark-benin-evisa) - [Malta](https://multipassrank.com/malta-benin-evisa) - [New Zealand](https://multipassrank.com/new-zealand-benin-evisa) - [Greece](https://multipassrank.com/greece-benin-evisa) - [Canada](https://multipassrank.com/canada-benin-evisa) - [United States](https://multipassrank.com/united-states-benin-evisa) - [Hungary](https://multipassrank.com/hungary-benin-evisa) - [Latvia](https://multipassrank.com/latvia-benin-evisa) - [Lithuania](https://multipassrank.com/lithuania-benin-evisa) - [Poland](https://multipassrank.com/poland-benin-evisa) - [Slovakia](https://multipassrank.com/slovakia-benin-evisa) - [Australia](https://multipassrank.com/australia-benin-evisa) - [Czechia](https://multipassrank.com/czechia-benin-evisa) - [Estonia](https://multipassrank.com/estonia-benin-evisa) - [Iceland](https://multipassrank.com/iceland-benin-evisa) - [Slovenia](https://multipassrank.com/slovenia-benin-evisa) - [Croatia](https://multipassrank.com/croatia-benin-evisa) - [Liechtenstein](https://multipassrank.com/liechtenstein-benin-evisa) - [United Arab Emirates](https://multipassrank.com/united-arab-emirates-benin-evisa) - [Monaco](https://multipassrank.com/monaco-benin-evisa) - [Cyprus](https://multipassrank.com/cyprus-benin-evisa) - [Romania](https://multipassrank.com/romania-benin-evisa) - [Chile](https://multipassrank.com/chile-benin-evisa) - [Bulgaria](https://multipassrank.com/bulgaria-benin-evisa) - [Andorra](https://multipassrank.com/andorra-benin-evisa) - [Argentina](https://multipassrank.com/argentina-benin-evisa) - [Brazil](https://multipassrank.com/brazil-benin-evisa) - [San Marino](https://multipassrank.com/san-marino-benin-evisa) - [Brunei](https://multipassrank.com/brunei-benin-evisa) - [Israel](https://multipassrank.com/israel-benin-evisa) - [Mexico](https://multipassrank.com/mexico-benin-evisa) - [Uruguay](https://multipassrank.com/uruguay-benin-evisa) - [St. Kitts and Nevis](https://multipassrank.com/st-kitts-and-nevis-benin-evisa) - [Vatican City](https://multipassrank.com/vatican-city-benin-evisa) - [Costa Rica](https://multipassrank.com/costa-rica-benin-evisa) - [Panama](https://multipassrank.com/panama-benin-evisa) - [Ukraine](https://multipassrank.com/ukraine-benin-evisa) - [Paraguay](https://multipassrank.com/paraguay-benin-evisa) - [St. Lucia](https://multipassrank.com/st-lucia-benin-evisa) - [Peru](https://multipassrank.com/peru-benin-evisa) - [Trinidad and Tobago](https://multipassrank.com/trinidad-and-tobago-benin-evisa) - [Macao (SAR China)](https://multipassrank.com/macao-sar-china-benin-evisa) - [Solomon Islands](https://multipassrank.com/solomon-islands-benin-evisa) - [Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)](https://multipassrank.com/taiwan-chinese-taipei-benin-evisa) - [Samoa](https://multipassrank.com/samoa-benin-evisa) - [Guatemala](https://multipassrank.com/guatemala-benin-evisa) - [El Salvador](https://multipassrank.com/el-salvador-benin-evisa) - [Serbia](https://multipassrank.com/serbia-benin-evisa) - [Tonga](https://multipassrank.com/tonga-benin-evisa) - [Tuvalu](https://multipassrank.com/tuvalu-benin-evisa) - [Colombia](https://multipassrank.com/colombia-benin-evisa) - [Honduras](https://multipassrank.com/honduras-benin-evisa) - [Montenegro](https://multipassrank.com/montenegro-benin-evisa) - [Nicaragua](https://multipassrank.com/nicaragua-benin-evisa) - [Kiribati](https://multipassrank.com/kiribati-benin-evisa) - [North Macedonia](https://multipassrank.com/north-macedonia-benin-evisa) - [Palau Islands](https://multipassrank.com/palau-islands-benin-evisa) - [Georgia](https://multipassrank.com/georgia-benin-evisa) - [Bosnia and Herzegovina](https://multipassrank.com/bosnia-and-herzegovina-benin-evisa) - [Albania](https://multipassrank.com/albania-benin-evisa) - [Venezuela](https://multipassrank.com/venezuela-benin-evisa) - [Moldova](https://multipassrank.com/moldova-benin-evisa) - [Russian Federation](https://multipassrank.com/russian-federation-benin-evisa) - [Qatar](https://multipassrank.com/qatar-benin-evisa) - [Türkiye](https://multipassrank.com/turkiye-benin-evisa) - [Timor-Leste](https://multipassrank.com/timor-leste-benin-evisa) - [Ecuador](https://multipassrank.com/ecuador-benin-evisa) - [Kuwait](https://multipassrank.com/kuwait-benin-evisa) - [Fiji](https://multipassrank.com/fiji-benin-evisa) - [Maldives](https://multipassrank.com/maldives-benin-evisa) - [Saudi Arabia](https://multipassrank.com/saudi-arabia-benin-evisa) - [Nauru](https://multipassrank.com/nauru-benin-evisa) - [Kosovo](https://multipassrank.com/kosovo-benin-evisa) - [Vanuatu](https://multipassrank.com/vanuatu-benin-evisa) - [Guyana](https://multipassrank.com/guyana-benin-evisa) - [Bahrain](https://multipassrank.com/bahrain-benin-evisa) - [Jamaica](https://multipassrank.com/jamaica-benin-evisa) - [Oman](https://multipassrank.com/oman-benin-evisa) - [China](https://multipassrank.com/china-benin-evisa) - [Papua New Guinea](https://multipassrank.com/papua-new-guinea-benin-evisa) - [Bolivia](https://multipassrank.com/bolivia-benin-evisa) - [Botswana](https://multipassrank.com/botswana-benin-evisa) - [Thailand](https://multipassrank.com/thailand-benin-evisa) - [Belarus](https://multipassrank.com/belarus-benin-evisa) - [Suriname](https://multipassrank.com/suriname-benin-evisa) - [Kazakhstan](https://multipassrank.com/kazakhstan-benin-evisa) - [Indonesia](https://multipassrank.com/indonesia-benin-evisa) - [Lesotho](https://multipassrank.com/lesotho-benin-evisa) - [Dominican Republic](https://multipassrank.com/dominican-republic-benin-evisa) - [Namibia](https://multipassrank.com/namibia-benin-evisa) - [Morocco](https://multipassrank.com/morocco-benin-evisa) - [Azerbaijan](https://multipassrank.com/azerbaijan-benin-evisa) - [eSwatini](https://multipassrank.com/eswatini-benin-evisa) - [Malawi](https://multipassrank.com/malawi-benin-evisa) - [Tanzania](https://multipassrank.com/tanzania-benin-evisa) - [Armenia](https://multipassrank.com/armenia-benin-evisa) - [Mongolia](https://multipassrank.com/mongolia-benin-evisa) - [Zambia](https://multipassrank.com/zambia-benin-evisa) - [Mozambique](https://multipassrank.com/mozambique-benin-evisa) - [Uganda](https://multipassrank.com/uganda-benin-evisa) - [Kyrgyzstan](https://multipassrank.com/kyrgyzstan-benin-evisa) - [Zimbabwe](https://multipassrank.com/zimbabwe-benin-evisa) - [Uzbekistan](https://multipassrank.com/uzbekistan-benin-evisa) - [Cuba](https://multipassrank.com/cuba-benin-evisa) - [India](https://multipassrank.com/india-benin-evisa) - [Madagascar](https://multipassrank.com/madagascar-benin-evisa) - [Gabon](https://multipassrank.com/gabon-benin-evisa) - [Tajikistan](https://multipassrank.com/tajikistan-benin-evisa) - [Mauritania](https://multipassrank.com/mauritania-benin-evisa) - [Equatorial Guinea](https://multipassrank.com/equatorial-guinea-benin-evisa) - [Vietnam](https://multipassrank.com/vietnam-benin-evisa) - [Algeria](https://multipassrank.com/algeria-benin-evisa) - [Comoro Islands](https://multipassrank.com/comoro-islands-benin-evisa) - [Angola](https://multipassrank.com/angola-benin-evisa) - [Cambodia](https://multipassrank.com/cambodia-benin-evisa) - [Cameroon](https://multipassrank.com/cameroon-benin-evisa) - [Jordan](https://multipassrank.com/jordan-benin-evisa) - [Bhutan](https://multipassrank.com/bhutan-benin-evisa) - [Laos](https://multipassrank.com/laos-benin-evisa) - [Egypt](https://multipassrank.com/egypt-benin-evisa) - [Turkmenistan](https://multipassrank.com/turkmenistan-benin-evisa) - [Lebanon](https://multipassrank.com/lebanon-benin-evisa) - [Congo (Dem. Rep.)](https://multipassrank.com/congo-dem-rep-benin-evisa) - [Djibouti](https://multipassrank.com/djibouti-benin-evisa) - [Myanmar](https://multipassrank.com/myanmar-benin-evisa) - [Sri Lanka](https://multipassrank.com/sri-lanka-benin-evisa) - [Eritrea](https://multipassrank.com/eritrea-benin-evisa) - [Iran](https://multipassrank.com/iran-benin-evisa) - [Libya](https://multipassrank.com/libya-benin-evisa) - [North Korea](https://multipassrank.com/north-korea-benin-evisa) - [South Sudan](https://multipassrank.com/south-sudan-benin-evisa) - [Ethiopia](https://multipassrank.com/ethiopia-benin-evisa) - [Sudan](https://multipassrank.com/sudan-benin-evisa) - [Palestinian Territory](https://multipassrank.com/palestinian-territory-benin-evisa) - [Bangladesh](https://multipassrank.com/bangladesh-benin-evisa) - [Pakistan](https://multipassrank.com/pakistan-benin-evisa) - [Nepal](https://multipassrank.com/nepal-benin-evisa) - [Somalia](https://multipassrank.com/somalia-benin-evisa) - [Yemen](https://multipassrank.com/yemen-benin-evisa) - [Iraq](https://multipassrank.com/iraq-benin-evisa) - [Syria](https://multipassrank.com/syria-benin-evisa) - [Afghanistan](https://multipassrank.com/afghanistan-benin-evisa) ## Official evidence timeline - **Current official route — Benin: current named ordinary-passport visa waivers** (Visa-free) The current Foreign Ministry agreement register expressly identifies these ordinary- or national-passport waiver entries, including the current UEMOA/ECOWAS free-movement entries. - The current Foreign Ministry register, not the 2020 general flyer, is the operative support for this named ordinary-passport cohort. It records both the country and the passport types covered by each agreement. - The reciprocal entries cover HT, HK, SG, BZ, DM, GD, MH, FM, AG, BS, BB, MY, PH and VC; its stated periods are 14 days for HK, 14 days for SG, 30 days for MY and PH, and three months for the others. - The UEMOA/ECOWAS entries cover SL, BF, CI, GW, ML, NE, SN, TG, CV, GM, NG, LR, GH and GN. The register identifies the applicable ECOWAS Protocol or UEMOA Treaty; duration and any travel-document conditions must be confirmed with the competent authorities. - The African-agreement entries cover ZA, TN, RW, CF, TD, CG, MU, ST, SC, KE and BI. Their register entries expressly include a national or ordinary passport and generally state three months, except ZA states one month. - The September 2020 MAEC flyer claiming a unilateral 53-African-country waiver is retained as historical official evidence but is not promoted for its other 28 codes. The current register lists several of those countries only for diplomatic/service passports and does not reproduce a 53-country unilateral rule. - This policy does not establish employment, residence, study, transit, crew, diplomatic/official, special-document, health, document-validity, prior-history, public-order, national-security or case-specific admissibility treatment. The separate 72-hour cruise exemption requires an approved travel agency. Official sources: - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Benin: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: reciprocal visa-exemption agreements](https://api-mae.diplomatie.bj/api/embassy?uri=/deletion-agreements&slugType=exemption_reciproque_de_visa&locale=en) - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Benin: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: UEMOA/ECOWAS movement agreements](https://api-mae.diplomatie.bj/api/embassy?uri=/deletion-agreements&slugType=uemoa_cedeao&locale=en) - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Benin: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: African-country visa-exemption agreements](https://api-mae.diplomatie.bj/api/embassy?uri=/deletion-agreements&slugType=african_country&locale=en) - [Direction de l’Émigration et de l’Immigration: Benin Directorate of Emigration and Immigration: Services](https://dei.gouv.bj/services/) - [Government of the Republic of Benin: Benin official eVisa platform: Travel without visa](https://evisa.bj/?_locale=en) - [Secretariat General of the Government of Benin: Law No. 2025-15 on entry, stay, residence and exit of foreigners](https://sgg.gouv.bj/doc/loi-2025-15/download) - [Government of the Republic of Benin / Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation: Benin Government: 53 African countries exempt from entry visa](https://www.gouv.bj/doc/151/download) - [Government of the Republic of Benin / Benin Tourism: Benin Government: 72-hour visa exemption for cruise passengers](https://www.gouv.bj/article/3180/) - **Current official route — Benin: Beninese ordinary passport** (Citizenship) A Beninese ordinary passport is issued to persons of Beninese nationality; this is not foreign visitor admission. - Applies to Beninese citizens holding an ordinary Beninese passport. - Does not decide dual-nationality document choice, foreign residence, or foreign-passport entry conditions. Official source: - [Direction de l’Émigration et de l’Immigration: Benin Directorate of Emigration and Immigration: Services](https://dei.gouv.bj/services/) - **Current official route — Benin: ordinary foreign visitor eVisa residual** (eVisa) Foreign ordinary-passport visitors outside ECOWAS and without an MFA-listed ordinary/national-passport waiver must obtain Benin’s tourist/visit eVisa online before arrival. This exact residual excludes the 39 current waiver rows and Beninese citizenship. - DEI states that the tourist/visit eVisa is for family, professional, health or tourist stays not exceeding 90 days; it is renewable for the same duration. - DEI states that it is issued to foreign nationals outside ECOWAS or without a Benin visa-exemption agreement, obtained online via evisa.bj, and held before arrival. - The three current MFA agreement-register endpoints supply the exact ordinary/national-passport exemption roster excluded from this residual. The API is intermittently slow; its successful 2026-08-21 responses should be independently rechecked before promotion. - This does not establish work, study, business, transit, residence, cruise, crew, diplomatic, official, service, refugee, special-document, health, passport-validity, public-order, security, prior-history or final-admission treatment. Official sources: - [Direction de l’Émigration et de l’Immigration: Benin Directorate of Emigration and Immigration: Services](https://dei.gouv.bj/services/) - [Government of the Republic of Benin: e-Visa: How it works](https://evisa.bj/howitworks) - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Benin: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: reciprocal visa-exemption agreements](https://api-mae.diplomatie.bj/api/embassy?uri=/deletion-agreements&slugType=exemption_reciproque_de_visa&locale=en) - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Benin: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: UEMOA/ECOWAS movement agreements](https://api-mae.diplomatie.bj/api/embassy?uri=/deletion-agreements&slugType=uemoa_cedeao&locale=en) - [Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Benin: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: African-country visa-exemption agreements](https://api-mae.diplomatie.bj/api/embassy?uri=/deletion-agreements&slugType=african_country&locale=en) - [Government of the Republic of Benin: Benin official eVisa platform: Travel without visa](https://evisa.bj/?_locale=en) - [Secretariat General of the Government of Benin: Law No. 2025-15 on entry, stay, residence and exit of foreigners](https://sgg.gouv.bj/doc/loi-2025-15/download) ## Useful links - [HTML destination page](https://multipassrank.com/destination/benin) - [All destinations](https://multipassrank.com/destinations) - [Dataset license](https://multipassrank.com/data-license)