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🇧🇯 Who needs a visa for Benin?

U.S. State Department travel advisory for Benin: Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution (updated 7 January 2026). It is written for U.S. citizens; read the advisory before you book.

World map: which passports can enter Benin visa-free, with an ETA, e-Visa, visa on arrival or with a visa

Travel essentials for Benin

Capital	Porto-Novo
Currency	West African CFA franc (XOF, Fr)
Official languages	French
Calling code	+229
Plugs and voltage	type C, E · 220 V
Internet domain	.bj

Neighbouring countries: 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso, 🇳🇪 Niger, 🇳🇬 Nigeria, 🇹🇬 Togo

Visa requirements by passport

Entry requirements for Benin by passport, grouped from visa-free to visa required. Data updated September 2026; confirm with an embassy of Benin before you travel.

Visa-free (60)

🇩🇿 Algeria · 90 days
🇦🇴 Angola · 90 days
🇧🇸 Bahamas · 90 days
🇧🇼 Botswana · 90 days
🇧🇫 Burkina Faso · 90 days
🇧🇮 Burundi · 90 days
🇨🇲 Cameroon · 90 days
🇨🇻 Cape Verde · 90 days
🇨🇫 Central African Republic · 90 days
🇹🇩 Chad · 90 days
🇨🇳 China · 30 days
🇰🇲 Comoros · 90 days
🇨🇩 DR Congo · 90 days
🇩🇯 Djibouti · 90 days
🇪🇬 Egypt · 90 days
🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea · 90 days
🇪🇷 Eritrea · 90 days
🇸🇿 Eswatini · 90 days
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · 90 days
🇬🇦 Gabon · 90 days
🇬🇲 Gambia · 90 days
🇬🇭 Ghana · 90 days
🇬🇳 Guinea · 90 days
🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau · 90 days
🇭🇹 Haiti · 90 days
🇭🇰 Hong Kong · 14 days
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast · 90 days
🇰🇪 Kenya · 90 days
🇱🇸 Lesotho · 90 days
🇱🇷 Liberia · 90 days
🇱🇾 Libya · 90 days
🇲🇬 Madagascar · 90 days
🇲🇼 Malawi · 90 days
🇲🇾 Malaysia · 30 days
🇲🇱 Mali · 90 days
🇲🇷 Mauritania · 90 days
🇲🇺 Mauritius · 90 days
🇲🇦 Morocco · 90 days
🇲🇿 Mozambique · 90 days
🇳🇦 Namibia · 90 days
🇳🇪 Niger · 90 days
🇳🇬 Nigeria · 90 days
🇵🇭 Philippines · 30 days
🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo · 90 days
🇷🇼 Rwanda · 90 days
🇸🇳 Senegal · 90 days
🇸🇨 Seychelles · 90 days
🇸🇱 Sierra Leone · 90 days
🇸🇴 Somalia · 90 days
🇿🇦 South Africa · 90 days
🇸🇸 South Sudan · 90 days
🇸🇩 Sudan · 90 days
🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe · 90 days
🇹🇿 Tanzania · 90 days
🇹🇬 Togo · 90 days
🇹🇳 Tunisia · 90 days
🇺🇬 Uganda · 90 days
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates · 90 days
🇿🇲 Zambia · 90 days
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe · 90 days

🇧🇯 Who needs a visa for Benin?

Travel essentials for Benin

Visa requirements by passport

Visa-free (60)

e-Visa (138)