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title: Visa requirements for Benin passport holders
description: "Citizens of Benin can visit 33 of 182 destinations visa-free and 65 more with an eTA, eVisa or visa on arrival."
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lastModified: 2026-09-05
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# Visa requirements for Benin passport holders

Citizens of Benin can visit 33 of 182 destinations visa-free and 65 more with an eTA, eVisa or visa on arrival.

Policies change. Confirm with the embassy or official visa portal before you travel.

## Visa-free (33)

No visa needed — just go

- [Bahamas](/visa/bahamas/benin)
- [Barbados](/visa/barbados/benin)
- [Burkina Faso](/visa/burkina-faso/benin)
- [Cape Verde](/visa/cape-verde/benin)
- [Central African Republic](/visa/central-african-republic/benin)
- [Chad](/visa/chad/benin)
- [Côte d'Ivoire](/visa/ivory-coast/benin)
- [Dominica](/visa/dominica/benin)
- [Ecuador](/visa/ecuador/benin)
- [Gambia](/visa/gambia/benin)
- [Ghana](/visa/ghana/benin)
- [Guinea](/visa/guinea/benin)
- [Guinea-Bissau](/visa/guinea-bissau/benin)
- [Haiti](/visa/haiti/benin)
- [Kenya](/visa/kenya/benin)
- [Liberia](/visa/liberia/benin)
- [Libya](/visa/libya/benin)
- [Malaysia](/visa/malaysia/benin)
- [Mali](/visa/mali/benin)
- [Mauritius](/visa/mauritius/benin)
- [Micronesia](/visa/micronesia/benin)
- [Niger](/visa/niger/benin)
- [Nigeria](/visa/nigeria/benin)
- [Philippines](/visa/philippines/benin)
- [Republic of the Congo](/visa/republic-of-the-congo/benin)
- [Rwanda](/visa/rwanda/benin)
- [Saint Vincent and the Grenadines](/visa/saint-vincent-and-the-grenadines/benin)
- [Samoa](/visa/samoa/benin)
- [Senegal](/visa/senegal/benin)
- [Sierra Leone](/visa/sierra-leone/benin)
- [Singapore](/visa/singapore/benin)
- [South Africa](/visa/south-africa/benin)
- [Tunisia](/visa/tunisia/benin)

## eTA (1)

Electronic travel authorization (online)

- [Suriname](/visa/suriname/benin)

## Visa on arrival (16)

Get your visa at the border

- [Bolivia](/visa/bolivia/benin)
- [Burundi](/visa/burundi/benin)
- [Cambodia](/visa/cambodia/benin)
- [Ethiopia](/visa/ethiopia/benin)
- [Iran](/visa/iran/benin)
- [Madagascar](/visa/madagascar/benin)
- [Maldives](/visa/maldives/benin)
- [Mozambique](/visa/mozambique/benin)
- [Namibia](/visa/namibia/benin)
- [Nepal](/visa/nepal/benin)
- [Palau](/visa/palau/benin)
- [Saint Lucia](/visa/saint-lucia/benin)
- [Seychelles](/visa/seychelles/benin)
- [Tanzania](/visa/tanzania/benin)
- [Timor-Leste](/visa/timor-leste/benin)
- [Tuvalu](/visa/tuvalu/benin)

## Pre-approval + VOA (6)

Approve online, collect at arrival

- [Bangladesh](/visa/bangladesh/benin)
- [El Salvador](/visa/el-salvador/benin)
- [Jordan](/visa/jordan/benin)
- [Lesotho](/visa/lesotho/benin)
- [Malawi](/visa/malawi/benin)
- [Uganda](/visa/uganda/benin)

## eVisa (42)

Fully online — no office visit

- [Afghanistan](/visa/afghanistan/benin)
- [Albania](/visa/albania/benin)
- [Antigua and Barbuda](/visa/antigua-and-barbuda/benin)
- [Bahrain](/visa/bahrain/benin)
- [Bhutan](/visa/bhutan/benin)
- [Botswana](/visa/botswana/benin)
- [Cameroon](/visa/cameroon/benin)
- [Colombia](/visa/colombia/benin)
- [Cuba](/visa/cuba/benin)
- [Djibouti](/visa/djibouti/benin)
- [DR Congo](/visa/dr-congo/benin)
- [Gabon](/visa/gabon/benin)
- [Georgia](/visa/georgia/benin)
- [India](/visa/india/benin)
- [Iraq](/visa/iraq/benin)
- [Kazakhstan](/visa/kazakhstan/benin)
- [Kuwait](/visa/kuwait/benin)
- [Kyrgyzstan](/visa/kyrgyzstan/benin)
- [Laos](/visa/laos/benin)
- [Mauritania](/visa/mauritania/benin)
- [Moldova](/visa/moldova/benin)
- [Mongolia](/visa/mongolia/benin)
- [Morocco](/visa/morocco/benin)
- [New Zealand](/visa/new-zealand/benin)
- [Nicaragua](/visa/nicaragua/benin)
- [Oman](/visa/oman/benin)
- [Pakistan](/visa/pakistan/benin)
- [Papua New Guinea](/visa/papua-new-guinea/benin)
- [Qatar](/visa/qatar/benin)
- [Saint Kitts and Nevis](/visa/saint-kitts-and-nevis/benin)
- [São Tomé and Príncipe](/visa/sao-tome-and-principe/benin)
- [Saudi Arabia](/visa/saudi-arabia/benin)
- [Somalia](/visa/somalia/benin)
- [South Sudan](/visa/south-sudan/benin)
- [Syria](/visa/syria/benin)
- [Tajikistan](/visa/tajikistan/benin)
- [Thailand](/visa/thailand/benin)
- [United Arab Emirates](/visa/united-arab-emirates/benin)
- [Venezuela](/visa/venezuela/benin)
- [Vietnam](/visa/vietnam/benin)
- [Zambia](/visa/zambia/benin)
- [Zimbabwe](/visa/zimbabwe/benin)

## Embassy / VFS (84)

In-person at an embassy or visa center

- [Algeria](/visa/algeria/benin)
- [Andorra](/visa/andorra/benin)
- [Angola](/visa/angola/benin)
- [Argentina](/visa/argentina/benin)
- [Armenia](/visa/armenia/benin)
- [Austria](/visa/austria/benin)
- [Azerbaijan](/visa/azerbaijan/benin)
- [Belarus](/visa/belarus/benin)
- [Belgium](/visa/belgium/benin)
- [Belize](/visa/belize/benin)
- [Bosnia and Herzegovina](/visa/bosnia-and-herzegovina/benin)
- [Brazil](/visa/brazil/benin)
- [Brunei](/visa/brunei/benin)
- [Bulgaria](/visa/bulgaria/benin)
- [Canada](/visa/canada/benin)
- [Chile](/visa/chile/benin)
- [China](/visa/china/benin)
- [Costa Rica](/visa/costa-rica/benin)
- [Croatia](/visa/croatia/benin)
- [Cyprus](/visa/cyprus/benin)
- [Czech Republic](/visa/czech-republic/benin)
- [Denmark](/visa/denmark/benin)
- [Dominican Republic](/visa/dominican-republic/benin)
- [Egypt](/visa/egypt/benin)
- [Eritrea](/visa/eritrea/benin)
- [Estonia](/visa/estonia/benin)
- [Eswatini](/visa/eswatini/benin)
- [Fiji](/visa/fiji/benin)
- [Finland](/visa/finland/benin)
- [France](/visa/france/benin)
- [Germany](/visa/germany/benin)
- [Grenada](/visa/grenada/benin)
- [Guatemala](/visa/guatemala/benin)
- [Honduras](/visa/honduras/benin)
- [Hungary](/visa/hungary/benin)
- [Iceland](/visa/iceland/benin)
- [Indonesia](/visa/indonesia/benin)
- [Ireland](/visa/ireland/benin)
- [Israel](/visa/israel/benin)
- [Italy](/visa/italy/benin)
- [Jamaica](/visa/jamaica/benin)
- [Japan](/visa/japan/benin)
- [Kiribati](/visa/kiribati/benin)
- [Latvia](/visa/latvia/benin)
- [Lebanon](/visa/lebanon/benin)
- [Lithuania](/visa/lithuania/benin)
- [Luxembourg](/visa/luxembourg/benin)
- [Malta](/visa/malta/benin)
- [Marshall Islands](/visa/marshall-islands/benin)
- [Mexico](/visa/mexico/benin)
- [Monaco](/visa/monaco/benin)
- [Myanmar](/visa/myanmar/benin)
- [Nauru](/visa/nauru/benin)
- [North Korea](/visa/north-korea/benin)
- [North Macedonia](/visa/north-macedonia/benin)
- [Norway](/visa/norway/benin)
- [Panama](/visa/panama/benin)
- [Paraguay](/visa/paraguay/benin)
- [Peru](/visa/peru/benin)
- [Poland](/visa/poland/benin)
- [Portugal](/visa/portugal/benin)
- [Romania](/visa/romania/benin)
- [Russia](/visa/russia/benin)
- [San Marino](/visa/san-marino/benin)
- [Serbia](/visa/serbia/benin)
- [Slovakia](/visa/slovakia/benin)
- [Slovenia](/visa/slovenia/benin)
- [Solomon Islands](/visa/solomon-islands/benin)
- [South Korea](/visa/south-korea/benin)
- [Spain](/visa/spain/benin)
- [Sudan](/visa/sudan/benin)
- [Sweden](/visa/sweden/benin)
- [Switzerland](/visa/switzerland/benin)
- [Tonga](/visa/tonga/benin)
- [Trinidad and Tobago](/visa/trinidad-and-tobago/benin)
- [Türkiye](/visa/turkey/benin)
- [Turkmenistan](/visa/turkmenistan/benin)
- [Ukraine](/visa/ukraine/benin)
- [United States](/visa/united-states/benin)
- [Uruguay](/visa/uruguay/benin)
- [Uzbekistan](/visa/uzbekistan/benin)
- [Vanuatu](/visa/vanuatu/benin)
- [Vatican City](/visa/vatican-city/benin)
- [Yemen](/visa/yemen/benin)