Passport/Visas

Restricted entry: All visitors over one year of age are required to produce a yellow fever certificate on entry to Benin.

Passports: Valid passport required by all except nationals of the following countries in possession of a national identity card: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon, Ghana, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal and Togo.

Visas: Required by all except the following:
(a) Nationals of ECOWAS member countries;
(b) Those in transit continuing their onward journey within 24 hours, provided holding confirmed tickets and not leaving the airport.

Note: All children of nationals who require a visa, issued with their own passport, do require a visa.

Types of visa and cost: Tourist and Business. Visas cost £45 for 15 days; £55 for 30 days; £65 for 90 days.