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- No visa needed 33
- Visa on arrival 21
- Electronic travel authorisation needed 3
- E-visa needed 38
- Visa needed 102
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No visa needed · 33
- Bahamasup to 90 days
- Barbadosup to 90 days
- Burkina Faso
- Cape Verdeup to 90 days
- Central African Republicup to 90 days
- Chadup to 90 days
- Côte d’Ivoireup to 90 days
- Cubaup to 90 days
- Dominicaup to 21 days
- Ecuadorup to 90 days
- Gambiaup to 90 days
- Ghanaup to 90 days
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Haitiup to 90 days
- Hong Kongup to 14 days✓
- Kenyaup to 60 days✓
- Liberia
- Malaysiaup to 30 days✓
- Mali
- Mauritiusup to 90 days
- Micronesiaup to 30 days
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Philippinesup to 30 days✓
- Rwandaup to 90 days
- Senegalup to 90 days✓
- Sierra Leone
- Singaporeup to 30 days✓
- South Africaup to 30 days✓
- St. Vincent & Grenadinesup to 30 days
- Togoup to 30 days
- Tunisiaup to 90 days
Electronic travel authorisation needed · 3
- Seychellesup to 90 days✓
- Sri Lankaup to 30 days✓
- Surinameup to 90 days
Visa on arrival · 21
- Bangladesh
- Burundi
- Cambodiaup to 30 days
- Comoros
- Ethiopia
- Iran
- Laosup to 30 days
- Macao
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Maldivesup to 30 days✓
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nepalup to 90 days✓
- Palau
- Republic of the Congo
- Samoa
- St. Lucia
- Tanzania
- Timor-Leste
- Tuvalu
E-visa needed · 38
- Albania✓
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Australia✓
- Bahrain
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Botswana
- Cameroon
- Djibouti
- DR Congo
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Gabon
- Georgia
- India✓
- Indonesiaup to 60 days✓
- Iraq
- Kazakhstan
- Libya
- Mauritania
- Mongolia
- New Zealand✓
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
- Qatar✓
- São Tomé & Príncipe
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- St. Kitts & Nevis
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- Uganda
- United Arab Emirates✓
- Vietnamup to 90 days✓
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Visa needed · 102
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- Andorra✓
- Angola
- Argentina✓
- Armenia✓
- Austria✓
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Belgium✓
- Belize
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Brazil✓
- Brunei
- Bulgaria✓
- Canada✓
- Chile
- China✓
- Colombia✓
- Costa Rica✓
- Croatia✓
- Cyprus✓
- Czechia✓
- Denmark✓
- Dominican Republic
- Egypt
- Eritrea
- Estonia✓
- Eswatini
- Fiji
- Finland✓
- France✓
- Germany✓
- Greece✓
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Honduras
- Hungary✓
- Iceland✓
- Ireland✓
- Israel✓
- Italy✓
- Jamaica✓
- Japan✓
- Jordan✓
- Kiribati
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan✓
- Latvia✓
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liechtenstein✓
- Lithuania✓
- Luxembourg✓
- Malta✓
- Marshall Islands
- Mexico✓
- Moldova✓
- Monaco✓
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Myanmar (Burma)
- Nauru
- Netherlands✓
- Nicaragua
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Norway✓
- Palestine
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Poland✓
- Portugal✓
- Romania✓
- Russia
- San Marino✓
- Saudi Arabia✓
- Serbia✓
- Slovakia✓
- Slovenia✓
- Solomon Islands
- South Korea✓
- Spain✓
- Sudan
- Sweden✓
- Switzerland✓
- Taiwan✓
- Tonga
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Türkiye✓
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom✓
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan✓
- Vanuatu
- Vatican City✓
- Venezuela
- Yemen
Entry restricted · 1
Frequently asked questions
How many countries can Beninese citizens visit without a visa?
33 visa-free, 21 with a visa on arrival, 3 with an electronic authorisation and 38 with an e-visa. A regular visa is needed for 102 of 198 countries.
Do Beninese citizens need a visa for France?
You need a visa obtained in advance from an embassy or consulate.
Do Beninese citizens need a visa for the UK?
You need a visa obtained in advance from an embassy or consulate.
Do Beninese citizens need a visa for the US?
Entry is restricted.
Do Beninese citizens need a visa for Canada?
You need a visa obtained in advance from an embassy or consulate.
Do Beninese citizens need a visa for the UAE?
You need an e-visa, applied for online at smartservices.icp.gov.ae.
Does a US or Schengen visa help Beninese citizens?
Yes. With a valid US visa or green card, entry gets easier for 22 more countries; with a Schengen visa, for 55. Check your own combination of documents with the form above.