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🇧🇯 Benin

African passports can visit Benin visa-free for 90 days; everyone else applies for an e-Visa online. Below: visa rules for every passport.

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Explore Benin: things to do, shopping, food and getting around

A short guide based on UNESCO's World Heritage listings.

Places to visit

Summarised in our own words from the linked pages, official tourism boards and transport authorities first; items marked "Not official" come from other guides. Prices and opening times change, so check the source before you go. Last checked 24 Oct 2026.

Common tourist traps and how to avoid them

Scams and risky spots named in official travel advice for Benin, in our own words.

  1. Romance, business and job scams

    How it works: Scammers target foreign visitors with romance, business and job offers.

    How to avoid it: Be sceptical of any request for money, and tell family to check with you directly.

Areas flagged in official advice

  • Parc du W, Pendjari National Park and nearby hunting zones, the area between Parc du W and Niger, and within 5 km of the Burkina Faso border (all travel)
  • The rest of Alibori and Atacora, and the area between the RNIE 2 (Tchaourou–Malanville) and the Nigerian border (all but essential travel)

Official advice: FCDO advises against all travel to northern parks and border areas of Benin, and against all but essential travel to the rest of Alibori and Atacora.

Emergency numbers in Benin

Paraphrased from official travel advice: FCDO travel advice – Safety and security · FCDO travel advice – Warnings and insurance · FCDO travel advice – Getting help (emergency numbers) · FCDO page updated 15 Dec 2025 · Last checked 24 Oct 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Cash you can bring in and take out

Customs rules for banknotes and other cash when you enter or leave Benin.

Not yet confirmed — check the official customs page of Benin.

Benin visa rules by passport

The general rule for each passport, from official sources. Open a passport to see conditions and options that depend on where you live.

Visa-free53 passports
eVisa145 passports

Verified rules for Benin: 198 of 198 passports; awaiting verification: 0; not yet covered: 0. A rule that is awaiting verification or not yet covered is not a negative visa decision: it only means we haven't confirmed it on an official source yet.

Nearby destinations

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Plan your trip to Benin

Verify with the embassy before you book. Visa rules change without notice. We link every rule to its official source and last checked it on 24 Oct 2026, but the embassy, official e-visa portal and your airline have the final say. MyVisaPort is not a visa agent and is not affiliated with any government.