Benin Visa

When you need to get your Benin travel visa processed quickly, Travel Document Systems is here to help. All of the Benin visa requirements and application forms, plus convenient online ordering.

Get a e Visa for Benin

Benin issues e Visa visas for:
  • Tourist
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  • Business
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  • Transit

Benin e Visa for US Passport Holders Required

When you are travelling to Benin with a U.S. Passport, a e Visa is required.

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Benin e Visa for Non-US Passport Holders Required

When you are travelling to Benin with a Non-US Passport, a e Visa is required.

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Get a Official or Diplomatic Visa for Benin

Benin issues Official or Diplomatic visas for:
  • Official or Diplomatic Government Travel

Benin Official or Diplomatic Visa for US Passport Holders Required

When you are travelling to Benin with a U.S. Passport, a Official or Diplomatic Visa is required.

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Benin Official or Diplomatic Visa for Non-US Passport Holders Required

When you are travelling to Benin with a Non-US Passport, a Official or Diplomatic Visa is required.

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To our valued clients ordering Chinese visas, processing times are far greater than those posted on our site this is due to the volume of applications at the Embassy and Consulates. Processing times are currently 2 to 6 weeks weeks depending on your jurisdiction. Please Note: Our New York Office currently does not have any extended wait times.

The Chinese Embassy and Consulates-General in the U.S. will no longer accept same category visa applications with 10-year multi-entry visas still valid for more than six months. Applicants may choose to apply for compensated visas after the expiration of their original ones.

As an ongoing consequence of the global pandemic actual visa processing is typically taking longer than the usual times published here even in some instances where there is an option for the payment of higher consular fees for expedited processing. If you have a particularly tight departure please send us a note at [email protected] at the time you create your order to confirm it can reasonably be fulfilled in the current environment otherwise please just be aware of the possibility of delayed processing.

If you cancel your order after we have submitted your documents to a Consulate for processing there will be a $35.00 cancellation fee and your consular fees may not be refundable. Please do NOT contact consulates directly for status or with instructions once your documents have been submitted unless they contact you as this can cause processing to be delayed or declined.

Travel Information

Get the most up-to-date information for Benin related to Benin travel visas, Benin visa requirements and applications, embassy and consulate addresses, foreign relations information, travel advisories, entry and exit restrictions, and travel tips from the US State Department's website.

Vaccinations

Vaccination Certificate for Yellow Fever Required if arriving from an infected area within 5 Days.

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About Benin

Read about the people, history, government, economy and geography of Benin at the CIA's World FactBook.

A Brief History of Benin

Present day Benin was the site of Dahomey, a prominent West African kingdom that rose in the 15th century. The territory became a French Colony in 1872 and achieved independence on 1 August 1960, as the Republic of Benin. A succession of military governments ended in 1972 with the rise to power of Mathieu KEREKOU and the establishment of a government based on Marxist-Leninist principles. A move to representative government began in 1989. Two years later, free elections ushered in former Prime Minister Nicephore SOGLO as president, marking the first successful transfer of power in Africa from a dictatorship to a democracy. KEREKOU was returned to power by elections held in 1996 and 2001, though some irregularities were alleged. KEREKOU stepped down at the end of his second term in 2006 and was succeeded by Thomas YAYI Boni, a political outsider, and independent. YAYI has begun a high profile fight against corruption and has strongly promoted accelerating Benin's economic growth.

Learn more about Benin in our World Atlas