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Benin passport: visa requirements for Africa

A Benin passport gives visa-free entry to 20 African countries, visa on arrival in 12 more, and e-visa or eTA access to 14. A visa must be arranged in advance for 7. That puts Benin at #5 of 54 in our intra-African passport ranking (visa-free plus visa on arrival), based on January 2025 data.

Data snapshot: January 2025. Confirm with the destination's embassy before you book.

Benin is an ECOWAS member. Citizens of ECOWAS states can normally enter other member countries without a visa for up to 90 days under the bloc's free movement protocol. Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger announced their exit from ECOWAS in 2025, so verify the current position for those three.

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Where Benin passport holders can go in Africa

Visa-free (20)

Burkina FasoCabo VerdeCentral African Republic (90d)Ghana (90d)GuineaGuinea-BissauIvory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) (90d)LiberiaMaliMauritius (90d)NigerNigeriaRwanda (90d)Senegal (90d)Seychelles (90d)Sierra LeoneSouth Africa (30d)The Gambia (90d)TogoTunisia (90d)

Visa on arrival (12)

BurundiChadComorosDjiboutiEthiopiaMadagascarMalawiMauritaniaMozambiqueNamibiaRepublic of the CongoTanzania

e-Visa (13)

BotswanaCameroonDR CongoEquatorial GuineaGabonLesothoLibyaSomaliaSouth SudanSão Tomé and PríncipeUgandaZambiaZimbabwe

Electronic travel authorisation (eTA) (1)

Kenya

Visa required in advance (7)

AlgeriaAngolaEgyptEritreaEswatiniMoroccoSudan

Full list

DestinationEntry requirement
AlgeriaVisa required in advance
AngolaVisa required in advance
Botswanae-Visa
Burkina FasoVisa-free
BurundiVisa on arrival
Cabo VerdeVisa-free
Cameroone-Visa
Central African RepublicVisa-free, up to 90 days
ChadVisa on arrival
ComorosVisa on arrival
DR Congoe-Visa
DjiboutiVisa on arrival
EgyptVisa required in advance
Equatorial Guineae-Visa
EritreaVisa required in advance
EswatiniVisa required in advance
EthiopiaVisa on arrival
Gabone-Visa
GhanaVisa-free, up to 90 days
GuineaVisa-free
Guinea-BissauVisa-free
Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)Visa-free, up to 90 days
KenyaElectronic travel authorisation (eTA)
Lesothoe-Visa
LiberiaVisa-free
Libyae-Visa
MadagascarVisa on arrival
MalawiVisa on arrival
MaliVisa-free
MauritaniaVisa on arrival
MauritiusVisa-free, up to 90 days
MoroccoVisa required in advance
MozambiqueVisa on arrival
NamibiaVisa on arrival
NigerVisa-free
NigeriaVisa-free
Republic of the CongoVisa on arrival
RwandaVisa-free, up to 90 days
SenegalVisa-free, up to 90 days
SeychellesVisa-free, up to 90 days
Sierra LeoneVisa-free
Somaliae-Visa
South AfricaVisa-free, up to 30 days
South Sudane-Visa
SudanVisa required in advance
São Tomé and Príncipee-Visa
TanzaniaVisa on arrival
The GambiaVisa-free, up to 90 days
TogoVisa-free
TunisiaVisa-free, up to 90 days
Ugandae-Visa
Zambiae-Visa
Zimbabwee-Visa

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