Benin passport — visa-free travel

Holders of a Benin passport can enter 42 countries visa-free and 22 more on arrival — Henley Passport Index rank #69.

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Visa-free destinations (42)

Countries you can enter on a Benin passport without applying for a visa in advance.

Antigua and Barbuda AG Barbados BB Burkina Faso BF Cape Verde Islands CV Central African Republic CF Chad TD Cook Islands CK Côte d'Ivoire CI Cuba CU Dominica DM Ecuador EC Ghana GH Grenada GD Guinea GN Guinea-Bissau GW Haiti HT Hong Kong (SAR China) HK Kenya KE Liberia LR Libya LY Malawi MW Malaysia MY Mali ML Marshall Islands MH Mauritius MU Micronesia FM Niger NE Nigeria NG Philippines PH Rwanda RW São Tomé and Príncipe ST Senegal SN Seychelles SC Sierra Leone SL Singapore SG South Africa ZA St. Vincent and the Grenadines VC Suriname SR The Bahamas BS The Gambia GM Togo TG Tunisia TN

Visa on arrival (22)

Countries that issue a visa on arrival to Benin passport holders. Bring your passport, fee, and any required photos — no advance application.

Bangladesh BD Burundi BI Cambodia KH Comoro Islands KM Congo (Rep.) CG Djibouti DJ Ethiopia ET Iran IR Laos LA Macao (SAR China) MO Madagascar MG Maldives MV Mozambique MZ Namibia NA Nepal NP Niue NU Palau Islands PW Samoa WS St. Lucia LC Tanzania TZ Timor-Leste TL Tuvalu TV

Electronic travel authorisation (1)

Countries requiring an eTA — quick online pre-approval, usually issued in minutes to hours.

Sri Lanka LK

e-Visa available (39)

Countries with an online e-visa. Apply through the official portal before departure.

Albania AL Anguilla AI Azerbaijan AZ Bahrain BH Bhutan BT Bolivia BO Botswana BW Cameroon CM Colombia CO Congo (Dem. Rep.) CD Equatorial Guinea GQ Gabon GA Georgia GE India IN Indonesia ID Kazakhstan KZ Kyrgyzstan KG Mauritania MR Moldova MD Montserrat MS Morocco MA Nicaragua NI Oman OM Pakistan PK Qatar QA Somalia SO South Sudan SS St. Helena SH St. Kitts and Nevis KN Syria SY Tajikistan TJ Thailand TH Türkiye TR Uganda UG United Arab Emirates AE United Kingdom GB Vietnam VN Zambia ZM Zimbabwe ZW

Visa required (123)

Countries requiring a pre-arranged visa for Benin passport holders. Apply through the destination's embassy or consular service before travel.

Afghanistan AF Algeria DZ American Samoa AS Andorra AD Angola AO Argentina AR Armenia AM Aruba AW Australia AU Austria AT Belarus BY Belgium BE Belize BZ Benin BJ Bermuda BM Bonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba BQ Bosnia and Herzegovina BA Brazil BR British Virgin Islands VG Brunei BN Bulgaria BG Canada CA Cayman Islands KY Chile CL China CN Costa Rica CR Croatia HR Curacao CW Cyprus CY Czechia CZ Denmark DK Dominican Republic DO Egypt EG El Salvador SV Eritrea ER Estonia EE eSwatini SZ Falkland Islands FK Faroe Islands FO Fiji FJ Finland FI France FR French Guiana GF French Polynesia PF French West Indies FW Germany DE Gibraltar GI Greece GR Greenland GL Guam GU Guatemala GT Guyana GY Honduras HN Hungary HU Iceland IS Iraq IQ Ireland IE Israel IL Italy IT Jamaica JM Japan JP Jordan JO Kiribati KI Kosovo XK Kuwait KW Latvia LV Lebanon LB Lesotho LS Liechtenstein LI Lithuania LT Luxembourg LU Malta MT Mayotte YT Mexico MX Monaco MC Mongolia MN Montenegro ME Myanmar MM Nauru NR Netherlands NL New Caledonia NC New Zealand NZ North Korea KP North Macedonia MK Northern Mariana Islands MP Norway NO Palestinian Territory PS Panama PA Papua New Guinea PG Paraguay PY Peru PE Poland PL Portugal PT Puerto Rico PR Reunion RE Romania RO Russian Federation RU San Marino SM Saudi Arabia SA Serbia RS Slovakia SK Slovenia SI Solomon Islands SB South Korea KR Spain ES St. Maarten MF Sudan SD Sweden SE Switzerland CH Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) TW Tonga TO Trinidad and Tobago TT Turkmenistan TM Turks and Caicos Islands TC Ukraine UA United States US Uruguay UY US Virgin Islands VI Uzbekistan UZ Vanuatu VU Vatican City VA Venezuela VE Yemen YE

Frequently asked questions

  • How many countries can I visit visa-free with a Benin passport?

    Holders of a Benin passport have visa-free access to 42 countries and visa-on-arrival access to 22 more, for a total of 64 destinations without a pre-arranged visa. Add 40 more reachable via eTA or e-visa.

  • What is the Henley rank of the Benin passport?

    The Benin passport is ranked #69 in the Henley Passport Index for 2026, with a visa-free count of 65.

  • Where do Benin passport holders need a visa?

    Benin passport holders need a pre-arranged visa to enter 123 countries.

  • What is the most popular visa-free destination for Benin travellers?

    Based on direct flight volume, Ghana is the most-flown visa-free destination from Benin, with 1 non-stop routes.

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