Directorate General of Immigration and Emigration
Ministry of Interior, Public Security
BP 925
Cotonou
Benin
Tel: (229) 21 30 11 06/21 30 19 96/21 30 19 85
Fax: (229) 21 30 01 59
E-mail: sg@securite.gouv.bj
Website: http://www.securite.gouv.bj
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_diplomatic_missions_of_Benin
Foreigners on Business trips in Benin except when the trip involves the provision of technical assistance services of any nature.
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A Beninese single entry Business Visa is valid for 3months whereas a multiple entry Visa is valid for not more than 12 months
Please attach documents that can be used by people. e.g. links
It takes between 1 to 3 working days to process a Benin transit Visa
Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications. Attach videos using the following tag <&video type="website">video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites. Please remove the "&" inside the tags during implementation. Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver, sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed. e.g In the following url "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M" Video ID is "Y0US7oR_t3M".
Benin visa is a form of permission or a pass for a non-citizen to enter, transit or remain in Benin. Visas are obtained from the Embassy or consulates of Benin or at the immigrations and emigrations department of Benin. A Benin business visa gives permission to foreigners to partake in short term commerce in Benin.
All travellers must hold a visa except the following:
1. Citizens of Benin.
2. Travellers staying for no more than three months provided they are:
2.1. Citizens of Algeria, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo (Brazzaville), Cote d'Ivoire, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Romania, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa and Togo.
2.2. Travellers with Chinese Taipei passports.
2.3. Travellers with normal passports issued to Citizens of People's Republic of China, except if they have passports issued by Hong Kong (A Special Administrative Region of China).
2.4. Travellers with diplomatic passports issued to Citizens of People's Republic of China.
2.5. Citizens of Israel with United Nations diplomatic passports who are travelling on duty.
3. Travellers staying for no more than two weeks provided they are:
3.1. Travellers with passports issued by Hong Kong (A Special Administrative Region of China).
4. Citizens of Cuba with service or diplomatic passports.
5. Citizens of Cuba with normal passports, travelling as relatives or as servants of Cuban service or holders of diplomatic passports.
6. Travellers with a return permit issued by Benin.
7. Travellers with travel documents issued to refugees and people without nationality or citizenship.
Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate. e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.
More information which might help people.