How to apply:

1. Visit the Directorate of Emigration and Immigration office near you and obtain the application form.
2. Submit the completed form and the supporting document (listed below) to the attending official for verification and processing.
3. Pay the application fees.
4. Your biometric data (fingerprint, photo) will then be taken by an official at the office and you will be notified on when you should re-visit the office to collect the passport.
5. You will then be issued with a receipt/ acknowledgement slip which you should carry with you when collecting the passport.

• Original and copy of Birth certificate
• Original and Photocopy of the valid national identity card
• Proof of profession, if there is a change of profession (The payment slip, The professional card, The diploma certificate, The work certificate, The work certificate, The school certificate, The student card)
• Certificate of residence (less than three months old) if there is a change of address
• Two (02) colour passport photos on a white background
• written parent consent (minors under 18)
• Certificate of residence (less than 1 month old) if there is a change of address (where applicable)
• Beninese nationality certificate (where applicable)
• Extract of the marriage certificate (applicant that are naturalization by marriage)
• Copy of the decree granting Beninese nationality
• Any other document required by the authority.

Directorate of Emigration and Immigration:
Address: 1278, avenue Jean-Paul II Quartier Zongo Nima
PO Box: 03 BP 3380 COTONOU
Phone: (+229) 21 31 56 44
Fax: (+229) 21 31 36 10
E-mail: dei@gouv.bj
Website: Link

• Citizens of Benin (Beninese)

• CFA 10500

• Valid for 3 years

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• Detail of the applicant
• Spouse detail (if applicable)
• Professional details (if applicable)
• Contact details
• Physical address in Benin
• Declaration by applicant
• Consent from parent(minor)

• The ECOWAS travel diary is a travel document issued in Benin to people with Beninese nationality. It serves as a passport and is used for travel to the 14 member states of ECOWAS. These are Senegal, Nigeria, Niger, Cote de Ivoire, Benin, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Ghana and Togo.
• It was created to facilitate the intra-regional travel of member states citizens for periods of a maximum 90 days.
• The passport can be used within the sub-region and is also recognized for international travel

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