Benin - Apply for a Tourist Visa

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Procedure

1. The applicant should download or collect application forms from the nearest Beninese embassy
2. The applicant then pays the Visa applicant fees.
3. The applicant then collects all documents needed.
4. The applicant then books Book an appointment at the Embassy
5. The applicant then brings documents and Visa fee receipt on the date of your appointment.
6. If satisfied the officials at the embassy or consulate issue a Beninese tourist Visa

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Required Documents

1. Copies of filled in Visa application forms
2. Copy of a verified round ticket.
3. 2 recent passport photos (46).
4. Certificates which prove that the applicant has got enough money for accommodation in Benin;
5. a valid passport should be valid at least for 6 months with effect from the date of entry into Benin.
6. Insurance certificate from any insurance company
7. An invitation letter from a person leaving in Benin or cover letter.
8. Yellow fever vaccination certificate

Office Locations & Contacts

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: [email protected]

Website: http://www.securite.gouv.bj

List of diplomatic missions of Berlin

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_diplomatic_missions_of_Benin

Eligibility

• Foreigners who visit Benin for Tourism purposes.
• Foreigners visiting t relatives and/or friends in Benin;
• Foreign scientists, professors or researchers attending cultural, technological or scientific conferences, seminars or meetings in Benin

Fees

Visa type Visa fees

• Single Entry Visa 50
• Multiple entry visa for 6 months 100

Validity

A Beninese single entry tourist Visa is valid for 3months whereas a multiple entry Visa is valid for not more than 12 months

Documents to Use

Benin VISA APPLICATION FORM http://www.abriggs.com/pdf/Benin_Visa_Application_Form.pdf

Sample Documents

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Processing Time

It takes between 3 to 7 working days to process a Beninesetourist Visa

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Instructions

• According to Benin department of immigration and emigration requirements Foreigners from most countries require a visa to gain entry into Benin.
• The Benin Visa should be obtained from a foreigners country of origin at a Beninese Embassy or consulate.
• On-arrival visa for Benin is given at a port of entry.
• A visa in your passport does not guarantee entry. That remains the right of the immigration officials in Benin.
• You can apply in person at a Benin foreign mission or through a sponsor in Benin

Required Information

1. Marital status
2. Address
3. Country of application
4. Address in the country of domicile
5. Date and Place of Birth
6. Sex .
7. Profession
8. Passport Number
9. Date of issue
10. Place of issue
11. Date of expiry
12. Nationality
13. Date of arrival in country of application
14. Final destination
15. And address to which applicant is proceeding
16. Duration of proposed visit

Need for the Document

A Benin visa is a stamp or endorsement placed by officials of Benin on a passport that allows a foreigner to visit Benin. Visas are obtained from the Embassy or consulates of Benin. A Benin tourist visa is issued for a limited time of leisure travel and no business activities permitted.

Information which might help

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.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

http://www.us-passport-service-guide.com/benin-visa.html

Others

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