Benin - Apply for a Transit Visa

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Procedure

1. The applicant should visit a nearest Beninese consulate and pick or download Beninese Visa application forms.
2. The applicant then fills the forms
3. The applicant then proceeds to pay the Visa application form
4. The applicant then lodges the Visa application form together with the required documents and receipt evidencing payment for Visa fees.
5. The applicant waits for a few days for the issuance of the Visa.

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Required Documents

1. Travel Itinerary & Air Tickets
2. Valid Passport for not less than 6 months
3. Two (2) recent passport size photographs
4. Visa for the next destination.
5. 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 transiting through Benin

Fees

Benin transit Visa costs between 10,000 CFA or 20 US dollars.

Validity

A Benin transit Visa is valid for not more than 3 days

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 1 to 3 working days to process a Benin transit Visa.

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Instructions

• All travellers are advised to contact the nearest representation of Benin for a transit Visa.
• On arrival you can also get a 48 hours transit visa at the border.
• Once in Benin you will have to visit immigration for more information on the Visa
• A visa in your passport does not guarantee entry. That remains the right of the immigration officials 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 Malawi on a passport that allows the foreigner to visit Benin. Visas are obtained from the Embassy or consulates of Benin or at the department of Immigration and Emigration of Benin. A Beninese Transit Visa, is issued to foreigners transferring through a port in Benin to a third destination.

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.virtualtourist.com/travel/Africa/Benin/General_Tips-Benin-MISC-BR-1.html U.S

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

Others

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