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Transit Visa

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Which travellers require a transit visa/permission and which officially documented exemptions are important?

The transit visa is for a traveller entering and crossing Benin from one border to another. A transit visa is required unless the traveller is a national of a state that has a visa-waiver agreement with Benin (or is exempted under another applicable international convention), or a national of a state specially exempted by a decree of the Council of Ministers.

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Limits of the record
  • The captured decree is not a complete route dossier; additional procedural, family, fee, exemption, employer, institution, or effective-date details may require other official sources.
  • Decree No. 2026-049, route-relevant article
    Le visa de transit autorise le titulaire 4 entrer et a traverser le territoire
  • Decree No. 2026-049, Article 3
    Article 3 : Dispense de visa d’entrée Conformément a la loi relative a l’entrée, au séjour, a la résidence et a la sortie des étrangers en République du Bénin, sont dispensés de visa pour l'entrée et le séjour sur le territoire de la République du Bénin : a. les ressortissants des Etats ayant conclu avec le Bénin un accord de dispense de visa ou qui en sont dispensés en vertu de toute autre convention internationale applicable au Bénin ; b. les ressortissants des Etats qui en auront été spécialement dispensés par décret pris en Conseil des Ministres.

Can the traveller remain airside, and under what circumstances must immigration control be crossed?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm whether a traveller can remain airside or under what circumstances immigration control must be crossed.

See recorded sources
Limits of the record
  • The captured decree is not a complete route dossier; additional procedural, family, fee, exemption, employer, institution, or effective-date details may require other official sources.
  • Decree No. 2026-049, Article 3
    Article 3 : Dispense de visa d’entrée Conformément a la loi relative a l’entrée, au séjour, a la résidence et a la sortie des étrangers en République du Bénin, sont dispensés de visa pour l'entrée et le séjour sur le territoire de la République du Bénin : a. les ressortissants des Etats ayant conclu avec le Bénin un accord de dispense de visa ou qui en sont dispensés en vertu de toute autre convention internationale applicable au Bénin ; b. les ressortissants des Etats qui en auront été spécialement dispensés par décret pris en Conseil des Ministres.

What officially documented baggage collection, terminal, separate-ticket or self-transfer situations affect the immigration requirement?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm how baggage collection, terminal changes, separate tickets or self-transfer affect the immigration requirement.

See recorded sources
Limits of the record
  • The captured decree is not a complete route dossier; additional procedural, family, fee, exemption, employer, institution, or effective-date details may require other official sources.

What maximum transit period, overnight, airport-change or multiple-stop rules matter?

The length of stay for the purposes of the crossing may not exceed eight (08) days. The official source does not state overnight, airport-change or multiple-stop rules.

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Limits of the record
  • The captured decree is not a complete route dossier; additional procedural, family, fee, exemption, employer, institution, or effective-date details may require other official sources.

If permission is required, what permission is it, where/how is it obtained, and what core onward-travel evidence is required?

If a transit visa is required, the applicant must submit, in support of the application: a passport or travel document valid for at least fifteen days from the date of the application, and proof of the right of entry into the country of final destination (such as a title of citizenship, a residence permit, a transport ticket, or a document evidencing a right of accommodation). The official source does not state where or how the transit visa is obtained.

See recorded sources
Limits of the record
  • The captured decree is not a complete route dossier; additional procedural, family, fee, exemption, employer, institution, or effective-date details may require other official sources.
  • Decree No. 2026-049, Article 10
    Article 10 : Pieces du dossier de demande de visa de transit Tout demandeur de visa de transit fournit a 'appui de sa demande : - une copie de son passeport ou tout document de voyage dont I’échéance de validité est A plus de quinze (15) jours de la date de la demande ; - la preuve du droit d’entrée dans le pays de la destination finale, notamment un titre de citoyenneté, un titre valant autorisation de séjour, un titre de transport ou un document attestant d’un droit d’hébergement.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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