VISA Information
■ Electronic visa application procedure
- Access to the e-visa website via the URL: www.evisa.gouv.bj/en/
- Enter biographical information, address and contact data, contacts in Cotonou, information on the trip (motive, dates, etc.)
- Upload the various documents required by the authorities
- For security reasons, the system sends to the requester’s email address a code that the requester will use for authentication
- Upload the photo in the specified format
- At the validation of the information entered on the form, the visa applicant is invited to enter the information relating to his credit card for the payment of visa fees
- After the payment, he automatically receives in his electronic mailbox a pre-enrollment receipt
- When the process is validated, the applicant receives an approval document which will act as a “pre-visa”. This document contains a barcode to automatically display the data entered on the pre-enrollment site. This document will be scanned at the border crossings of Benin.
- Payment methods
・Online payment by credit card (VISA MASTERCARD, etc.)
・Payment in a Diplomatic or Consular Representation
■ Diplomatic and Courtesy Visa
- Visa Application Form (Download)
- Invitation letter, if applicable
- Photocopy of the first three pages of the passport having a period of validity of at least three (03) months from the date of departure for Benin
- Identity photo, passport format, with white background
- Proof of accommodation
- Note Verbale, if applicable
- Order of mission, if applicable
- Processing time of the application: Three (03) working days
■ Extension of e-visas for US citizens
Americans continue to benefit from the T
To this end, US citizens may obtain an extension of their “e-visa” from the Beninese Consular Services close to their place of residence, without any additional costs or formalities and before the expiry of the validity period of the said visa.