The Benin e-Visa is an official travel document needed by foreigners to visit Benin for tourist or business purposes.It allows visitors to stay from 30 days to 90 days.
What is the difference between a traditional visa (passport sticker) and a Benin e-Visa?
Both documents allow to visit the Republic of Benin in accordance with the legal framework governing the type of visa obtained (so of e-Visa obtained).Benin e-Visa is much more easiler to process , which to avoid long airport line up or rejection.
Note: The Benin Visa applications will be processed within 12 to 72 hours, therefore applicants are strongly advised to observe the stipulated time frame while making their applications; After making payments, applicants are required to wait for approval of their Visa before they start their journey.
The requirements of Benin e-Visa are the same in all types of Benin Visa, fill the online application form and make the payment, but you must consider how long you want to stay in Benin,and also how many entry you will need to make for your travel plan.
The Benin e-Visa process time is under 7 business days normally, but Netafri offers a rapid visa process for urgent application, which in some urgent case we can process an urgent visa within 24 hours or shorter. But in most cases, we advance the travelers to process the application at least 7 business days in advance.
Benin e-Visa is 100% online, which provides a worldwide application, which allows travelers from the countries that do not have Benin Embassy or Consulate to apply Benin e-Visa Online easily. Which this system will save time and money for travelers.
Visa exemption: Nationals of the following countries do not need visas to enter the territory if stay less than 3 months: South Africa, Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, China (except Hong Kong), Congo (Brazzaville), Cote d'Ivoire, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Taipei, Chad and Togo. non-exhaustive list may change at any time, contact us for verification.
You'll be given a certificate when you're vaccinated at a yellow fever vaccination centre. Check the country information on the Travel Health Pro website or with a yellow fever vaccination centre to see if you need a certificate for the area you're visiting.
We recommend you to make your online e-Visa request at least 72 hours before your date of entry in Benin. However it is not possible to make your request more than 90 days before your date of entry in Benin.
A Yellow Fever vaccination certificate is only required for travellers 1 year of age and older coming from - or in transit through an airport of - a country with risk of Yellow Fever transmission.
How long does a yellow fever vaccine last?
The NHS advises the yellow fever vaccine provides lifelong protection for most people. It explains on its website: “Booster doses and new vaccination certificates used to be recommended every 10 years for people who continued to be at risk of the infection, but this is no longer necessary in most cases.
Most travelers to Benin will need vaccinations for hepatitis A, typhoid fever, yellow fever, and polio, as well as medications for malaria prophylaxis and travelers' diarrhea. Meningococcal vaccine is recommended during the dry season (November through June).
Hepatitis A: Recommended for all travelers
Hepatitis B: Recommended for all travelers
Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR): Two doses recommended for all travelers born after 1956, if not previously given
Tetanus-diphtheria: Revaccination recommended every 10 years
Typhoid: Recommended for all travelers
Rabies: outdoors, or at high risk for animal bites, or involved in any activities that might bring them into direct contact with bats.
Polio: One-time booster recommended for any adult traveler who completed the childhood series but never had polio vaccine as an adult
Yellow fever: Required for all travelers greater than one year of age.