Benin: visas, documents and safety

Benin at a glance

Key information to orient yourself in the country: current situation, essential facts and useful guidance.

Local time (UTC+01:00)

01:28:17

November 1, 2026

Capital

Porto-Novo

Data status

Update delayed

25.8 °C

Clear

High 31.1°

Low 25.3°

Precipitation 0 mm

Wind 2.7 m/s

Today · Nov 1

Showers

25.3° / 31.1°

Precipitation 2.1 mm

Tomorrow · Nov 2

Heavy rain

25.5° / 30.8°

Precipitation 3.8 mm

Tuesday · Nov 3

Partly cloudy

26.2° / 26.3°

Precipitation 0 mm

Weather: Porto-Novo (capital) Official API

Essential facts

Currency: West African CFA franc (XOF)
Language: French
Capital: Porto-Novo
Population: 13,224,860
Timezone: UTC+01:00

Country overview

The Italian presence in Benin brings together essential services, community organizations, official references and cross-country collaboration opportunities to support Italians traveling, living, working or connecting between countries.

Travel in Benin

Planning a trip to Benin means understanding entry requirements, the documents you need and safety guidance before you leave.

In this guide you will find information on visas for Italian citizens, passport validity, health and safety, along with embassy contacts, consular services and emergency numbers in Benin.

Before you leave

Italian passport · citizens of Italy

Entry requirements

Visa rules, permitted stay, required documents and official sources. Always confirm what applies to you before you travel.

eVisa

Source and verification date are shown in the card below.

Benin's e-Visa portal says the e-Visa is valid for the period you choose in your request: 30 days or 90 days.

Passport validity: The UK government tells British nationals their passport must be valid for the duration of their stay. The US State Department tells US citizens their passport must be valid at the time of entry and must have 6 months' validity beyond the arrival date. No Beninese official source we could read states a validity rule.
Vaccinations: Benin's Ministry of Health says, in a notice posted on 16 September 2026, that no vaccination card checks, including checks for yellow fever vaccination, are carried out at airports, ports and land borders. It says yellow fever vaccination remains recommended for all travellers, and that Benin reserves the right to modify this measure in a public health emergency of international concern.

Entry & documents

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Safety

Travel advisory: Level 2 - Exercise Increased Caution

There was no change to the advisory level. The �ǣunrest�� risk indicator was added.

Official source

Source: U.S. Department of State

Health

Official health guidance

World Health Organization (WHO) Viaggiare Sicuri (Italy) CDC Travel Health

Italian offices

1 office listed

Office

Honorary consulate - Porto Novo - Cotonou

PORTO NOVO - COTONOU

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Automated data for information only. It does not replace guidance from local authorities, MAECI or Viaggiare Sicuri.

Data transparency

Sources and updates

Origin, time reference and terms of use for data shown for Benin.

Sources and updates

Official references, verification dates and provenance of the information published on this page.

Last institutional source check: 7 Oct 2026, 02:00

Official country sources

Data used on this page

TravelRequirements.info Entry requirements for Italian citizens (Travel tab and /travel hub)

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MET Norway Weather conditions and forecast for the capital

Weather reference: 1 Nov 2026, 00:17 · Retrieved: 1 Nov 2026, 01:01 · Update delayed

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GeoNames Capital, coordinates and time zone

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Benin

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Essential facts

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