Visa requirement
Benin visa for Nigerian citizens
Official-source answer with stay limit, cost, required documents and last verification date.
Verified answer
Nigerian citizens do not need a visa for Benin for up to 90 days.
Last verified: (yesterday)
Confidence: Medium Likely current — confirm details with the official source.
- 90 days
- Free
- Nothing required before departure
Before you travel
- 1 Entry step Nothing required before departure Official route (opens in a new tab)
- 2 Stay limit 90 days
- 3 Official fee Free
- 4 Passport validity The checked official eVisa pages require a passport/document expiry date and reject expired passports in the public form validation. No universal six-month passport-validity rule is encoded from the checked sources. Validity source (opens in a new tab)
- 5 Transit airside transit: conditional; landside transit: required; The checked Benin eVisa/MFA sources do not publish a universal airside transit waiver. Treat Benin transit as itinerary-specific and verify with the carrier and official route before travel. Transit source (opens in a new tab)
- 6 Freshness Checked 29 Jun 2026; confidence: medium
Shareable verdict: Nigerian citizens do not need a visa for Benin for up to 90 days. Checked 29 Jun 2026.
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Cost note
No visa fee is encoded for the official 90-day no-visa rule for African travellers. Carrier, health, overstay, extension or non-tourist costs can still apply.
Passport and transit notes
- Passport validity
- The checked official eVisa pages require a passport/document expiry date and reject expired passports in the public form validation. No universal six-month passport-validity rule is encoded from the checked sources.
- Validity source (opens in a new tab) Validity guide
- Transit
- airside transit: conditional; landside transit: required; The checked Benin eVisa/MFA sources do not publish a universal airside transit waiver. Treat Benin transit as itinerary-specific and verify with the carrier and official route before travel.
- Transit source (opens in a new tab) Transit guide
What you need
- Nigerian ordinary passport that remains valid for the trip
- Short tourism or visitor purpose
- Travel details matching the intended stay and entry date
- Health, vaccination, funds, accommodation or onward/return evidence if requested by carrier or border officials
Why this verdict
Nigerian citizens are encoded from Benin's official eVisa FAQ as African travellers who can visit Benin without a visa for up to 90 days. The Benin MFA UEMOA/CEDEAO API also lists this country in the regional free-movement category. This destination-wave matrix record is intentionally conservative: ordinary passport, short tourism/visitor travel only. Work, study, residence, diplomatic/service passports, non-tourist visits, carrier checks, health rules, border discretion, extension handling and the live eVisa application flow can change the practical answer. Reconfirm with Benin eVisa, the Benin Ministry of Foreign Affairs or a Beninese mission before booking.
Conditional rules
- Stay beyond 90 days or purpose outside the official short-visit no-visa rule Visa required
The official eVisa FAQ describes the no-visa rule for Africans as 90 days. Longer or different-purpose travel needs the appropriate permission.
- Work, study, residence, diplomatic/service passport, official duty or other non-tourist purpose Visa required
This row is for ordinary-passport short visits only. Use the appropriate Beninese mission, eVisa or government route for non-tourist or special-document travel.
- Passport expired or not valid for the trip Visa required
The official eVisa application form asks for the passport expiry date and the checked front-end validation rejects expired passports. The checked public pages do not publish one universal six-month validity rule.
- Transit through Benin without entering Conditional
No universal airside-transit waiver is encoded from the checked official pages. Verify airside/landside transit with the airline, Benin eVisa and any Beninese mission before travel.
Frequently asked questions
- Do Nigerian citizens need a visa for Benin?
- Nigerian citizens do not need a visa for Benin for up to 90 days. (Visa-free.) Verified 29 Jun 2026 against the official source.
- How long can Nigerian passport holders stay in Benin?
- Up to 90 days.
- How much does the Benin entry cost for Nigerian citizens?
- It is free. This page tracks the official government fee only, not agent markup.