Benin visa for Saudi citizense-Visa — 30 days
- Fee
- 50 EUR
- Processing
- —
- Validity
- 30 days
- Entries
- single
When to apply: The e-Visa portal recommends applying at least 7 days before the date of entry, and an application cannot be made more than 90 days before it.
Benin visa for Saudi citizens
What Saudi citizens need to enter Benin, with the official source for every fact.
eVisa
Benin's e-Visa portal says the e-Visa is valid for the period you choose in your request: 30 days or 90 days.
Verified Oct 7, 2026 · Source: evisa.bj (opens in a new tab)How to apply
e-Visa — 90 days, multiple entry
- Fee
- 100 EUR
- Processing
- —
- Validity
- 90 days
- Entries
- multiple
When to apply: The e-Visa portal recommends applying at least 7 days before the date of entry, and an application cannot be made more than 90 days before it.
What entry costs
- e-Visa — 30 days50 EUR
- Total50 EUR
Compulsory government charges only. Service fees and anything optional are excluded, which is what makes the figure comparable.
Driving on a Saudi Arabia license
Benin and Saudi Arabia are both party to the 1968 Vienna Convention, so an International Driving Permit issued in Saudi Arabia is one Benin is bound to recognize.
Whether a permit is required alongside your national license is set by national road law, which we have not checked for this pair.
Verified Oct 3, 2026 · Source: treaties.un.org (opens in a new tab) · Convention on Road Traffic · archived copy Aug 25, 2026 (opens in a new tab)Other entry requirements
- Passport validity — The UK government tells British nationals their passport must be valid for the duration of their stay, and the US State Department says it must be valid at the time of entry. No Beninese official source we could read states a validity rule.
No official source states a rule on: travel insurance, onward or return ticket, and proof of funds.
Full wording and sources of these rules: All Benin entry requirements
The other way round
Beninese citizens travelling to Saudi Arabia: Embassy visa.
Nationalities treated exactly the same
Benin applies these rules — the same regime, the same allowance, the same charges — to Saudi citizens and to holders of these passports:
Iran
Iraq
Kazakhstan
Myanmar
Pakistan
UzbekistanCompare this across every country
Each of these tables states one rule for all 199 destinations, with the government source behind every row. Benin has a row in each.
- How long your passport must be valid, country by country
- How many blank passport pages each country requires
- Which International Driving Permit each country recognizes
- What a tourist visa costs, country by country
- Where you must show a return or onward ticket
- How much cash you can carry before you must declare it
All Benin entry requirements · Everywhere Saudi citizens can travel
Frequently asked questions
Do Saudi citizens need a visa for Benin?
Yes — an eVisa, applied for online before travelling. Benin's e-Visa portal says the e-Visa is valid for the period you choose in your request: 30 days or 90 days.
How much does entering Benin cost Saudi citizens?
e-Visa — 30 days: 50 EUR. Compulsory government charges come to 50 EUR.
Sources & verification
- e-Visa - Costs of entry visas to Benin (opens in a new tab)
- Republic of Benin — official e-Visa portal, Frequently Asked Questions (opens in a new tab)
- UK FCDO travel advice — Benin entry requirements (opens in a new tab)
- UN Treaty Collection — Convention on Road Traffic (Vienna, 1968), status of parties (opens in a new tab)
Convention on Road Traffic, Geneva, 19 September 1949 (UNTS vol. 125, p. 3); Convention on Road Traffic, Vienna, 8 November 1968 (UNTS vol. 1042, p. 17)
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