No visa needed

Do citizens of Cape Verde need a visa for Benin?

Citizens of Cape Verde don’t need a visa for Benin and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Cape Verde: the passport opens 39 countries visa-free; Praia — Porto-Novo: ≈ 3,000 km, about 4.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Benin without a visa on a Cape Verde passport?

Yes, citizens of Cape Verde don’t need a visa for Benin for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Benin visa rules at a glance

With a Cape Verde passport you can visit 39 countries visa-free, 24 with a visa on arrival and 43 with an e-visa; 92 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Cape Verde passport ranks 125th of 199.
Cape Verde passport: visa-free access to 39 countries; Benin passport: 34.
Citizens of Cape Verde and Benin can travel together visa-free to 30 countries, for example: Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Mali, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Niger, Togo, Nigeria, Barbados, and Dominica.
Citizens of Benin, in turn, don’t need a visa for Cape Verde. Cape Verde visa for citizens of Benin

Travelling to Benin: good to know

Praia — Porto-Novo: about 3,000 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +2 hours.
Local time: Praia 12:00 — Porto-Novo 14:00.
Local currency: West African CFA Franc.
Languages: French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ F CFA 575.
Benin is the 16th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Cape Verde.