No visa needed

Do citizens of Chad need a visa for Benin?

Citizens of Chad 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 Chad: the passport opens 24 countries visa-free; N'Djamena — Porto-Novo: ≈ 1,500 km, about 2.5 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 Chad passport?

Yes, citizens of Chad 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 Chad passport you can visit 24 countries visa-free, 25 with a visa on arrival and 46 with an e-visa; 102 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Chad passport ranks 161st of 199.
Chad passport: visa-free access to 24 countries; Benin passport: 34.
Citizens of Chad and Benin can travel together visa-free to 19 countries, for example: Nigeria, Central African Republic, Niger, Rwanda, Ivory Coast, Mali, Kenya, Gambia, Seychelles, Mauritius, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, and Malaysia.
A language both countries share: French.
Citizens of Benin, in turn, don’t need a visa for Chad. Chad visa for citizens of Benin

Travelling to Benin: good to know

N'Djamena — Porto-Novo: about 1,500 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 2.5 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: West African CFA Franc.
Languages: French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ F CFA 575.
Benin is the 7th closest of 196 destinations open to citizens of Chad.