No visa needed

Do citizens of Haiti need a visa for Benin?

Citizens of Haiti 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 Haiti: the passport opens 13 countries visa-free; Port-au-Prince — Porto-Novo: ≈ 8,200 km, about 11 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 Haiti passport?

Yes, citizens of Haiti 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 Haiti passport you can visit 13 countries visa-free, 28 with a visa on arrival and 54 with an e-visa; 101 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Haiti passport ranks 184th of 199.
Haiti passport: visa-free access to 13 countries; Benin passport: 34.
Citizens of Haiti and Benin can travel together visa-free to 7 countries, for example: Rwanda, Micronesia, Seychelles, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, and Hong Kong.
A language both countries share: French.
Citizens of Benin, in turn, don’t need a visa for Haiti. Haiti visa for citizens of Benin

Travelling to Benin: good to know

Port-au-Prince — Porto-Novo: about 8,200 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 11 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +5 hours.
Local time: Port-au-Prince 12:00 — Porto-Novo 17:00.
Local currency: West African CFA Franc.
Languages: French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ F CFA 575.
Benin is the 67th closest of 195 destinations open to citizens of Haiti.