No visa needed

Do citizens of Somalia need a visa for Benin?

Citizens of Somalia 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 Somalia: the passport opens 11 countries visa-free; Mogadishu — Porto-Novo: ≈ 4,760 km, about 6.5 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 Somalia passport?

Yes, citizens of Somalia 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 Somalia passport you can visit 11 countries visa-free, 20 with a visa on arrival and 51 with an e-visa; 113 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Somalia passport ranks 192nd of 199.
Somalia passport: visa-free access to 11 countries; Benin passport: 34.
Citizens of Somalia and Benin can travel together visa-free to 9 countries, for example: Kenya, Seychelles, Rwanda, Malaysia, Gambia, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Micronesia, and Haiti.
Citizens of Benin, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Somalia. Somalia visa for citizens of Benin

Travelling to Benin: good to know

Mogadishu — Porto-Novo: about 4,760 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 6.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −2 hours.
Local time: Mogadishu 12:00 — Porto-Novo 10:00.
Local currency: West African CFA Franc.
Languages: French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ F CFA 575.
Benin is the 62nd closest of 194 destinations open to citizens of Somalia.