No visa needed

Do citizens of Sudan need a visa for Benin?

Citizens of Sudan 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 Sudan: the passport opens 13 countries visa-free; Khartoum — Porto-Novo: ≈ 3,410 km, about 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 Sudan passport?

Yes, citizens of Sudan 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 Sudan passport you can visit 13 countries visa-free, 24 with a visa on arrival and 51 with an e-visa; 108 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Sudan passport ranks 184th of 199.
Sudan passport: visa-free access to 13 countries; Benin passport: 34.
Citizens of Sudan and Benin can travel together visa-free to 11 countries, for example: Kenya, Rwanda, Seychelles, Ghana, Gambia, Malaysia, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, and Micronesia.
Citizens of Benin, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Sudan. Sudan visa for citizens of Benin

Travelling to Benin: good to know

Khartoum — Porto-Novo: about 3,410 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Khartoum 12:00 — Porto-Novo 11:00.
Local currency: West African CFA Franc.
Languages: French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ F CFA 575.
Benin is the 54th closest of 195 destinations open to citizens of Sudan.