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Sao Tome and Principe visa for citizens of Benin

Citizens of Benin need an e-visa to travel to Sao Tome and Principe. It is issued online, with no embassy visit. Official processing time is not published. Visago fills in and submits the application for you; the all-in price starts at $29, government fee included.

For citizens of Benin: the passport opens 34 countries visa-free; Porto-Novo — São Tomé: ≈ 820 km, about 1.5 hours of flying.

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

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How much does a Sao Tome and Principe visa cost for citizens of Benin?

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Can I travel to Sao Tome and Principe without a visa on a Benin passport?

No: citizens of Benin need a visa. But you can get it quickly and at a low price — online with us, from $29, with no embassy visit.

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Sao Tome and Principe visa rules at a glance

With a Benin passport you can visit 34 countries visa-free, 24 with a visa on arrival and 44 with an e-visa; 96 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Benin passport ranks 134th of 199.
Benin passport: visa-free access to 34 countries; Sao Tome and Principe passport: 28.
Citizens of Benin and Sao Tome and Principe can travel together visa-free to 17 countries, for example: Ghana, Gambia, Rwanda, Kenya, South Africa, Seychelles, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Haiti, Bahamas, Ecuador, Malaysia, Singapore, and Philippines.
Citizens of Sao Tome and Principe, in turn, don’t need a visa for Benin. Benin visa for citizens of Sao Tome and Principe

Travelling to Sao Tome and Principe: good to know

Porto-Novo — São Tomé: about 820 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 1.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Porto-Novo 12:00 — São Tomé 11:00.
Local currency: São Tomé & Príncipe Dobra.
Languages: Portuguese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ STN 21.
Sao Tome and Principe is the 6th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Benin.