No visa needed

Do citizens of Benin need a visa for Singapore?

Citizens of Benin don’t need a visa for Singapore and can stay up to 30 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 Benin: the passport opens 34 countries visa-free; Porto-Novo — Singapore: ≈ 11,230 km, about 14.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

Can I travel to Singapore without a visa on a Benin passport?

Yes, citizens of Benin don’t need a visa for Singapore for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Singapore 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; Singapore passport: 129.
Citizens of Benin and Singapore can travel together visa-free to 24 countries, for example: Ghana, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Gambia, Senegal, Cape Verde, Rwanda, Tunisia, Kenya, South Africa, Seychelles, Mauritius, Barbados, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Citizens of Singapore, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Benin. Benin visa for citizens of Singapore

Travelling to Singapore: good to know

Porto-Novo — Singapore: about 11,230 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 14.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +7 hours.
Local time: Porto-Novo 12:00 — Singapore 19:00.
Local currency: Singapore Dollar.
Languages: English, Malay, Tamil, and Chinese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ SGD 1.28.
Singapore is the 173rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Benin.