Visa on arrival

Tanzania visa for citizens of Benin

Citizens of Benin get a Tanzania visa on arrival at passport control. You don’t apply in advance, but border officers check your passport, return ticket and accommodation. Visago checks your documents before you travel. It costs $19.

For citizens of Benin: the passport opens 34 countries visa-free; Porto-Novo — Dodoma: ≈ 3,940 km, about 5.5 hours of flying.

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

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

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Tanzania 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; Tanzania passport: 42.
Citizens of Benin and Tanzania can travel together visa-free to 18 countries, for example: Ghana, Gambia, Rwanda, Kenya, South Africa, Seychelles, Mauritius, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Haiti, Bahamas, Ecuador, Malaysia, and Singapore.
Citizens of Tanzania, in turn, don’t need a visa for Benin. Benin visa for citizens of Tanzania

Travelling to Tanzania: good to know

Porto-Novo — Dodoma: about 3,940 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 5.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +2 hours.
Local time: Porto-Novo 12:00 — Dodoma 14:00.
Local currency: Tanzanian Shilling.
Languages: English and Swahili.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ TZS 2,645.
Tanzania is the 40th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Benin.