Indian Honorary Consulate General in Cotonou Benin

Contact No.	: (+229) 97-974 502 (+229) 21-385 220
Fax	: (+229) 21-380 724
Email	: [email protected]
Official Website	:

Head of Mission: Ashok R. Mirchandani, Honorary Consul General

Please Note:

Visits to the Indian Honorary Consulate General in Cotonou are strictly by appointment. For specific services, visitors must visit the designated section at the embassy and book an appointment accordingly on the email addresses mentioned above. For instance, if you want to apply for consular services, you should visit the Consular Section. To book an appointment, you can directly mail the high commission or consular email section or email on [email protected].

Consular Services:

The Indian Honorary Consulate General in Cotonou offers a wide range of consular services, including the processing of visas and passports and document legalization. To apply for a new passport, renew your old passport, want to change the particulars on your current passport, or need to report about a lost or damaged passport, book an appointment with the high commission's passport service.

These consulate services are listed below:

Process Passport Applications
Marriage Registration Process
Military Service Procedures
Citizenship Procedures
Birth Registration
Civil Registration
Death Registration
Notary Procedures

Granted Visa Types

Visa Types Granted by India are

eVisa categories and online Process:

Regular Visa / Long Term Visa:

Business Visa
Conference Visa
Diplomatic Visa
Employment Visa
Entry Visa
Film Visa
Intern Visa
Journalist Visa
Medical Attendant
Medical Visa
Missionary Visa
Mountaineering Visa
Official Visa
Project Visa
Research Visa
Student Visa
Tourist Visa
Transit Visa
Un Diplomat
Un Official

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India and Benin Relations-

The India and Benin enjoy cordial bilateral relations. The high commission's diplomatic mission's mandate is to forge stronger and closer ties between the two countries. Pursuing bilateral and multilateral cooperation in diverse sectors, including culture, defense, tourism, trade and investments, science and technology, security, and other fields while safeguarding mutual benefits, is vital for their relations. The countries are cooperating to resolve global issues like climate change, piracy, terrorism, cybersecurity, etc. The India is the most important source market for tourism in Benin.

*Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease the Indian Honorary Consulate General in Cotonou could have adjusted its office hours or services. Please do confirm personally.

Indian Honorary Consulate General in Cotonou

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