Beninese Embassy in Pretoria South Africa

Please Note:

Visits to the Beninese Embassy in Pretoria 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 .

Consular Services:

The Beninese Embassy in Pretoria 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
Process visa applications
Legalization of documents
Issuing emergency travel documents
Power of attorney
Birth Certificate
Application forms
Authentication of documents

Granted Visa Types

Visa Types Granted By Benin Are;

Benin E-Visa
Benin 30 day Single Entry eVisa
Benin 30 day Multiple Entry eVisa
Benin 90 day Multiple Entry eVisa
Benin Business Visa
Benin Transit Visa
Benin Tourist eVisa
Benin Conference Visa
Benin Employment Visa
Benin Entry Visa
Benin Journalist Visa
Benin Medical Visa
Benin Project Visa
Benin Research Visa
Benin Student Visa

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Benin and South Africa Relations-

The Benin and South Africa 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 Benin is the most important source market for tourism in South Africa.

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Latest Comments

Tshegofatso Precias Bessenaar

Good day, I’m writing to confirm that South African citizens don’t need a visa for Benin if the travel is for less than 90days. I’m a South African citizen traveling to Benin on 15 April 2026

Karimath Babio

Je suis citoyenne béninoise actuellement résidente en Afrique du Sud. Mon passeport béninois est malheureusement expiré, et je souhaite rentrer volontairement au Bénin dans les plus brefs délais. Je me suis rendue physiquement à l’Ambassade du Bénin à Pretoria afin de demander un laisser-passer, mais il m’a été indiqué que le service ne serait plus fonctionnel depuis la période du Covid-19. Étant dans une situation délicate et désireuse de régulariser ma situation, je souhaiterais savoir : • quelle est la procédure officielle actuellement en vigueur pour obtenir un laisser-passer ; • ou vers quelle autorité ou institution je dois me tourner afin de pouvoir rentrer légalement au Bénin.

Contact No.	: (+27) 12 342 6978
Fax	: (+27) 12 342 1823,
Official Website	: http://www.embbeninsa.org.za