{"question":{"passport":"CHE","destination":"BEN","entryDate":"2026-09-12"},"dateBasis":"reference-date","status":"conditional","headline":"e-Visa, 90 days","requirement":{"kind":"evisa","message":"Before you travel: you need an e-visa."},"stay":{"kind":"DAYS","maxDays":90,"ruleType":"RESETS_ON_EXIT","phrasing":"You may stay up to 90 days."},"conditions":[],"caveat":null,"source":{"documentId":"mae-visas","url":"https://diplomatie.gouv.bj/fr/representations/visas/exemption_reciproque_de_visa","passage":"PAYS AVEC LESQUELS LE BÉNIN A CONCLU DES ACCORDS D'EXEMPTION RÉCIPROQUE DE VISA … Brésil … Passeport diplomatique … Corée du Sud … Passeport diplomatique … Cuba … Passeport diplomatique … France … Passeport diplomatique … Inde … Passeport diplomatique … Iran … Passeport diplomatique … Italie … Passeport diplomatique … Mexique … Passeport diplomatique … Russie … Passeport diplomatique … Suisse … Passeport diplomatique … Turquie … Passeport diplomatique … Sri Lanka … Passeport diplomatique","explanation":"Each of these states IS named on Benin's reciprocal visa-exemption list, which is why they are answered here and not left in the residue — but every one of their entries lists only the diplomatic passport, and in most cases the service passport with it, among the documents the exemption covers. None of them names an ordinary or national passport, so an ordinary passport from these states carries no exemption and takes the online tourist visa. France's and Switzerland's entries are narrower still, naming the biometric diplomatic passport.","publisher":"© Ministère des affaires étrangères - 2024"},"checkedAt":"2026-08-28","snapshotAsOf":"2026-09-10","dataVersion":"4f66864a7d4f8a08b6c8c7e446d7f16addcd9303","upcomingChange":null,"alternatives":[],"scope":{"covers":["recorded entry requirement","recorded stay allowance"],"notEstablished":["personal admission decision","work permission","residence rights","tax position","individual eligibility for every condition"],"passportType":"ordinary"}}