| Country | Benin (BJ) |
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| Route | Benin Business Visa: Requirements and 2026 Rules |
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| Route family | Entrepreneur / business |
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| Route type | business immigration |
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| Summary | Current guide to Benin's business visa under Decree 2026-049, including purpose, two-year validity, 90-day-per-entry rule, documents and founder use cases. |
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| Last verified | 2026-09-17 |
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| Official/supporting source count | 3 |
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| Route guide | Open full guide → |
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| Program availability | ActiveSource 1Source 2Source 3 |
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| Best-fit work models | Business ownerSource 1Source 2Source 3 |
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| Income requirement | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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| Savings requirement | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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| Investment requirement | The business visa permits qualifying commercial/business visits; it does not itself establish an investment-residence threshold.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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| Government fees | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1Source 2 |
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| Processing time | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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| Validity | Decree No. 2026-049 provides a business visa with two-year validity and stays up to 90 days per entry.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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| Renewal | The business visa is renewable for the same duration of validity under Decree No. 2026-049.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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| Family inclusion | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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| Spouse work rights | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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| Local-work rules | Business visa is not the separate labour authorization for salaried employment; foreign salaried workers must assess work-permit requirements.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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| Application location | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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| Permanent-residence pathway | Business visa is temporary entry/stay permission, not a resident card; long-term residence requires applicable status.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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| Citizenship pathway | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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