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| Field | 🇧🇯BeninBenin Work Permit for Foreign Employees |
|---|---|
| Country | Benin (BJ) |
| Route | Benin Work Permit for Foreign Employees |
| Route family | Employment / skilled work |
| Route type | employment |
| Summary | Current guide to Benin's labour work permit for foreign salaried employees, including the one-year renewable framework, CatIS documents and 50,000 FCFA filing charge. |
| Last verified | 2026-09-17 |
| Official/supporting source count | 3 |
| Route guide | Open full guide → |
| Program availability | ActiveSource 1Source 2Source 3 |
| Best-fit work models | Local employmentSource 1Source 2Source 3 |
| Income requirement | Work authorization applies to salaried employment; the reviewed CatIS service does not publish a universal minimum salary.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Savings requirement | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Investment requirement | Not applicableAs of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Government fees | CatIS lists a 50,000 FCFA work-permit filing charge.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Processing time | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Validity | The Labour Code framework describes the work permit as temporary for 12 months.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Renewal | The 12-month work permit is renewable multiple times, subject to legal conditions and administrative assessment.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Family inclusion | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| 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 |
| Local-work rules | A foreigner taking salaried employment must address the separate labour work permit in addition to immigration status.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Application location | Apply through the CatIS public service for work permits, with the required medical certificate, recent criminal record, CV and passport copy.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Permanent-residence pathway | Work permit is labour authorization and does not itself create resident-card or privileged-resident status.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| 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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