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| Field | 🇧🇯BeninBenin ZES Investor Resident Card Guide |
|---|---|
| Country | Benin (BJ) |
| Route | Benin ZES Investor Resident Card Guide |
| Route family | Entrepreneur / business |
| Route type | business immigration |
| Summary | Current guide to Benin's five-year Glo-Djigbé Special Economic Zone resident card for qualifying foreign investors and operators. |
| 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 | Investor, Business ownerSource 1Source 2Source 3 |
| Income requirement | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.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 | DEI limits this five-year card to foreign investors/operators operating in the Glo-Djigbé Special Economic Zone; the immigration service page publishes no universal capital minimum.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Government fees | DEI lists a 350,000 FCFA government charge for the ZES resident card.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 ZES investor/operator resident card is valid for five years.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Renewal | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Family inclusion | Do not assume the investor's ZES card automatically grants family members identical status; each accompanying person's immigration basis must be assessed separately.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 | Card is specific to investors/operators in the Glo-Djigbé ZES; it is not a general authorization for all local employment or for foreign employees, who may need separate work permits.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Application location | Apply through DEI after qualifying as an investor/operator in the Glo-Djigbé Special Economic Zone.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Permanent-residence pathway | The ZES card is a five-year special resident card and does not automatically convert to ordinary or privileged residence.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Citizenship pathway | The ZES card does not itself confer nationality; naturalisation is governed by separate statutory conditions.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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