Lithuania to Benin

A visa is required for Lithuanian citizens travelling to Benin and the principal option is to obtain a tourist visa on arrival at any border crossing. This is the route that requires no advance action before departure. Benin also offers an e‑visa and consular applications as alternative routes if you prefer to arrange the permission in advance.

The visa granted for tourism may be issued as a physical visa at arrival or as an electronic visa when obtained through the official portal. The tourist visa does not permit paid work or study.

Your ordinary Lithuanian passport is the accepted travel document for entry to Benin on this tourist route. A national identity card, a driving licence and a temporary passport are not accepted for entry.

Ensure you travel with your ordinary passport; the passport is the only document listed as valid for this route.

No vaccination is mandatory for entry on this tourist route. The Lithuanian guidance refers travellers to the National Public Health Centre for recommended vaccinations to consider before travel.

Check the National Public Health Centre’s recommendations for which vaccines are suggested for travel to Benin.

A tourist visa can be issued on arrival at any Beninese border crossing; it can also be obtained in advance via the official online visa system or through consular channels. The available visa durations include short visas issued at entry and longer tourist visas (30, 60 or 90 days) which require online application.

Children and teenagers under 18 need the same accepted travel document — an ordinary passport — and do not require additional parental‑consent or notarised paperwork for tourist travel to Benin.

Carry the child’s passport when travelling; no extra documents for minors are listed for this route.

Travel insurance is recommended for travel to Benin but it is not a condition of entry for tourists. The Lithuanian guidance emphasises having adequate health cover because medical care may be limited and evacuation could be necessary in serious cases.

Choose travel insurance that covers medical treatment, repatriation and other needs appropriate to your trip.

If you apply in advance the application is made through Benin’s official visa portal and, when granted online, you receive an electronic visa. If you use the on‑arrival route the visa is issued at the airport or other border crossing as a physical visa. Benin has no Lithuanian embassy; the nearest Lithuanian embassy is in Egypt and other EU embassies in Benin can provide consular assistance under EU rules.

Do not rely on obtaining a visa from a Lithuanian embassy in Benin, because there is none; use the official portal for online applications or obtain the visa on arrival.