Acquisition of Beninese nationality
Naturalisation application addressed to the Minister of Justice of Benin.
The application to acquire Beninese nationality is addressed to the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice. The consular post receives the file and forwards it to the competent authorities.
Processing times vary and depend on the review carried out by the central administration in Cotonou.
Required documents
- Application addressed to the Minister of Justice, countersigned by the spouse
- Birth certificate extract or supplementary judgment of the husband
- Birth certificate extract of the wife
- Marriage certificate
- Certificate of nationality of the husband
- Copy of the identity card or first three passport pages of the husband
- Certificate of residence of the spouses