Online applications

You can now build your consular file from your personal account and follow its processing.

Compatriots in distress abroad

Request repatriation

Are you Beninese, stranded or in distress abroad, and wish to return to Benin? Wherever you are, write to the consulate: it reviews your request and takes it to the competent authorities.

Make my request Call the consulate

Open to Beninese nationals in every country
Request possible for a relative, with or without an account
Forwarded to the competent authorities

A consulate officer listening to a compatriot

A compatriot remains a compatriot

Wherever you are, your request is received.

What happens next

1
The consulate reviews
An officer reads your request and contacts you if a clarification is needed.
2
It forwards
To the Beninese mission in the country you are in, or directly to the supervising authority when there is none.
3
You are guided
In some cases the State may provide the means to return. Otherwise, you are directed to authorised organisations such as the IOM.

A Beninese mission near you?

If Benin has an embassy or consulate in the country you are in, you can also turn to it. Otherwise, write to us: we will find the right contact.

Embassies of Benin Honorary consulates of Benin

Return assistance organisations

The consulate can direct you to them, and you can also contact them directly. The IOM is present in most countries of the world.

Living in Belgium and facing a difficulty?

Order to leave, refused residence, detention, isolation: the consulate listens and guides you, even if you do not wish to return.

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