Polish Honorary Consulate in Benin

Poland has an honorary consulate in Cotonou; honorary consuls work part-time and normally cannot issue visas or full passports.

Poland requires Beninese citizens to hold a visa issued in advance. Poland has no embassy or career consulate in Benin, and its honorary consulates normally do not issue visas; applications go to a mission of Poland accredited to Benin from another country, or to another Schengen state that represents it for visas.

Benin has no mission in Poland on record; Beninese citizens there would be served by an embassy accredited from another country.

Poland in Benin

There is no embassy of Poland in Benin on record, so Benin is probably covered by an embassy of Poland in another country. Worldwide, Poland has 384 missions in 148 countries; one of them is in Benin.

Travel to Benin for Polish citizens

Polish citizens need an e-Visa for Benin, applied for online before travel. In Benin, Polish citizens can turn to the honorary consul for first help in an emergency.

When the honorary consulate of Poland in Benin is closed

The honorary consulate of Poland in Benin closes on Benin’s public holidays, the next being National Day on Monday 30 November 2026, Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026 and St. Stephen's Day (Boxing Day) on Saturday 26 December 2026, and usually on some holidays of Poland, such as Independence Day (Narodowe Święto Niepodległości) on Wednesday 11 November 2026.