{"question":{"passport":"CHN","destination":"BEN","entryDate":"2026-09-12"},"dateBasis":"reference-date","status":"allowed","headline":"Visa-free, no stated limit","requirement":{"kind":"none","message":"You can travel without arranging a visa."},"stay":{"kind":"NOT_STATED","phrasing":"The rule sets no maximum stay. How long you may stay is decided when you enter."},"conditions":[],"caveat":null,"source":{"documentId":"decret-2023-489","url":"https://sgg.gouv.bj/doc/decret-2023-489/download","passage":"Décret N° 2023-489 du 20 février 2023 … portant exemption de visa d'entrée et de séjour en République du Bénin au profit des ressortissants de la République Populaire de Chine.","explanation":"The Secrétariat général du Gouvernement, the body that publishes Benin's decrees, records this decree under its own title as exempting nationals of the People's Republic of China from the entry and stay visa — a special exemption by decree of the kind Décret 2026-049 article 3(b) preserves alongside accords, and one the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' accord tab does not track. The register entry establishes that the exemption exists and names the issuer; the 30-day term is cited separately because this entry does not state it.","publisher":"Décret N° 2023-489 du 20 février 2023 | Secrétariat général du Gouvernement du Bénin"},"checkedAt":"2026-08-28","snapshotAsOf":"2026-09-10","dataVersion":"4f66864a7d4f8a08b6c8c7e446d7f16addcd9303","upcomingChange":null,"alternatives":[],"scope":{"covers":["recorded entry requirement","recorded stay allowance"],"notEstablished":["personal admission decision","work permission","residence rights","tax position","individual eligibility for every condition"],"passportType":"ordinary"}}