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Benin Individual Asylum and Refugee Status

9 facts quoted from the official source

For a person seeking protection in Benin under the individual refugee definition in national, Geneva Convention or OAU law.

Route type
Humanitarian protection
Can bring
—
Not stated in the official source
Requirements
3
each quoted below
Who qualifies

Who this route is for

Every item below is the government’s own wording, quoted from the official source. Whether you personally qualify depends on your full profile.

3 requirements quoted from the official source.

The conditions that decide it
  • Eligibility summaryLaw 2022-31 permits an asylum request at entry posts, police units or the Commission and provides an asylum certificate as provisional stay authority.
  • Ground for protectionThe law incorporates the Geneva Convention and broader OAU refugee grounds.
  • Where and how to applyThe request may be made or expressed at an entry post, police unit or the Commission secretariat.
Also stated by the source
  • Application formA request may be any manifestation of intention and need not be written.
  • Deadline to applyA refusal may be appealed to the Appeals Committee within thirty days of notification.
  • Document and status while the claim is decidedThe asylum application certificate serves as a provisional residence document for its validity.
  • Official source basisLaw 2022-31 permits an asylum request at entry posts, police units or the Commission and provides an asylum certificate as provisional stay authority.
  • Report summaryLaw 2022-31 permits an asylum request at entry posts, police units or the Commission and provides an asylum certificate as provisional stay authority.
  • Work rightsForeign-worker restrictions protecting the national labour market do not apply to refugees, stateless persons or asylum applicants.
Family

Who you can bring

— Not stated in the official source. The official page for this route does not address dependent-family rights, so we do not publish a claim either way.
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FAQ

Straight answers

01Who qualifies for this route to Benin?
The official source states: For a person seeking protection in Benin under the individual refugee definition in national, Geneva Convention or OAU law.

Every answer is quoted from the official sgg.gouv.bj page for this route, last read 2026-07-26.

We checked 9 points against the official source; 9 are quoted on this page. The other 0 are either not addressed by the source or not yet backed by a quote — we would rather show you the edge of the record than fill it with a plausible guess.

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Fees, validity and processing time are not published in the official source for this route. We publish a number only when the official text states that number.

Not stated in the official source — the official source names no exclusion for this route.

The source

Where every quote comes from

Official government source sgg.gouv.bjLast read 2026-07-26 Every quote on this page is from this Benin government page.
Compiled from official sources · pending independent re-check · Last checked 2026-07-26 · Our methodology
 · Compiled by António Mira · How we verify · Not legal advice — rules change; confirm with the official source before deciding.
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Other humanitarian protection routes to Benin

2 other humanitarian protection routes to Benin.

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