Benin passport Australia

You need an eVisa.

eVisa

eVisa (electronic visa). A real visa application, made online instead of at an embassy. It is assessed, it takes days rather than minutes, and it can be refused.

You apply online before you travel and are approved before you fly. There is no embassy appointment and no interview — you fill in a form on the government's own site, pay the government's fee, and carry the approval with you.

Status
eVisa
Stay permitted
Up to 12 months. The length granted is written in your grant letter.
Government fee
A$250
Typical decision
Not published
Apply on the official Australia government site

This is the government's own portal. We are not paid to send you there, and there is no service in between.

Checked 19 September 2026 — read the fees and rules on immi.homeaffairs.gov.au

What Australia asks for

  • Passport
  • Evidence of funds to cover your stay
  • Evidence that you intend to leave Australia, such as employment or study ties
  • A statement explaining the purpose of your visit
  • Health insurance, where the officer asks for it

Every published fee

TypeGovernment fee
visitor 600 tourist A$250
visitor 600 sponsored family A$630

Checked 19 September 2026 — read this fee table on immi.homeaffairs.gov.au

Worth knowing

  • Australia grants visas electronically. There is no sticker in your passport, and no legitimate service charges to 'print' or 'activate' one.
  • From 1 July 2026 a lower visa cost applies in limited concession cases. The concession is granted by Home Affairs, not by an agent.

How long it takes

Australia publishes a separate processing time guide per visa stream rather than a single figure.