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Benin
Pathways to Benin Residence and Citizenship
Benin
Benin’s covered nationality-recognition route is for adults with accepted evidence of descent from people deported from sub-Saharan Africa during the slave trade. It has nationality, documentary, and identification requirements. Applicants abroad first receive an eligibility certificate and must complete formalities in Benin before final recognition; this is not citizenship by investment.
The West Africa guide compares the covered options and links to their requirements.
Ways to qualify
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A parent, grandparent, or birth in the country can make you a citizen already — or let you claim it, often without relocating.