Embassy of United States in Cotonou, Benin

Official United States Embassy in Cotonou, Benin

• Address:

  Marina Avenue, 01 BP 2012 Cotonou , Benin

  Cotonou

  Benin

• Telephone:

  +229 21 30 06 50

• Fax:

  +229 21 30 03 84

• Email:

  irccotonou@state.gov

• Website:

  https://bj.usembassy.gov/

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• Social media:

  https://www.facebook.com/usembassybenin/

  https://twitter.com/USEmbassyBenin

• Office hours:

  Monday to Thursday: 8:00 am - 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm

  Friday: 8:00 am - 1:30 pm

• Head of mission:

  Brian Shukan, Ambassador

• Consular services:

  Process visa applications

  Notarize certain documents

  Issues first-time passports

  Renews expired passports

  Amends passports to show change of name; validity, or to correct errors

  Selective Service Registration

  Renunciation of U.S. nationality

  Consular Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States of America (CRBA)

  Emergency help for U.S. Citizens traveling abroad