Thank you so much. I just PMed you.

gentlebullet:

At the first address/session of the new ECOWAS chair ( Ghanaian president) last week to the commission(i was in attendance), there was wide deliberations on when and how member states should open land borders and no conclusion was made cos member's reps on the commission will have to present the commission's suggestions to their home govt.
As it stands now, the promise by pharmaceuticals to likely make the availability of rapid test kits at a low cost is what the region is awaiting so that any documented traveler can be tested at the point of entry for as low as $5 at every land border entry point. We await updates this new week from govts of member states.
According to my plugs in Port Novo, I learnt you can get a vehicle from mile2 to Cotonou codedly and get your passport stamped at idiroko but the fare is in the range of 25k-30k.
For present exchange rates, I don't know at the moment but pm me so I can give you the contact of the vendor who always bring us forex whenever we are in Benin Rep for work. When you call him, he will tell you the current rate so you know how to bargain with them changers at idiroko.
I hope these helps. CHEERS

Hi @gentlebullet,

Please do you have any new info in respect to reopening the borders, for human movement at least? I understand that the issue with goods is totally separate from the border closure following the pandemic.
Also, please do you have any suggestions on how else I can get to Cotonou with luggage since the transport companies are not currently operating due to border closure? I'm also worried about getting my passport stamped. Honestly, I have no idea when this would be over and school resumption is in the first week of October.
Please do you know what the current rate of XOF is to the Naira?
I'll sincerely appreciate your kind input and that of others on this forum as well.
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Thank you! I'll check.

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Thank you very much...you have been more than helpful. I hope the borders will be opened before the end of the month (fingers crossed). One last question, please is the Gtbank Visa card attached to a Dom account?

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Hi gentlebullet,

Please I have a few questions to ask you with respect to going to Cotonou for about 3months. I have actually been there several times in the past, but the last time was more than 10years ago so I'm sure a lot would have changed.

I'm actually going there to improve my French proficiency for work related reasons and I'm heading to Cebelae.

However, the issues I have now are:
1) How do I get access to money if I don't want to travel with cash, particularly now when access to funds with the Naira MasterCard is limited? How do people travel around West Africa with substantial amount of money? It's not a lot, but still significant enough to lose.

2) What would you suggest as the best way to get there considering that I'll have about 2 big bags? Crossing the border on foot is definitely not an option.

3) I have an international passport with Schengen/UK visas, would this still be considered as virgin passport within ECOWAS? Travelling there in the past was through French Village, so our ID was valid then.

4) I don't have a yellow card, Please what would you advise?

5) Lastly, I have read of so many issues with police harrassment and I know that you can never say never with these issues in Africa, even as a female. Would my passport and ID card from CEBELAE suffice, or would you advise me to get an additional ID from the Nigerian embassy?

Please note that I might stay for 3months or just a little longer. Abidjan was my first choice, but considering all the issues surrounding their upcoming election, i have changed my mind at least for now.

I would sincerely appreciate your quick response to help me prepare as I plan to leave at the end of the month. Thanks.

gentlebullet:

It is people like you that are degrading the Nigerian passport. You think passport control policy is still like in the 90s and early 2000..... You have no idea what PIESICS is all about. It is this system that the Shengen, USA, Canada, etc use to detect the various documents fraud practices Nigerian travel agents are using to deface the passports of unsuspecting potential travelers in the name of non-appearance disvirgin and these countries turns to punish other immigrants from Nigeria by degrading the country's passport.

Oga, it will cost you less than 30k to go on a day return trip to Lome for you to disvirgin your passport yourself and be very confident that the stamps on your passport are genuine and not "oluwole"
Let's us all try in our little way to still give some value to the Nigerian passport! CHEERS

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