Immigration Genetic DNA Testing for Benin
Helpful Contact Information:
US Embassy and Consular Services of Benin website:contonu.usembassy.gov
Email:consularcotono@state.gov
Address:
Consular Services - Immigrant Visa Unit
U.S. Embassy of the United States of America
01 BP 2012,
Contonou, Benin
Business Hours for the U.S. Embassy are as follows:
Monday:
8:30 to 12:00 - Visa inquiries and (cashier open)
13:30 to 16:00 - Visa inquiries
16:00 - Visa pickup
Tuesday:
8:30 to 12:00 - Visa inquiries (cashier open)
Wednesday:
8:30 to 12:00 - Immigrant Visa interviews (by appointment only) (cashier open)
13:30 to 16:00 - Visa inquiries, Immigrant Visa interviews (by appointment only) (cashier open)
Thursday:
Non-immigrant visa interviews (by apppointment only)
Friday:
08:00 to 11:00 - Visa inquiries (cashier open)
The Embassy is closed on Beninese and U.S. public holidays.
General Contact Details:
Telephone: (229) 21 30 06 50
Fax: (229) 21 30 66 82
Benin VISA Services:
http://cotonou.usembassy.gov/informationandservices.html
Any and all information on this page is subject to change at any time by the Embassy. This information was gathered based on information we have received via documentation or direct contact with the Embassy. If there is a discrepancy with this information, please feel free to contact us at info@immigration-test.com so that we may correct our information.
About Our Services
DNA Identifiers provides fast, convenient and private DNA Testing services
TO BEGIN the DNA testing process, you will need to provide a copy of the immigration paperwork from the Embassy (if available), the immigration case number(s) and the contact information for the “beneficiary/applicant” if in a foreign county. If applicants are located outside the United States, you will have to pay a minimum deposit for the shipping fees. We will arrange DNA collections for U.S. based applicants and/or then ship the DNA testing kit to the Embassy.
Service Fees
The DNA Testing Fee varies according to type of test, number of people being tested and testing locations. We offer competitive rates and fair prices. Please call a DNA Identifiers representative for more info and a service quote. (Shipping fees are listed below.)
The DNA Collection Fee varies at each location. Fees are typically charged on a per person basis. Within the United States most clinics charge between $25 to $35 dollars per person to preform the DNA Collection. Mobile collectors are also available in many locations. Mobile collectors can travel to you in order to collect your DNA sample. (Therefore, you will not have to travel to a clinic.) Mobile collectors can meet with you at a safe and convenient location, most likely your residence or lawyer’s office and collect your DNA Sample in a legally-binding manner.
At the Collection Appointment you will need to provide valid photo identification. During the testing/collection appointment, the collector will take a photograph of your face, fill out the laboratory’s legally-binding paperwork and collect a DNA sample using a painless cotton swab (buccal).
International Shipping Fees will occur if applicants are located outside the United States. You, the client, will also need to pay International Shipping fees for two or three shipments. In most cases, we will take shipping fees as a deposit to get your case started. The three shipments are as follows:
- The DNA Sample Collection Kit will be shipped to the collection location (At this time the Embassies are the only approved location where we can ship a DNA test kit).
- The completed DNA Sample Collection Kit will be shipped back to the laboratory in the US using pre-paid return shipping envelopes.
- The official, Legally-binding, notarized documents will be shipped directly from the lab back to the Embassy in the county of origin or to a United States Service Center for processing. (You will also receive your own set of documents.)
The estimated cost of shipping for Benin is $275.00. This fee is subject to change, but we will quote the exact fee to you in person.
DNA Identifiers will accept Cash, Money Order, Visa or Master Card, or Check by Phone, Money Order or Cashiers Check.
We hope this answers all of your questions about DNA Testing for Immigration. Please contact us with any further questions or for your own personalized Quote. We are more than happy to help you find any answer you might have regarding DNA Testing! (888) DNA-IDFY (362-4339)