Visa Requirements for Botswana

Instant Visa policy lookup for Botswana

Visa Not Required

Passport holders of 129 countries can travel to Botswana without prior visa, eVisa, or on-arrival visa.

American Samoa Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free3 months
Angola Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Anguilla Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Antigua and Barbuda Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Argentina Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 daysRemarks updated last year.90 days within any 1-year period.
Aruba Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Australia Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 daysRemarks updated 4 months ago.90 days within any 1-year period.
Austria Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Bahamas Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days90 days within any year period
Bahrain Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Barbados Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Belgium Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Belize Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Bermuda Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Brazil Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
British Indian Ocean Territory Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
British Virgin Islands Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Brunei Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Bulgaria Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Canada Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 daysRemarks updated 4 months ago.90 days within any 1-year period.
Cayman Islands Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Chile Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 daysRemarks updated last year.90 days within any year period.
Christmas Island Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 daysRemarks updated 9 days ago.
Costa Rica Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Croatia Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Cuba Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 daysExtensions possible (if applied prior to arrival).
Applications for stays of more than 90 days should be directed to Immigration and Passport Control Office, P.O. Box 942, Gaborone, Botswana.
Cyprus Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Czech Republic Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 daysRemarks updated last year.90 days within any year period.
Denmark Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Dominica Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days90 days within any year period
Dominican Republic Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days90 days within any year period
Estonia Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Eswatini Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Falkland Islands Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Faroe Islands Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Finland Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
France Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 daysRemarks updated last year.90 days within any year period.
Gambia Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Germany Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days90 days per calendar year.
Gibraltar Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Greece Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Greenland Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Grenada Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days90 days within any year period
Guernsey Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Guyana Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Hong Kong Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days90 days within any year period.
Hungary Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 daysRemarks updated last year.90 days within any year period.
Iceland Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Ireland Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 daysExtension to the visa-free period must be applied for in advance.
Isle of Man Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Israel Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days90 days within any year period.
Italy Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 daysRemarks updated a month ago.90 days within any 12 month period.
Jamaica Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Japan Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 daysRemarks updated 5 days ago.90 days within 1-year period.
Kenya Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Kiribati Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free3 months
Kuwait Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Latvia Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Lesotho Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Liechtenstein Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Lithuania Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Luxembourg Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Malawi Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Malaysia Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Maldives Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Malta Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Mauritius Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Mexico Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Monaco Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free
Montserrat Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Mozambique Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Namibia Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 daysRemarks updated last year.ID Card valid.
Nauru Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free3 months
Netherlands Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
New Zealand Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 daysRemarks updated last year.90 days within any year period.
Niue Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 daysRemarks updated last year.90 days within any year period.
Norfolk Island Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 daysRemarks updated 9 days ago.
Norway Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Oman Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Papua New Guinea Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 daysRemarks updated 9 months ago.90 days per calendar year
Paraguay Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 daysRemarks updated last year.90 days within any 180 day period.
Peru Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Pitcairn Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Poland Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 daysRemarks updated last year.90 days within any-year period.
Portugal Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 daysRemarks updated last year.90 days within year period.
Puerto Rico Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 daysRemarks updated last year.90 days within any 1-year period.
Qatar Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Romania Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Russia Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 daysExtension to the visa-free period must be applied for in advance.
Réunion Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Saint Barthélemy Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days90 days within any year period
Saint Helena Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days90 days within any year period
Saint Lucia Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days90 days within any year period
Saint Martin (Netherlands) Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Saint Vincent and Grenadines Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days90 days within any year period
Samoa Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free3 months
San Marino Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Saudi Arabia Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Seychelles Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Sierra Leone Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days90 days within any year period
Singapore Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 daysRemarks updated last year.90 days within any 1-year period.
Slovakia Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Slovenia Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Solomon Islands Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 daysRemarks updated 9 days ago.
South Africa Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
South Korea Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days90 days within any year period.
South Sudan Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Spain Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days90 days within year period.
Sweden Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Switzerland Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Tanzania Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Tokelau Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free3 months
Tonga Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free3 months
Trinidad and Tobago Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days90 days within any year period
Türkiye Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Tuvalu Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free3 months
Uganda Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
United Arab Emirates Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
United Kingdom Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 daysRemarks updated 4 months ago.
United States Virgin Islands Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 daysRemarks updated last year.90 days within any 1-year period.
United States of America Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 daysRemarks updated last year.90 days within any 1-year period.
Uruguay Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days90 days within any year period.
Vanuatu Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 daysRemarks updated 9 days ago.
Vatican Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Venezuela Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 daysRemarks updated last year.90 days within any year period.
Wallis and Futuna Islands Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free3 months
Zambia Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days
Zimbabwe Permalink Show on map
Visa-Free90 days

eVisa

Passport holders for 90 countries can obtain an electronic visa / authorization prior to arrival to travel to Botswana.

Afghanistan Permalink Show on map
eVisa3 months
Albania Permalink Show on map
eVisaRemarks updated a month ago.
Algeria Permalink Show on map
eVisa3 monthsRequirement updated last year, remarks last year
Armenia Permalink Show on map
eVisa3 monthsRemarks updated last year.
Azerbaijan Permalink Show on map
eVisa3 monthsRemarks updated last year.
Bangladesh Permalink Show on map
eVisa3 monthsRemarks updated last year.
Belarus Permalink Show on map
eVisa3 monthsRemarks updated last year.
Benin Permalink Show on map
eVisaRequirement updated 18 days ago.
Bhutan Permalink Show on map
eVisa90 daysRequirement updated 9 days ago.
Bolivia Permalink Show on map
eVisa3 monthsRemarks updated last year.
Bosnia and Herzegovina Permalink Show on map
eVisa3 monthsRemarks updated last year.
Bouvet Island Permalink Show on map
eVisa90 daysRequirement updated 19 days ago.
Burkina Faso Permalink Show on map
eVisa90 daysRequirement updated 18 days ago.
Burundi Permalink Show on map
eVisa90 daysRequirement updated 18 days ago.
Cambodia Permalink Show on map
eVisa3 monthsRemarks updated last year.
Cameroon Permalink Show on map
eVisaRequirement updated last year.
Central African Republic Permalink Show on map
eVisaRequirement updated 18 days ago.
Chad Permalink Show on map
eVisa
China Permalink Show on map
eVisa3 monthsHolders of passports for public affairs do not require a visa.
Colombia Permalink Show on map
eVisa3 monthsRemarks updated last year.
Comoros Permalink Show on map
eVisaRequirement updated 18 days ago.
Congo Permalink Show on map
eVisa3 monthsRemarks updated last year.
Cook Islands Permalink Show on map
eVisaRequirement updated 9 months ago.
Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Permalink Show on map
eVisaRequirement updated 18 days ago.
Democratic Republic of the Congo Permalink Show on map
eVisa3 monthsRemarks updated last year.
Djibouti Permalink Show on map
eVisa90 daysRequirement updated 9 days ago.
Ecuador Permalink Show on map
eVisa3 monthsRemarks updated last year.
Egypt Permalink Show on map
eVisa3 monthsRemarks updated last year.1 month: 300 Botswana Pula, 3 months: 500 Botswana Pula.
El Salvador Permalink Show on map
eVisa90 days
Equatorial Guinea Permalink Show on map
eVisa90 daysRequirement updated 9 days ago.
Fiji Permalink Show on map
eVisaRequirement updated 9 months ago.
Gabon Permalink Show on map
eVisa3 monthsRemarks updated last year.
Georgia Permalink Show on map
eVisa3 monthsRemarks updated last year.
Ghana Permalink Show on map
eVisa
Guam Permalink Show on map
eVisaRequirement updated 8 months ago.
Guinea Permalink Show on map
eVisa90 daysRequirement updated 9 days ago.
Haiti Permalink Show on map
eVisa90 daysRequirement updated 9 days ago.
Heard and McDonald Islands Permalink Show on map
eVisaRequirement updated 9 months ago.
India Permalink Show on map
eVisa3 months
Indonesia Permalink Show on map
eVisa3 months
Iran Permalink Show on map
eVisaRemarks updated a month ago.
Iraq Permalink Show on map
eVisa3 monthsRemarks updated last year.
Jordan Permalink Show on map
eVisa3 monthsVisitors wishing to stay in Botswana for more than 90 days should apply for an extension prior to arrival.
Kazakhstan Permalink Show on map
eVisa3 monthsRemarks updated last year.
Kyrgyzstan Permalink Show on map
eVisaRequirement updated 9 days ago.
Laos Permalink Show on map
eVisa3 monthsRequirement updated last year.
Lebanon Permalink Show on map
eVisa3 months
Liberia Permalink Show on map
eVisa90 daysRequirement updated 9 days ago.
Libya Permalink Show on map
eVisa3 monthsRequirement updated 10 months ago.
Macau Permalink Show on map
eVisa3 monthsRemarks updated last year.
Macedonia Permalink Show on map
eVisa3 monthsRemarks updated last year.
Madagascar Permalink Show on map
eVisa3 monthsRemarks updated last year.
Mali Permalink Show on map
eVisa90 daysRequirement updated 9 days ago.
Marshall Islands Permalink Show on map
eVisaRequirement updated 9 months ago.
Mauritania Permalink Show on map
eVisaRequirement updated 9 days ago.
Mayotte Permalink Show on map
eVisa3 monthsRemarks updated last year.
Micronesia Permalink Show on map
eVisaRequirement updated 8 months ago.
Moldova Permalink Show on map
eVisa3 monthsRemarks updated last year.
Mongolia Permalink Show on map
eVisa3 monthsRemarks updated last year.
Montenegro Permalink Show on map
eVisa3 monthsRemarks updated last year.
Morocco Permalink Show on map
eVisa3 monthsRemarks updated last year.
Myanmar Permalink Show on map
eVisa3 monthsRemarks updated last year.
Nepal Permalink Show on map
eVisa3 monthsRemarks updated last year.
Nicaragua Permalink Show on map
eVisaRequirement updated 18 days ago.
North Korea Permalink Show on map
eVisa3 monthsRemarks updated last year.
Northern Mariana Islands Permalink Show on map
eVisaRequirement updated 9 months ago.
Pakistan Permalink Show on map
eVisa1 montheVisa can be obtained at https://evisa.gov.bw/
Both Single entry and Multi entry eVisa (3 months) available online.
Palau Permalink Show on map
eVisa3 monthsRequirement updated last year.
Palestine Permalink Show on map
eVisa3 months
Panama Permalink Show on map
eVisaRequirement updated 9 months ago.
Philippines Permalink Show on map
eVisa3 monthsRemarks updated last year.
Rwanda Permalink Show on map
eVisaRequirement updated 9 days ago.
Senegal Permalink Show on map
eVisaRequirement updated 19 days ago.
Serbia Permalink Show on map
eVisa3 monthsRemarks updated last year.300 Botswana Pula for single entry for a period up to 3 months,500 Botswana Pula for multiple entry for a period up to 3 months,1500 Pula for multiple entry for a period over 3 months up to 2 years for dependants of residents.
Somalia Permalink Show on map
eVisa90 daysRemarks updated 9 days ago.
Sri Lanka Permalink Show on map
eVisa3 months
Suriname Permalink Show on map
eVisa3 monthsRemarks updated last year.
Syria Permalink Show on map
eVisa3 monthsRemarks updated last year.
São Tome and Príncipe Permalink Show on map
eVisa90 daysRequirement updated 19 days ago.
Taiwan Permalink Show on map
eVisaRemarks updated 2 months ago.Due to the influence of the Chinese government, Botswana has removed the option for "Taiwan" and requires Taiwanese citizens to choose "China" in order to apply for an electronic visa.
Tajikistan Permalink Show on map
eVisaRequirement updated 9 days ago.
Thailand Permalink Show on map
eVisa3 monthsRemarks updated last year.
Timor-Leste Permalink Show on map
eVisa3 monthsRemarks updated last year.
Togo Permalink Show on map
eVisaRequirement updated 18 days ago.
Tunisia Permalink Show on map
eVisa3 monthsRemarks updated last year.
Turkmenistan Permalink Show on map
eVisaRequirement updated last year.
Ukraine Permalink Show on map
eVisa3 monthsRemarks updated last year.
Uzbekistan Permalink Show on map
eVisaRequirement updated last year.
Vietnam Permalink Show on map
eVisa
Yemen Permalink Show on map
eVisa

Pre-arranged Visa Required

Prior to arrival at Botswana, passport holders of 10 countries must obtain a visa at their corresponding consulate of Botswana. Additional travel conditions (such as Visas to other countries) may waive this requirement.

Andorra Permalink Show on map
Visa Required
Cape Verde Permalink Show on map
Visa Required
Eritrea Permalink Show on map
Visa Required
Ethiopia Permalink Show on map
Visa Required
Guatemala Permalink Show on map
Visa Required
Guinea-Bissau Permalink Show on map
Visa Required
Honduras Permalink Show on map
Visa Required
Niger Permalink Show on map
Visa Required
Nigeria Permalink Show on map
Visa Required
Sudan Permalink Show on map
Visa Required

Information last checked on 2025 May 09. Requirements last changed on 2025 Apr 29.