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Botswana visa requirements in 2026

What Botswana's border demands, by nationality — 109 of the 202 nationalities we track can enter without a visa arranged in advance. Pick your passport below for your exact rules, fees and documents.

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Entry rules for everyone

These apply whichever passport you carry and however you enter.

Passport validity at least six months
Onward ticket Required — airlines may ask to see it at check-in · Get an onward ticket (partner) ↗

Who can enter Botswana

Fiji — E-VisaTanzania, United Republic of — Visa Not RequiredWestern SaharaCanada — Visa Not RequiredUnited States — Visa Not RequiredKazakhstan — E-VisaUzbekistan — E-VisaPapua New Guinea — Visa Not RequiredIndonesia — E-VisaArgentina — Visa Not RequiredChile — Visa Not RequiredCongo, The Democratic Republic of the — E-VisaSomalia — E-VisaKenya — Visa Not RequiredSudan — E-VisaChad — E-VisaHaiti — E-VisaDominican Republic — Visa Not RequiredRussian Federation — Visa Not RequiredBahamas — Visa Not RequiredFalkland Islands (Malvinas)Norway — Visa Not RequiredGreenland — Visa Not RequiredFrench Southern Territories — Visa Not RequiredTimor-Leste — E-VisaSouth Africa — Visa Not RequiredLesotho — Visa Not RequiredMexico — Visa Not RequiredUruguay — Visa Not RequiredBrazil — Visa Not RequiredBolivia, Plurinational State of — E-VisaPeru — Visa Not RequiredColombia — E-VisaPanama — E-VisaCosta Rica — Visa Not RequiredNicaragua — E-VisaHonduras — Embassy VisaEl Salvador — E-VisaGuatemala — Embassy VisaBelize — Visa Not RequiredVenezuela, Bolivarian Republic of — Visa Not RequiredGuyana — Visa Not RequiredSuriname — E-VisaFrance — Visa Not RequiredEcuador — E-VisaPuerto RicoJamaica — Visa Not RequiredCuba — Visa Not RequiredZimbabwe — Visa Not RequiredBotswanaNamibia — Visa Not RequiredSenegal — E-VisaMali — E-VisaMauritania — E-VisaBenin — E-VisaNiger — E-VisaNigeria — E-VisaCameroon — E-VisaTogo — E-VisaGhana — Visa Not RequiredCôte d'Ivoire — E-VisaGuinea — E-VisaGuinea-Bissau — E-VisaLiberia — E-VisaSierra Leone — Visa Not RequiredBurkina Faso — E-VisaCentral African Republic — E-VisaCongo — E-VisaGabon — E-VisaEquatorial Guinea — E-VisaZambia — Visa Not RequiredMalawi — Visa Not RequiredMozambique — Visa Not RequiredEswatini — Visa Not RequiredAngola — Visa Not RequiredBurundi — E-VisaIsrael — Visa Not RequiredLebanon — E-VisaMadagascar — E-VisaPalestine, State of — E-VisaGambia — Visa Not RequiredTunisia — E-VisaAlgeria — E-VisaJordan — E-VisaUnited Arab Emirates — Visa Not RequiredQatar — Visa Not RequiredKuwait — Visa Not RequiredIraq — E-VisaOman — Visa Not RequiredVanuatu — Visa Not RequiredCambodia — E-VisaThailand — E-VisaLao People's Democratic Republic — E-VisaMyanmar — E-VisaViet Nam — E-VisaKorea, Democratic People's Republic of — E-VisaKorea, Republic of — Visa Not RequiredMongolia — E-VisaIndia — E-VisaBangladesh — E-VisaBhutan — E-VisaNepal — E-VisaPakistan — E-VisaAfghanistan — E-VisaTajikistan — E-VisaKyrgyzstan — E-VisaTurkmenistan — E-VisaIran, Islamic Republic of — E-VisaSyrian Arab Republic — E-VisaArmenia — E-VisaSweden — Visa Not RequiredBelarus — E-VisaUkraine — E-VisaPoland — Visa Not RequiredAustria — Visa Not RequiredHungary — Visa Not RequiredMoldova, Republic of — E-VisaRomania — Visa Not RequiredLithuania — Visa Not RequiredLatvia — Visa Not RequiredEstonia — Visa Not RequiredGermany — Visa Not RequiredBulgaria — Visa Not RequiredGreece — Visa Not RequiredTürkiye — Visa Not RequiredAlbania — E-VisaCroatia — Visa Not RequiredSwitzerland — Visa Not RequiredLuxembourg — Visa Not RequiredBelgium — Visa Not RequiredNetherlands — Visa Not RequiredPortugal — Visa Not RequiredSpain — Visa Not RequiredIreland — Visa Not RequiredNew CaledoniaSolomon Islands — Visa Not RequiredNew Zealand — Visa Not RequiredAustralia — Visa Not RequiredSri Lanka — E-VisaChina — E-VisaTaiwan, Province of China — E-VisaItaly — Visa Not RequiredDenmark — Visa Not RequiredUnited Kingdom — Visa Not RequiredIceland — Visa Not RequiredAzerbaijan — E-VisaGeorgia — E-VisaPhilippines — E-VisaMalaysia — Visa Not RequiredBrunei Darussalam — Visa Not RequiredSlovenia — Visa Not RequiredFinland — Visa Not RequiredSlovakia — Visa Not RequiredCzechia — Visa Not RequiredEritrea — E-VisaJapan — Visa Not RequiredParaguay — Visa Not RequiredYemen — E-VisaSaudi Arabia — Visa Not RequiredCyprus — Visa Not RequiredMorocco — E-VisaEgypt — E-VisaLibya — E-VisaEthiopia — Embassy VisaDjibouti — E-VisaUganda — Visa Not RequiredRwanda — E-VisaBosnia and Herzegovina — E-VisaNorth Macedonia — E-VisaSerbia — E-VisaMontenegro — E-VisaTrinidad and Tobago — Visa Not RequiredSouth Sudan — Visa Not Required
Visa Not Required E-Visa Embassy Visa
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Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Bahamas
Bahrain
Barbados
Belgium
Belize
Brazil
British Indian Ocean Territory
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Canada
Chile
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Estonia
Eswatini
Faroe Islands
Finland
France
French Southern Territories
Gambia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guyana
Holy See (Vatican City State)
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Kenya
Kiribati
Korea, Republic of
Kuwait
Latvia
Lesotho
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Malta
Mauritius
Mexico
Monaco
Mozambique
Namibia
Nauru
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Oman
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russian Federation
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Saudi Arabia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
South Africa
South Sudan
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Tanzania, United Republic of
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tuvalu
Türkiye
Uganda
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Vanuatu
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Zambia
Zimbabwe
E-Visa 89
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Belarus
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
China
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
Côte d'Ivoire
Djibouti
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Fiji
Gabon
Georgia
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Haiti
India
Indonesia
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iraq
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Kyrgyzstan
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lebanon
Liberia
Libya
Macao
Madagascar
Mali
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Micronesia, Federated States of
Moldova, Republic of
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Myanmar
Nepal
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
North Macedonia
Pakistan
Palau
Palestine, State of
Panama
Philippines
Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Serbia
Somalia
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Syrian Arab Republic
Taiwan, Province of China
Tajikistan
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tunisia
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Viet Nam
Yemen
Embassy Visa 4
Cabo Verde
Ethiopia
Guatemala
Honduras
Botswana's entry routes
E-Visa
Fee
300 BWP
Validity
1 month
Apply online ↗
Visa Required
Fee
300 BWP
Validity
1 month
Apply online ↗

Terms are the destination's own, extracted from official pages. Your exact requirement depends on your passport — use the picker above.

Compiled from official government sources and kept under continuous re-verification. Entry rules can change at short notice — always confirm with the official source before you travel.