Botswana passport: visa requirements for 199 destinations

Freedom of movement (1)

• BotswanaFree movement

  The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 13(2), says everyone has the right to leave any country, including their own, and to return to their country.

Visa-free destinations (41)

• AngolaVisa-freeup to 30 days

  Under the Decree, nationals of the listed countries are exempt from tourist visa requirements for stays in Angola of up to 30 days per entry and 90 days per year.

• Antigua and BarbudaVisa-freeup to 180 daysFee: 150 XCD
• BahamasVisa-free

  The Bahamas Department of Immigration says that, under official international visa agreements, visa requirements are waived for citizens of the listed countries who visit and remain in The Bahamas for no more than three months or eight months, as each individual agreement may dictate.

• BarbadosVisa-freeup to 60 days
• BelizeVisa-free
• BeninVisa-freeup to 90 days
• BrazilVisa-freeup to 90 days
• DominicaVisa-freeup to 180 days
• Dominican RepublicVisa-freeup to 30 days

  The Dominican Foreign Ministry's visa lookup says they enter Dominican territory under Decree 690-07 of 18 December 2007, for tourist purposes only.

• EswatiniVisa-free
• FijiVisa-freeup to 120 days (+60 days)
• GeorgiaVisa-freeup to 365 days
• GrenadaVisa-free
• GuyanaVisa-free
• Hong KongVisa-freeup to 90 days
• JamaicaVisa-free
• KenyaVisa-freeup to 90 days
• KiribatiVisa-freeup to 90 days

  Kiribati's Entry and Visa Exemption Order 2023 says the maximum stay under this exemption must not exceed 90 days in any 12-month period.

• KosovoVisa-freeup to 90 days
• LesothoVisa-free
• MalaysiaVisa-free
• MauritiusVisa-free
• MicronesiaVisa-freeup to 30 days (+60 days)
• MozambiqueVisa-freeup to 90 days

  Mozambique's eVisa portal lists Botswana in its visa-exempt table: all types of passport, 90 days, tourism and business.

• NamibiaVisa-free

  Namibia's Ministry of Home Affairs fact sheet lists this nationality under: nationals of the following countries do not require visas to enter Namibia for holidays (all passport types).

• PanamaVisa-freeup to 90 days
• PhilippinesVisa-freeup to 30 days
• RussiaVisa-freeup to 30 days
• Saint LuciaVisa-free
• SamoaVisa-freeup to 90 days
• Sierra LeoneVisa-free
• SingaporeVisa-free
• South AfricaVisa-freeup to 90 days
• TanzaniaVisa-free
• TogoVisa-freeup to 30 days

  Togo Voyage says all African nationals holding a valid passport may enter Togo without a visa for stays of up to 30 days, provided they have completed the immigration form at least 24 hours before arrival.

• Trinidad and TobagoVisa-free
• TuvaluVisa-freeup to 30 days (+30 days)

  Tuvalu's mission to the UN says visas are not required for stays in Tuvalu of up to 30 days, and that entry permits for a maximum one-month stay are issued on arrival to travellers with a valid passport (at least 6 months from the date of arrival), sufficient funds, proof of accommodation and a return or onward ticket.

• UgandaVisa-free
• VanuatuVisa-freeup to 120 days

  Vanuatu's Department of Immigration says the tourist visa does not allow extensions, and the holder must depart the country before the 120-day period expires.

• ZambiaVisa-freeup to 90 days

  Zambia's Department of Immigration says all ordinary visitors, business visitors and tourists are entitled to a free 90-day visit in any period of 12 months from the day of first entry; the days may not all be given at once, so a visitor may be required to have them extended at the nearest immigration office, free of charge.

• ZimbabweVisa-free

eVisa / ETA destinations (47)

• AlbaniaeVisaup to 90 days

  Albania's visa fee list names the Albanian mission in Paris as where to apply. Type C visa: EUR 25 (one entry), EUR 25 (two entries), EUR 25 (multiple entries). Type D visa: EUR 25.

• AustraliaeVisaFee: 250 AUD
• BahraineVisa
• BhutaneVisaFee: 40 USD

  Bhutan's Immigration Rules say a foreigner cleared as a tourist may stay for the actual duration of the stay or ninety days, whichever is less.

• Burkina FasoeVisaFee: 66000 XOF
• Cabo VerdeeVisaFee: 2500 CVE

  Cabo Verde's EASE portal says that from 1 January 2026 nationals of the countries on its list must obtain an entry visa, and a transit or airport stopover visa, before arriving in Cabo Verde, or be refused entry, transit or stopover.

• CambodiaeVisaFee: 35 USD

  Cambodia's eVisa portal announces that the Cambodia e-Visa "Type E" is now available for all countries.

• CamerooneVisaFee: 153 EUR
• ChadeVisa

  Chad's immigration directorate says that after 21 May 2026 any visa issued outside the evisa.td platform is considered invalid and does not allow entry into the country.

• ColombiaeVisa
• Côte d'IvoireeVisaFee: 73 EUR
• Democratic Republic of the CongoeVisaFee: 300 USD
• EthiopiaeVisaFee: 62 USD

  Ethiopia's eVisa portal lists two single-entry tourist visas: 30 days for USD 62 and 90 days for USD 152.

• GaboneVisa
• GhanaETAup to 90 daysFee: Free
• GuineaeVisa
• IndiaeVisaFee: 25 USD
• IndonesiaeVisaFee: 1000000 IDR
• IsraelETAup to 90 daysFee: 25 ILS
• JordaneVisaFee: 2 JOD
• KazakhstaneVisaup to 30 daysFee: 60 USD
• KyrgyzstaneVisa
• LaoseVisaup to 30 days
• LibyaeVisa
• MadagascareVisaup to 60 daysFee: 30 EUR
• MauritaniaeVisaFee: 55 EUR
• MoldovaeVisaFee: 40 EUR

  Moldova's eVisa portal says foreigners on the list of states whose citizens must hold an invitation issued by the Migration and Asylum Bureau of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are not exempt from presenting it when applying for an eVisa.

• MongoliaeVisaup to 30 days
• New ZealandeVisaFee: 441 NZD
• NicaraguaeVisa
• NigeriaeVisaup to 30 days
• OmaneVisaFee: 5 OMR
• PakistaneVisaup to 90 days
• PalestineETAup to 90 daysFee: 25 ILS

  Israel's Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) says its procedure for the entry of foreigners into the Judea and Samaria Area does not apply to foreigners asking to visit the Area and Israel in parallel, and that such foreigners are handled under the procedures of the Population and Immigration Authority.

• Papua New GuineaeVisaup to 30 daysFee: 50 USD
• QatareVisaFee: 100 QAR
• São Tomé and PríncipeeVisa
• SeychellesETAup to 90 daysFee: 10 EUR
• Solomon IslandseVisaup to 90 daysFee: 50 USD
• SomaliaeVisa

  Somalia's Immigration and Citizenship Agency says that under the new arrangement travellers complete their application before departure rather than on arrival.

• South KoreaETAup to 90 daysFee: 10000 KRW
• South SudaneVisa
• Sri LankaETAup to 30 days
• SurinameETAup to 90 daysFee: 50 USD

  Suriname's eVisa service says that from 1 July 2022 travellers wishing to visit Suriname for tourism purposes are required to pay the Entry Fee to be admitted to the territory of the Republic of Suriname.

• ThailandeVisaFee: 40 USD
• United Arab EmirateseVisaFee: 200 AED

  Dubai's Department of Economy and Tourism lists, for this passport: "Tourist visa - 30 or 60 days validity with single or multiple entry".

• VietnameVisaFee: 25 USD

Visa on arrival (8)

• ComorosVisa on arrivalFee: 60 EUR
• GambiaVisa on arrival

  The Gambia Immigration Department lists this country among the African countries that need both a visa and clearance.

• MacauVisa on arrivalup to 30 daysFee: 200 MOP
• MaldivesVisa on arrivalup to 30 daysFee: Free
• NepalVisa on arrivalFee: 30 USD

  Nepal's Department of Immigration lists tourist visas of 15, 30 or 90 days.

• PalauVisa on arrival
• RwandaVisa on arrivalup to 30 daysFee: Free
• Timor-LesteVisa on arrivalup to 30 daysFee: 30 USD

  Timor-Leste's Migration Service says the tourist visa is valid for a single entry and a thirty-day stay, and may be extended once for the same period.

Embassy visa required (77)

• AlgeriaEmbassy visa
• AndorraEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR

  Andorra's government says that when the Schengen visa is required, third-country nationals must apply for a double-entry or a multiple-entry Schengen visa, depending on how many times they will enter the Schengen area from Andorra.

• ArgentinaEmbassy visaFee: 150 USD

  Argentina's National Directorate of Migrations says the AVE covers foreigners holding valid ordinary passports who travel to Argentina for tourism; for this, they must hold a valid US visa in category B2, J, B1, O, P (P1, P2, P3), E or H-1B.

• ArmeniaEmbassy visaFee: 15000 AMD

  Armenia's Foreign Ministry lists this country among those whose citizens, and holders of whose travel documents, can apply for a visitor visa only at Armenia's diplomatic representations or consular posts abroad, and only with an invitation.

• AustriaEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• AzerbaijanEmbassy visaFee: 20 USD
• BangladeshEmbassy visa
• BelarusEmbassy visaFee: 60 EUR
• BelgiumEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• BoliviaEmbassy visa

  Bolivia's Migration Directorate lists this passport in Group II: countries that require the issuance of a consular visa or an entry permit issued by the Bolivian immigration office to enter Bolivia.

• Bosnia and HerzegovinaEmbassy visaFee: 31 EUR
• BruneiEmbassy visaFee: 20 BND
• BulgariaEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• Central African RepublicEmbassy visa
• ChileEmbassy visa
• ChinaEmbassy visa
• Costa RicaEmbassy visaFee: 30 USD
• CroatiaEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• CyprusEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR

  Cyprus says holders of a valid two- or multiple-entry Schengen visa, and holders of national visas and residence permits issued by Schengen states, do not need a short-stay visa to enter Cyprus for up to 90 days in any 180-day period; Turkish and Azerbaijani citizens are excluded from this provision.

• CzechiaEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• DenmarkEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• El SalvadorEmbassy visa
• Equatorial GuineaEmbassy visaFee: 200 USD
• EritreaEmbassy visa
• EstoniaEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• FinlandEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• FranceEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• GermanyEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• GreeceEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• HungaryEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• IcelandEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• IranEmbassy visa
• IraqEmbassy visa
• IrelandEmbassy visa
• ItalyEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• JapanEmbassy visaFee: 15000 JPY
• KuwaitEmbassy visa

  The Embassy of Kuwait in Japan says that nationals who cannot be granted the entry visa through the e-visa service or at the airport must apply for an entry visa through their sponsor in Kuwait before departure: they give their sponsor in Kuwait (family or relatives with residency in Kuwait, the company or organization being visited, or the hotel where they will stay) the applicant’s data (passport information, purpose of visit, period of visit and so on), and the sponsor then applies for the visa at the Ministry of Interior, Kuwait.

• LatviaEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• LebanonEmbassy visaFee: 2000000 LBP

  General Security says citizens of countries it does not mention require a visa issued by one of the Lebanese embassies, or prior authorization granted by the Directorate of General Security.

• LiberiaEmbassy visaFee: 70 USD

  The Liberia Immigration Service says that if there is a Liberian embassy in your country, you are required to apply for your visa directly at the embassy and not through its Visa on Arrival portal.

• LiechtensteinEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• LithuaniaEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• LuxembourgEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• MaliEmbassy visa
• MaltaEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• MexicoEmbassy visaFee: 56 USD

  Mexico's National Migration Institute (INM) says the following documents are an alternative to the Mexican visa: proof of permanent residence in Canada, the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, any Schengen country, or the Pacific Alliance countries (Chile, Colombia and Peru); or a valid visa from Canada, the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom or any Schengen country.

• MonacoEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR

  Monaco's government says visa applications to enter Monaco must therefore be made at the embassy of the Schengen country that will be the gateway of the stay in Europe; once the Schengen visa is obtained, Monaco can be visited without any other formality.

• MontenegroEmbassy visa
• MyanmarEmbassy visaup to 28 daysFee: 40 USD
• NauruEmbassy visaup to 90 days
• NetherlandsEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• North MacedoniaEmbassy visaFee: 60 EUR

  North Macedonia's Foreign Ministry says third-country nationals with a multiple-entry Schengen (type C) visa valid for at least 5 days beyond the intended stay may stay no longer than 15 days on each entry, as long as the total stay does not exceed 90 days in any 180-day period.

• NorwayEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• ParaguayEmbassy visa
• PeruEmbassy visaFee: 30 USD
• PolandEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• PortugalEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• Republic of the CongoEmbassy visaFee: 200 USD
• RomaniaEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• San MarinoEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR

  San Marino's Foreign Ministry says that reaching San Marino means crossing the Schengen Area, so visitors from states outside it must hold the authorisations needed to enter and transit the Schengen Area before they leave.

• Saudi ArabiaEmbassy visa
• SerbiaEmbassy visa
• SlovakiaEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• SloveniaEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• SpainEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• SwedenEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• SwitzerlandEmbassy visaFee: 90 EUR
• TaiwanEmbassy visa
• TajikistanEmbassy visaFee: 30 USD
• TunisiaEmbassy visa
• TurkeyEmbassy visa
• TurkmenistanEmbassy visaFee: 40 USD

  Turkmenistan's State Migration Service says foreign citizens and stateless persons may come to and stay in Turkmenistan on the basis of a visa, unless Turkmenistan's international treaties provide otherwise.

• UkraineEmbassy visaFee: 65 USD
• United KingdomEmbassy visaFee: 135 GBP
• United StatesEmbassy visaFee: 185 USD
• UruguayEmbassy visaFee: 42 USD
• UzbekistanEmbassy visaFee: 40 USD

Visa required (how to apply not stated) (7)

• CanadaVisa requiredFee: 100 CAD
• GuatemalaVisa requiredFee: 25 USD
• Marshall IslandsVisa requiredFee: 100 USD
• MoroccoVisa required
• SenegalVisa required
• TongaVisa required

  Tonga's Ministry of Revenue and Customs says citizens of all other countries need visas to enter Tonga, before arrival, and that a genuine visitor intending to visit Tonga for not less than 30 days must obtain an entry permit issued by the Immigration Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs before arriving.

• YemenVisa required

  The Embassy of Yemen in Washington DC says it is not issuing any tourist visa at this time.

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