The basic rule when comes to visa's to Botswana is that visitors from Commonwealth countries do NOT require a visa before travelling to Botswana. However, citizens of Ghana, Nigeria, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka DO require a visa to Botswana.
What are the Botswana Visa Categories?
Botswana has two visa categories which different nationalities fall under.
These are listed below:
Non-Visa Category: No visa is required. No action or fee needed. Stamp
on arrival is for
30 days, and this can be extended.
Visa-Category: Visa is required. Visa must be applied at the nearest mission
abroad, or by making use of the Botswana e-visa portal.
Length of stay - All nationalities can stay for a maximum of 90 days
in any 12 month period for holiday purposes, without a permit.
For important updates, be sure to check our
NEWSFLASH page.
What Other Requirements are There?
All travellers to Botswana will need:
• Passports must be valid for at least six months.
• Sufficient funds for your stay
• At least 3 unused passport pages
• Round-trip or onward ticket if flying into Botswana
You should also be aware of additional requirements when minors are travelling to Botswana.
Click on the below for more details.
What are the Botswana Visa Types?
A Single Entry visa allows you to enter Botswana one time. Once you have used it for an entry and exit, you cannot use it
again. Valid for 1 month.
A Multiple Entry visa allows you to enter Botswana more than once. Valid for up to 3 months.
How Much is a Botswana Visa?
Those who do not need a visa to Botswana need not worry about fees at the
point of entry except for self-drivers.
Read more...
Nationals who require a visa to Botswana will need to pay for it at the time
of their arrival or on the online portal if they apply online, and the fees vary with
each visa type. Payment can be made in foreign currency - United States Dollar,
Pound Sterling, Euro and South African Rand. Online payments can be made using
Visa or MasterCard. Contact your nearest embassy, high commission or consulate for
more information.
1. Single entry visa - 300 Pula or US$30 per person
2. Multiple entry visa - 500 Pula or US$50 per person
3. Transit visa - cost the same as above.
Do I Need a Botswana Visa?
Depending on where you are from, you may need to apply for a visa before your travel to Botswana. Check on the lists below for your country, or use the search tab for a quick search to see if you may need a visa.
Visa Required
Visitors from the list below DO require a visa to travel to Botswana
A Aaland Islands
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
American Samoa
Andorra
Armenia
Anguilla
Armenia
Aruba
Ascension Islands
Azerbaijan
B
Bangladesh
Belarus
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Bosnia Herzegovina
Bouvet Island
British Virgin Islands
Burkina Faso
Burundi
C
Cambodia
Cameroon
Cape Verde Islands
Cayman Islands
Central African Rep
Chad
China
Christmas Island
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Congo DRC
Cook Islands
Cote d`Ivoire
Curacao
D
Djibouti
E
East Timor
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
F
Faeroe Islands
Fiji
French Antilles
French Guiana
French Polynesia
French Southern Territories
M
Macau
Macedonia
Madagascar
Mali
Marshall Island
Martinique
Mauritania
Mayotte
Micronesia
Moldova
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Myanmar
N
Nepal
Netherlands Antilles
New Caledonia
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue Island
Norfolk Island
North Korea
Northern Mariana Islands
P
Pakistan
Palau
Palestine
Panama
Philippines
Pitcairn
Puerto Rico
R
Reunion Islands
Rwanda
S
Saint Barth lemy
Saint Martin French part
Sao Tome & Principe
Senegal
Serbia
Sint Maarten Dutch part
Somalia
South Georgia
Sri Lanka
St. Helena
St. Pierre and Miquelon
Sudan
Suriname
Syria
T
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Thailand
Togo
Tokelau
Tunisia
Turkmenistan
U
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
V
Vietnam
Virgin Islands British
Virgin Islands US
W
Western Sahara
Western Samoa
Y
Yemen
No Visa Required
Visitors from the list below DO NOT require a visa to travel to Botswana
A
Angola
Antigua & Barbuda
Argentina
Australia
Austria
B
Bahamas
Bahrain
Barbados
Belgium
Belize
Brazil
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
C
Canada
Chile
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
D
Denmark
Dominica
Dominican Republic
E
Estonia
F
Finland
France
G
Gambia
Germany
Greece
Grenada
Guyana
H
Holy See
Hong Kong
Hungary
I
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
J
Jamaica
Japan
K
Kenya
Kiribati
Kuwait
L
Latvia
Lesotho
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxemburg
M
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Malta
Mauritius
Mexico
Monaco
Mozambique
N
Namibia
Nauru
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway (and colonies)
O
Oman
P
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Q
Qatar
R
Republic of Ireland
Romania
Russian Federation
S
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Saudi Arabia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
South Africa
South Korea
South Sudan
Spain
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
T
Tanzania
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Turkey
Tuvalu
U
Uganda
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States of America
Uruguay
V
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Y
Yugoslavia
Z
Zambia
Zimbabwe
No Visa Required
Please search below to see if you DO or DO NOT require a visa for Botswana:
Aaland Islands - Visa required
Afghanistan - Visa required
Albania - Visa required
Algeria - Visa required
American Samoa - Visa Required
Andorra - Visa required
Anguilla - Visa required
Armenia - Visa required
Angola - No visa required
Antigua & Barbuda - No visa required
Argentina - No visa required
Aruba - Visa required
Ascension Islands - Visa required
Australia - No visa required
Austria - No visa required
Azerbaijan - Visa required
Bangladesh - Visa required
Belarus - Visa required
Bermuda - Visa required
Benin - Visa required
Bhutan - Visa required
Bolivia - Visa required
Bosnia and Herzegovina - Visa required
Burkina Faso - Visa required
Burundi - Visa required
Bahamas - No visa required
Bahrain - No visa required
Barbados - No visa required
Belgium - No visa required
Belize - No visa required
Bouvet Island - Visa required
Brazil - No visa required
British Virgin Islands - Visa required
Brunei Darussalam - No visa required
Bulgaria - No visa required
Cambodia - Visa required
Cape Verde - Visa required
Cayman Islands - Visa required
Central African Republic - Visa required
Chad - Visa required
China - Visa required
Christmas Island - Visa required
Colombia - Visa required
Comoros - Visa required
Congo - Visa required
Cameroon - Visa required
Canada - No visa required
Chile - No visa required
Cook Islands - Visa required
Costa Rica - No visa required
Croatia - No visa required
Cuba - No visa required
Curacao - Visa required
Cyprus - No visa required
Czech Republic - No visa required
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC, Zaire) - Visa required
Djibouti - Visa required
Denmark - No visa required
Dominica - No visa required
Dominican Republic - No visa required
East Timor - Visa required
Ecuador - Visa required
Egypt - Visa required
El Salvador - Visa required
Equatorial Guinea - Visa required
Eritrea - Visa required
Ethiopia - Visa required
Estonia - No visa required
Faero Islands - Visa required
French Antilles - Visa required
French Guiana - Visa required
French Polynesia - Visa required
Fiji - Visa required
Finland - No visa required
France - No visa required
French Southern Territories - Visa required
Gabon - Visa required
Georgia - Visa required
Ghana - Visa required
Gibraltar - Visa required
Greenland - Visa required
Guadeloupe - Visa required
Guam - Visa required
Guatemala - Visa required
Guinea - Visa required
Guinea Bissau - Visa required
Gambia - No visa required
Germany - No visa required
Greece - No visa required
Grenada - No visa required
Guyana - No visa required
Haiti - Visa required
Honduras - Visa required
Hungary - No visa required
Holy See (Vatican City) - No visa required
Hong Kong - No visa required
Hungary - No visa required
India - Visa required
Indonesia - Visa required
Iran - Visa required
Iraq - Visa required
Ivory Coast (Cote de Ivoire) - Visa required
Iceland - No visa required
Ireland - No visa required
Israel - No visa required
Italy - No visa required
Jordan - Visa required
Jamaica - No visa required
Japan - No visa required
Kazakhstan - Visa required
Korea DPR - Visa required
Kyrgyzstan (Kirghizia) - Visa required
Kenya - No visa required
Kiribati - No visa required
Kuwait - No visa required
Laos PDR - Visa required
Lebanon - Visa required
Liberia - Visa required
Libya - Visa required
Latvia - No visa required
Lesotho - No visa required
Liechtenstein - No visa required
Lithuania - No visa required
Luxemburg - No visa required
Macau - Visa required
Macedonia - Visa required
Madagascar - Visa required
Mali - Visa required
Marshall Islands - Visa required
Martinique - Visa required
Mauritania - Visa required
Mayotte - Visa required
Micronesia - Visa required
Moldova - Visa required
Mongolia - Visa required
Montenegro - Visa required
Monserrat - Visa required
Morocco - Visa required
Myanmar (Burma) - Visa required
Malawi - No visa required
Malaysia - No visa required
Maldives - No visa required
Malta - No visa required
Mauritius - No visa required
Mexico - No visa required
Monaco - No visa required
Mozambique - No visa required
Nepal - Visa required
Netherlands Antilles - Visa required
New Caledonia - Visa required
Nicaragua - Visa required
Niger - Visa required
Nigeria - Visa required
Niue Island - Visa required
Norfolk Island - Visa required
Namibia - No visa required
Nauru - No visa required
Netherlands - No visa required
New Zealand - No visa required
Norway (and colonies) - No visa required
Northern Mariana Islands - Visa required
Oman - No visa required
Pakistan - Visa required
Palau - Visa required
Palestine - Visa required
Panama - Visa required
Philippines - Visa required
Papua New Guinea - No visa required
Paraguay - No visa required
Peru - No visa required
Pitcairn - Visa required
Poland - No visa required
Portugal - No visa required
Puerto Rico - Visa required
Qatar - No visa required
Reunion Islands - Visa required
Rwanda - Visa required
Republic of Ireland - No visa required
Romania - No visa required
Russian Federation - No visa required
Samoa - No visa required
Sao Tome and Principe - Visa required
Senegal - Visa required
Serbia - Visa required
Slovakia - No visa required
Somalia - Visa required
Sri Lanka - Visa required
Saint Helena - Visa required
Saint Kitts and Nevis - No visa required
Saint Lucia - No visa required
Saint Pierre/Miquelon - Visa required
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - No visa required
You may not want to do an online visa application and visit your nearest embassy instead. Here is a list of Botswana diplomatic missions around the world.
Botswana Embassies Worldwide
Australia
High Commission of Botswana in Canberra, Australia
130 DENISON STREET
P.O BOX 3812, MANUKA ACT 2603, DEAKIN ACT 2600
CANBERRA
TEL: (+612) 6234 7500
FAX: (+612) 6282 4140
EMAIL: botaus-info@gov.bw
Australia
Honorary Consulate of Botswana in Brisbane, Australia
Apt 602, The Grosvenor 12 Edward Street
Brisbane, Queensland 4000
TEL: (+61) 7 3210 1986, (+61) 419 705 846
FAX: (+61) 7 3210 1987
EMAIL: botqld@bigpond.com
Australia
Honorary Consulate of Botswana in Melbourne
48 Lumeah Road, Caulfield
Victoria 3161
TEL: (+61) 3 9532 8066
FAX: (+61) 3 9533 0856
EMAIL:
goldberg@bigpond.net.au
Australia
Honorary Consulate of Botswana in Perth, Australia
223 Vincent Street, P.O. Box 256
Leederville
Western Australia 6005
TEL: (+61) 8 9227 5538, (+61) 410 408 370
FAX: (+61) 8 9227 5540
EMAIL:
ppathak@phoenixacademy.com.au
Australia
Honorary Consulate of Botswana in Sydney
3 Spring Street, GPO Box 4216
Sydney, New South Wales 2001
TEL: (+61) 2 8249 4428
FAX: (+61) 2 8249 4001
EMAIL: ian@daymond.com.au
Austria
Honorary Consulate of Botswana in Vienna
Linke Wienzeile 4
1060 Wien
TEL: (+43) (1) 587 96 16
FAX: (+43) (1) 587 34 32
EMAIL: meixner@meixner.com
Belgium
Embassy of Botswana in Brussels
and Mission of the European Union
169 Avenue de Tervuren, B 1150 Brussels, Woluwe Siant Pierre
TEL: (+322) 735 2070 / 735 6110
FAX: (+322) 735 6318 /732 7264
EMAIL: boer@gov.bw
Brazil
Embassy of Botswana in Brasilia
Shis QI 09, Conjunto 16, Casa 03, Lago Sul, Brasillia-DF
TEL: (+5561) 3120 1250/ 1
FAX: +5561)3120 1271
China
Embassy of Republic of Botswana in Beijing
No.1 Don San Jie, Sanlitun, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100600
TEL: (+8610) 65326898
FAX: (+8610) 65326896
EMAIL: botchin@gov.bw
China
Honorary Consulate of Botswana in Hong Kong
Room 821A, 8th floor Star House 3 Salisbury Road,
Tsim Sha Tsui Kowloon
TEL: (+852) 2366 9978
FAX: (+852) 2366 9832
Cyprus
Honorary Consulate of Botswana in Limasso
Visionshire Building Manoli Kalomiri & Marikas Kotopouli
Suite 201 , P.O. Box 50514, 3606 Limassol
TEL: (+357) 25 344 525
FAX: (+357) 25 343 044
EMAIL:
consulbotswana@cytanet.com.cy
Finland
Honorary Consulate of Botswana in Helsinki
Annankatu 11, B 00120
TEL: (+358) 9-612 6363, (+358) 50-363 5334
FAX: (+358) 9-6126 3610
EMAIL:
office@nordstromhospital.fi
France
Honorary Consulate of Botswana in Paris
88, avenue dIena
75116 Paris
TEL: (+33) 1 47.20.08.23
FAX: (+33) 1 47.20.42.58
Germany
Honorary Consulate of Botswana in Berlin
Bregenzer Strasse 1, 10707 Berlin
TEL: (+49) 30 393 731 47
FAX: (+49) 30 223 999 80
EMAIL: reitmaier@gmail.com
Kenya
High Commission of Botswana in Nairobi
Gigiri Drive, off United Natioans Avenue, LR/Block 91/238
P.O. Box 754-00606
TEL: (+254) 20 712 3412/ 4
FAX: (+254) 20 712 3418
EMAIL: botkena@gov.bw
Kuwait
Embassy of Botswana in Kuwait City
Block 3, Street 319, House 3
Mubarak Al Abdulla Al Jaber Area, West Mishref
P.O Box 26145, Code 13122
TEL: (+965) 25383619
FAX: (+965) 25393529
Lebanon
Honorary Consulate of Botswana in Beirut
Fabraka Street
Broumana
TEL: (+961) 1 21 88 50, (+961) 4 961 401
FAX: (+961) 4 961 401
EMAIL: hcob.lebanon@gmail.com
Mexico
Honorary Consulate of Botswana in Mexico City
Paseo de Tamarindos 400 P.B. Local 6
Bosques de las Lomas
C.P. 05120, Mexico City D.F.
TEL: (+52) 55 5258-0311
FAX: (+52) 55 5258-0308
EMAIL: omars@amparo.com.mx
Mozambique
High Commission of Botswana in Maputo
Rua de Dar es Salaam, No. 141
Sommerschield
TEL: (+258) 2124 3800
FAX: (+258) 2149 4917
EMAIL: botmoz@gov.bw
Namibia
High Commission of Botswana in Windhoek
101 Nelson Mandela Avenue, Klein Windhoek
P.O. Box 20359
TEL: (+264) 61 221 941/2/7
FAX: (+264) 61 23 6034
Netherlands
Honorary Consulate of Botswana in Amsterdam
Keizersgracht 310
1016 EX Amsterdam
TEL: (+31) (20) 420 88 44
EMAIL:
mariekesanders@wxs.nl
New Zealand
Honorary Consulate of Botswana in Auckland
42 Curran Street
Herne Bay
Auckland 1011
TEL: (+64) 21 633 951
EMAIL: chris.jones@mobilis.com
Nigeria
High Commission of Botswana in Abuja
Plot 1241, Oguta Lake Street (off River Benue Street)
Maitama Extension, Abuja
TEL: (+234) 97 822181/ 782
FAX: (+234) 7034 103 830
EMAIL: botnig@mail.org
Norway
Honorary Consulate of Botswana in Oslo
Niels Juels gate 7
0272 Oslo
TEL: (+47) 67 57 10 41, (+47) 454 01 041
FAX: (+47) 22 18 36 95
EMAIL: oky@norconsult.no
Singapore
Honorary Consulate of Botswana in Singapore City
15 Beach Road #03-10 Beach Centre
Singapore 189677
TEL: (+65) 6333 0652
FAX: (+65) 6339 0438
EMAIL:
guanseng@bakertillytfw.com
South Africa
High Commission of Botswana in Pretoria,
24 Amos Street, Colbyn, Pretoria 0083
P.O.Box 57035, Acadia, 0007
Pretoria
TEL: (+27) 12 430 9640
FAX: (+27) 12 3421845/4783
South Africa
Consulate General of Botswana in Johannesburg
66 Jorrisen Street, Braamfontein, Ground Floor, Jorrisen Place
P.O. Box 32051, Braamfontein, 2017
Johannesburg
TEL: (+27) 11 403 3748
FAX: (+27)11 403 1384 / 4031286
South Korea
Honorary Consulate of Botswana in Seoul
774-2, Yongam-li Bongdong-eup
Wanjugun Jeonbuk
Seoul
TEL: (+82) (63) 261-7555
Sweden
Embassy of Botswana in Stockholm
Tyrgatan 11, Box 26024, 100 41 Stockholm
TEL: (+46) 8 545 258 80
FAX: (+46) 8 723 00 87
EMAIL: botstock@gov.bw
Sweden
Honorary Consulate of Botswana in Gothenburg
Mester Johansgatan 8, 416 62 Gothenburg
TEL: (+46) 31-19 39 35
FAX: (+46) 31-707 39 58
EMAIL:
viveka.lien@arbetsformedlingen.se
Switzerland
Botswana Permanent Mission to the UN in Geneva
80, Rue de Lausanne, 1202 Geneva
TEL: (+4122) 9061060
FAX: (+4122) 9061061
EMAIL: botgen@bluewin.ch
Uganda
Honorary Consulate of Botswana in Kampala
Pan Africa House, Plot 3 Kimathi Avenue,5th Floor, Suite 513,
P.O.Box 5318, Kampala
TEL: +256-414-232679
FAX: +256-414-259052
EMAIL:
maria.odido@beenaturalproducts.com
United Kingdom
High Commission of Botswana in London
6 Stratford Place, London W1C 1AY
TEL: (+44) 207 647 1000
FAX: (44) 207) 495 8595
United States
Honorary Consulate of Botswana in Houston
3200 Southwest Freeway, 34th Floor, Houston, Texas 77027
TEL: (+1) (713) 940-4580
FAX: (+1) (713) 940-4545
EMAIL: svvallone@aol.com
United States
Embassy of the Republic of Botswana
1531-1533 New Hampshire Ave., NW,Washington, DC 20036
TEL: (+1)202-244-4990/1
EMAIL:
info@botswanaembassy.org
United States
Consulate General of Botswana in Atlanta, Georgia
5580 Queensborough Drive, NE Atlanta, Georgia 30338
TEL: (+1) (202) 669 8776
EMAIL:
botswanaconsul@aol.com
United States
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Botswana to the United States
154 East 46th Street, New York, N.Y. 10017
TEL: (+1212) 889 2277
FAX: (+1212) 725 5061
EMAIL: botswana@un.int
United States
Honorary Consulate of Botswana in Houston
3200 Southwest Freeway, 34th Floor , Houston, Texas 77027
TEL: (+1) (713) 940-4580
FAX: (+1) (713) 940-4545
EMAIL: svvallone@aol.com
Zambia
High Commission of Botswana in Lusaka
5201 Pandit Nehru Road, Diplomatic Triangle, P.O.Box 31910,
Lusaka
TEL (+260) 211 250555 / 253903 / 250019
FAX (+260) 211 253895/883
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