Visa requirements for Botswana citizens

Visa requirements for Botswana citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Botswana. In 2014, Botswana citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 73 countries and territories, ranking the Botswana passport 58th in the world according to the Visa Restrictions Index.

Visa requirements map

  Botswana
  Visa free access
  Visa on arrival / eVisa
  Visa required

Visa requirements

Country Visa requirement Notes (excluding departure fees)
 Afghanistan Visa required[1]
 Albania Visa required[2]
 Algeria Visa required[3]
 Andorra Visa required[4]
 Angola Visa required[5]
 Antigua and Barbuda Visa not required[6] 1 month
 Argentina Visa required[7]
 Armenia Visa required[8]
 Australia Visa required[9]
 Austria Visa required[10]
 Azerbaijan Visa required[11]
 Bahamas Visa not required[12] 3 months
 Bahrain Visa required[13]
 Bangladesh Visa not required[14]
 Barbados Visa not required[15] 6 months
 Belarus Visa required[16]
 Belgium Visa required[17]
 Belize Visa not required[18]
 Benin Visa required[19]
 Bhutan Visa required[20]
 Bolivia Visa on arrival[21] 90 days
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Visa required[22]
 Brazil Visa required[23]
 Brunei Visa required[24]
 Bulgaria Visa required[25]
 Burkina Faso Visa required[26]
 Burundi Visa required[27]
 Cambodia Visa required[28]
 Cameroon Visa required[29]
 Canada Visa required[30]
 Cape Verde Visa on arrival[31]
 Central African Republic Visa required[32]
 Chad Visa required[33]
 Chile Visa required[34]
 China Visa required[35]
 Colombia Visa required[36]
 Comoros Visa on arrival[37]
 Republic of the Congo Visa required[38]
 Democratic Republic of the Congo Visa required[39]
 Costa Rica Visa required[40]
 Côte d'Ivoire Visa required[41]
 Croatia Visa required[42]
 Cuba Tourist card required[43] Tourist card must be obtained in advance via travel agency, airline or at the embassy.
 Cyprus Visa required[44]
 Czech Republic Visa required[45]
 Denmark Visa required[46]
 Djibouti Visa on arrival[47]
 Dominica Visa not required[48] 6 months
 Dominican Republic Visa not required[49] Tourist card must be purchased on arrival.
 Ecuador Visa not required[50] 90 days
 Egypt Visa required[51]
 El Salvador Visa required[52]
 Equatorial Guinea Visa required[53]
 Eritrea Visa required[54]
 Estonia Visa required[55]
 Ethiopia Visa required[56]
 Fiji Visa not required[57] 4 months
 Finland Visa required[58]
 France Visa required[59]
 Gabon Visa required[60]
 Gambia Visa required[61]
 Georgia Visa not required[62] 90 days within 180 days
 Germany Visa required[63]
 Ghana Visa required[64]
 Greece Visa required[65]
 Grenada Visa not required[66] 3 months
 Guatemala Visa required[67]
 Guinea Visa required[68]
 Guinea-Bissau Visa on arrival[69] 90 days
 Guyana Visa required[70]
 Haiti Visa not required[71] 3 months
 Honduras Visa required[72]
 Hong Kong Visa not required[73] 90 days
 Hungary Visa required[74]
 Iceland Visa required[75]
 India Visa required[76]
 Indonesia Visa required[77]
 Iran Visa required[78]
 Iraq Visa required[79]
 Ireland Visa not required[80]
 Israel Visa required[81]
 Italy Visa required[82]
 Jamaica Visa not required[83]
 Japan Visa required[84]
 Jordan Visa required[85]
 Kazakhstan Visa required[86]
 Kenya Visa not required[87] 90 days
 Kiribati Visa required[88]
 North Korea Visa required[89]
 South Korea Visa required[90]
 Kuwait Visa required[91]
 Kyrgyzstan Visa required[92]
 Laos Visa on arrival[93] 30 days
 Latvia Visa required[94]
 Lebanon Visa required[95]
 Lesotho Visa required[96] 30 days
 Liberia Visa required[97]
 Libya Visa required[98]
 Liechtenstein Visa required[99]
 Lithuania Visa required[100]
 Luxembourg Visa required[101]
 Macedonia Visa not required[102] 90 days
 Madagascar Visa on arrival[103] 90 days
 Malawi Visa not required[104] 90 days
 Malaysia Visa not required[105]
 Maldives Visa on arrival[106] 30 days
 Mali Visa required[107]
 Malta Visa required[108]
 Marshall Islands Visa required[109]
 Mauritania Visa on arrival[110]
 Mauritius Visa required[111]
 Mexico Visa required[112]
 Micronesia Visa not required[113] 30 days
 Moldova Visa required[114]
 Monaco Visa required[115]
 Mongolia Visa required[116]
 Montenegro Visa required[117]
 Morocco Visa required[118]
 Mozambique Visa not required[119] 3 months
 Myanmar Visa required[120]
 Namibia Visa not required[121] 90 days
 Nauru Visa on arrival[122]
   Nepal Visa on arrival[123]
 Netherlands Visa required[124]
 New Zealand Visa required[125]
 Nicaragua Visa required[126]
 Niger Visa required[127]
 Nigeria Visa required[128]
 Norway Visa required[129]
 Oman Visa required[130]
 Pakistan Visa required[131]
 Palau Visa on arrival[132] 30 days
 Panama Visa required[133]
 Papua New Guinea Visa required[134]
 Paraguay Visa required[135]
 Peru Visa required[136]
 Philippines Visa required[137]
 Poland Visa required[138]
 Portugal Visa required[139]
 Qatar Visa required[140]
 Romania Visa required[141]
 Russia Visa required[142]
 Rwanda Visa on arrival[143]
 Saint Kitts and Nevis Visa not required[144]
 Saint Lucia Visa not required[145]
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Visa not required[146] 1 month
 Samoa Visa on arrival !Entry Permit on arrival[147] 60 days
 San Marino Visa required[148]
 São Tomé and Príncipe Visa required[149] Visa is obtained online.[150]
 Saudi Arabia Visa required[151]
 Senegal Visa required[152]
 Serbia Visa required[153]
 Seychelles Visa on arrival !Visitor's Permit on arrival[154] 1 month
 Sierra Leone Visa required[155]
 Singapore Visa not required[156] 30 days
 Slovakia Visa required[157]
 Slovenia Visa required[158]
 Solomon Islands Visa required[159]
 Somalia Visa required[160] Visa on arrival for 30 days, provided an invitation letter issued by the sponsor has been submitted
to the Airport Immigration Department at least 2 days before arrival.
 South Africa Visa not required[161] 90 days
 South Sudan Visa on arrival[162]
 Spain Visa required[163]
 Sri Lanka Electronic Travel Authorization[164] 30 days
 Sudan Visa required[165]
 Suriname Visa required[166]
 Swaziland Visa not required[167] 30 days
 Sweden Visa required[168]
  Switzerland Visa required[169]
 Syria Visa required[170]
 Tajikistan Visa required[171]
 Tanzania Visa not required[172] 90 days
 Thailand Visa required[173]
 Timor-Leste Visa on arrival[174] 30 days
 Togo Visa on arrival[175] 7 days
 Tonga Visa required[176]
 Trinidad and Tobago Visa not required[177]
 Tunisia Visa required[178]
 Turkey Visa required[179]
 Turkmenistan Visa required[180]
 Tuvalu Visa on arrival[181] 1 month
 Uganda Visa on arrival[182]
 Ukraine Visa required[183]
 United Arab Emirates Visa required[184]
 United Kingdom Visa not required[185] 6 months
 United States Visa required[186]
 Uruguay Visa required[187]
 Uzbekistan Visa required[188]
 Vanuatu Visa not required[189] 30 days
  Vatican City Visa required[190]
 Venezuela Visa required[191]
 Vietnam Visa required[192]
 Yemen Visa required[193]
 Zambia Visa not required[194] 90 days
 Zimbabwe Visa not required[195] 3 months

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