Who Can Visit Botswana Visa-Free?
Find out which passport holders can enter Botswana without a visa, with e-Visa, or visa on arrival.
99
Visa-Free Access
87
E-Visa Access
4
Visa Required
190
Total Passports
Quick Facts
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Capital
Gaborone
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Currency
BWP - Botswana pula
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Languages
English, Setswana
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Calling Code
+267
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Timezone
UTC+02:00
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Driving Side
Left
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Population
2.4M
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Area
582,000 km²
Entry Requirements by Passport
| # | Passport | Entry Status | Stay Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Afghanistan | E-Visa | 3 months |
| 2 |  Albania | E-Visa | - |
| 3 |  Algeria | E-Visa | 3 months |
| 4 |  Andorra | E-Visa | 3 months |
| 5 |  Angola | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 6 |  Argentina | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 7 |  Armenia | E-Visa | 3 months |
| 8 |  Australia | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 9 |  Austria | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 10 |  Azerbaijan | E-Visa | 3 months |
| 11 |  Bahamas | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 12 |  Bahrain | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 13 |  Bangladesh | E-Visa | 3 months |
| 14 |  Barbados | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 15 |  Belarus | E-Visa | 3 months |
| 16 |  Belgium | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 17 |  Belize | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 18 |  Benin | E-Visa | - |
| 19 |  Bhutan | E-Visa | 90 days |
| 20 |  Bolivia | E-Visa | 3 months |
| 21 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | E-Visa | 3 months |
| 22 |  Brazil | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 23 |  Brunei | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 24 |  Bulgaria | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 25 |  Burkina Faso | E-Visa | 90 days |
| 26 |  Burundi | E-Visa | 90 days |
| 27 |  Cabo Verde | Visa Required | - |
| 28 |  Cambodia | E-Visa | 3 months |
| 29 |  Cameroon | E-Visa | - |
| 30 |  Canada | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 31 |  Central African Republic | E-Visa | - |
| 32 |  Chad | E-Visa | - |
| 33 |  Chile | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 34 |  China | E-Visa | 3 months |
| 35 |  Colombia | E-Visa | 3 months |
| 36 |  Comoros | E-Visa | - |
| 37 |  DR Congo | E-Visa | 3 months |
| 38 |  Republic of the Congo | E-Visa | - |
| 39 |  Costa Rica | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 40 |  Cote d'Ivoire | E-Visa | - |
| 41 |  Croatia | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 42 |  Cuba | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 43 |  Cyprus | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 44 |  Czechia | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 45 |  Denmark | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 46 |  Djibouti | E-Visa | 90 days |
| 47 |  Dominican Republic | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 48 |  East Timor | E-Visa | 3 months |
| 49 |  Ecuador | E-Visa | 3 months |
| 50 |  Egypt | E-Visa | 3 months |
| 51 |  El Salvador | E-Visa | 90 days |
| 52 |  Equatorial Guinea | E-Visa | 90 days |
| 53 |  Eritrea | E-Visa | 30 days |
| 54 |  Estonia | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 55 |  Ethiopia | Visa Required | - |
| 56 |  Fiji | E-Visa | - |
| 57 |  Finland | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 58 |  France | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 59 |  Gabon | E-Visa | 3 months |
| 60 |  Gambia | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 61 |  Georgia | E-Visa | 3 months |
| 62 |  Germany | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 63 |  Ghana | E-Visa | - |
| 64 |  Greece | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 65 |  Grenada | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 66 |  Guatemala | Visa Required | - |
| 67 |  Guinea-Bissau | E-Visa | - |
| 68 |  Guinea | E-Visa | 90 days |
| 69 |  Guyana | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 70 |  Haiti | E-Visa | 90 days |
| 71 |  Honduras | Visa Required | - |
| 72 |  Hungary | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 73 |  Iceland | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 74 |  India | E-Visa | 3 months |
| 75 |  Indonesia | E-Visa | 3 months |
| 76 |  Iran | E-Visa | - |
| 77 |  Iraq | E-Visa | 3 months |
| 78 |  Ireland | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 79 |  Israel | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 80 |  Italy | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 81 |  Jamaica | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 82 |  Japan | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 83 |  Jordan | E-Visa | 90 days |
| 84 |  Kazakhstan | E-Visa | 3 months |
| 85 |  Kenya | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 86 |  Kiribati | Visa Free | 3 months |
| 87 |  North Korea | E-Visa | 3 months |
| 88 |  South Korea | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 89 |  Kuwait | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 90 |  Kyrgyzstan | E-Visa | - |
| 91 |  Laos | E-Visa | 3 months |
| 92 |  Latvia | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 93 |  Lebanon | E-Visa | 3 months |
| 94 |  Lesotho | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 95 |  Liberia | E-Visa | 90 days |
| 96 |  Libya | E-Visa | 3 months |
| 97 |  Liechtenstein | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 98 |  Lithuania | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 99 |  Luxembourg | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 100 |  Madagascar | E-Visa | 3 months |
| 101 |  Malawi | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 102 |  Malaysia | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 103 |  Maldives | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 104 |  Mali | E-Visa | 90 days |
| 105 |  Malta | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 106 |  Marshall Islands | E-Visa | - |
| 107 |  Mauritania | E-Visa | - |
| 108 |  Mauritius | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 109 |  Mexico | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 110 |  Micronesia | E-Visa | - |
| 111 |  Moldova | E-Visa | 3 months |
| 112 |  Monaco | Visa Free | - |
| 113 |  Mongolia | E-Visa | 3 months |
| 114 |  Montenegro | E-Visa | 3 months |
| 115 |  Morocco | E-Visa | 3 months |
| 116 |  Mozambique | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 117 |  Myanmar | E-Visa | 3 months |
| 118 |  Namibia | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 119 |  Nauru | Visa Free | 3 months |
| 120 |  Nepal | E-Visa | 3 months |
| 121 |  Netherlands | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 122 |  New Zealand | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 123 |  Nicaragua | E-Visa | - |
| 124 |  Niger | E-Visa | - |
| 125 |  Nigeria | E-Visa | - |
| 126 |  North Macedonia | E-Visa | 3 months |
| 127 |  Norway | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 128 |  Oman | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 129 |  Pakistan | E-Visa | 1 months |
| 130 |  Palau | E-Visa | 3 months |
| 131 |  Palestine | E-Visa | 3 months |
| 132 |  Panama | E-Visa | - |
| 133 |  Papua New Guinea | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 134 |  Paraguay | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 135 |  Peru | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 136 |  Philippines | E-Visa | 3 months |
| 137 |  Poland | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 138 |  Portugal | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 139 |  Qatar | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 140 |  Romania | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 141 |  Russia | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 142 |  Rwanda | E-Visa | - |
| 143 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 144 |  Saint Lucia | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 145 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 146 |  Samoa | Visa Free | 3 months |
| 147 |  San Marino | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 148 |  Saudi Arabia | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 149 |  Senegal | E-Visa | - |
| 150 |  Serbia | E-Visa | 3 months |
| 151 |  Seychelles | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 152 |  Sierra Leone | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 153 |  Singapore | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 154 |  Slovakia | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 155 |  Slovenia | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 156 |  Solomon Islands | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 157 |  Somalia | E-Visa | 90 days |
| 158 |  South Africa | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 159 |  South Sudan | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 160 |  Spain | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 161 |  Sri Lanka | E-Visa | 3 months |
| 162 |  Sudan | E-Visa | 3 months |
| 163 |  Suriname | E-Visa | 3 months |
| 164 |  Sweden | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 165 |  Switzerland | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 166 |  Syria | E-Visa | 3 months |
| 167 |  Tajikistan | E-Visa | - |
| 168 |  Tanzania | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 169 |  Thailand | E-Visa | 3 months |
| 170 |  Togo | E-Visa | - |
| 171 |  Tonga | Visa Free | 3 months |
| 172 |  Trinidad and Tobago | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 173 |  Tunisia | E-Visa | 3 months |
| 174 |  Turkey | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 175 |  Turkmenistan | E-Visa | 3 months |
| 176 |  Tuvalu | Visa Free | 3 months |
| 177 |  Uganda | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 178 |  Ukraine | E-Visa | 3 months |
| 179 |  United Arab Emirates | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 180 |  United Kingdom | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 181 |  United States | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 182 |  Uruguay | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 183 |  Uzbekistan | E-Visa | - |
| 184 |  Vanuatu | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 185 |  Vatican City | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 186 |  Venezuela | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 187 |  Vietnam | E-Visa | - |
| 188 |  Yemen | E-Visa | - |
| 189 |  Zambia | Visa Free | 90 days |
| 190 |  Zimbabwe | Visa Free | 90 days |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many countries can enter Botswana visa-free?
Citizens from 99 countries can enter Botswana without obtaining a visa in advance.
Does Botswana offer e-Visa?
Botswana offers e-Visa to citizens of 87 countries. Check the table above to see if your passport qualifies.
What are the general entry requirements for Botswana?
General entry requirements for Botswana include a valid passport (usually with at least 6 months validity), proof of accommodation, return/onward ticket, and sufficient funds for your stay. Specific requirements vary by nationality.