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🇧🇼 Who needs a visa for Botswana?

U.S. State Department travel advisory for Botswana: Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution (updated 17 June 2026). It is written for U.S. citizens; read the advisory before you book.

World map: which passports can enter Botswana visa-free, with an ETA, e-Visa, visa on arrival or with a visa

Travel essentials for Botswana

Capital	Gaborone
Currency	Botswana pula (BWP, P)
Official languages	English, Tswana
Calling code	+267
Plugs and voltage	type D, G, M · 230 V
Internet domain	.bw

Neighbouring countries: 🇳🇦 Namibia, 🇿🇦 South Africa, 🇿🇲 Zambia, 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe

Visa requirements by passport

Entry requirements for Botswana by passport, grouped from visa-free to visa required. Data updated September 2026; confirm with an embassy of Botswana before you travel.

Visa-free (104)

🇦🇴 Angola · 90 days
🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda · 90 days
🇦🇷 Argentina · 90 days
🇦🇺 Australia · 90 days
🇦🇹 Austria · 90 days
🇧🇸 Bahamas · 90 days
🇧🇭 Bahrain · 90 days
🇧🇧 Barbados · 90 days
🇧🇪 Belgium · 90 days
🇧🇿 Belize · 90 days
🇧🇷 Brazil · 90 days
🇧🇳 Brunei · 90 days
🇧🇬 Bulgaria · 90 days
🇨🇦 Canada · 90 days
🇨🇱 Chile · 90 days
🇨🇷 Costa Rica · 90 days
🇭🇷 Croatia · 90 days
🇨🇺 Cuba · 90 days
🇨🇾 Cyprus · 90 days
🇨🇿 Czech Republic · 90 days
🇩🇰 Denmark · 90 days
🇩🇲 Dominica · 90 days
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic · 90 days
🇪🇪 Estonia · 90 days
🇸🇿 Eswatini · 90 days
🇫🇮 Finland · 90 days
🇫🇷 France · 90 days
🇬🇲 Gambia · 90 days
🇩🇪 Germany · 90 days
🇬🇭 Ghana
🇬🇷 Greece · 90 days
🇬🇩 Grenada · 90 days
🇬🇾 Guyana · 90 days
🇭🇰 Hong Kong · 90 days
🇭🇺 Hungary · 90 days
🇮🇸 Iceland · 90 days
🇮🇪 Ireland · 90 days
🇮🇱 Israel · 90 days
🇮🇹 Italy · 90 days
🇯🇲 Jamaica · 90 days
🇯🇵 Japan · 90 days
🇰🇪 Kenya · 90 days
🇰🇮 Kiribati · 90 days
🇰🇼 Kuwait · 90 days
🇱🇻 Latvia · 90 days
🇱🇸 Lesotho · 90 days
🇱🇮 Liechtenstein · 90 days
🇱🇹 Lithuania · 90 days
🇱🇺 Luxembourg · 90 days
🇲🇼 Malawi · 90 days
🇲🇾 Malaysia · 90 days
🇲🇻 Maldives · 90 days
🇲🇹 Malta · 90 days
🇲🇺 Mauritius · 90 days
🇲🇽 Mexico · 90 days
🇲🇨 Monaco · 90 days
🇲🇿 Mozambique · 90 days
🇳🇦 Namibia · 90 days
🇳🇷 Nauru · 90 days
🇳🇱 Netherlands · 90 days
🇳🇿 New Zealand · 90 days
🇳🇴 Norway · 90 days
🇴🇲 Oman · 90 days
🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea · 90 days
🇵🇾 Paraguay · 90 days
🇵🇪 Peru · 90 days
🇵🇱 Poland · 90 days
🇵🇹 Portugal · 90 days
🇶🇦 Qatar · 90 days
🇷🇴 Romania · 90 days
🇷🇺 Russia · 90 days
🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis · 90 days
🇱🇨 Saint Lucia · 90 days
🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · 90 days
🇼🇸 Samoa · 90 days
🇸🇲 San Marino · 90 days
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · 90 days
🇸🇨 Seychelles · 90 days
🇸🇱 Sierra Leone · 90 days
🇸🇬 Singapore · 90 days
🇸🇰 Slovakia · 90 days
🇸🇮 Slovenia · 90 days
🇸🇧 Solomon Islands · 90 days
🇿🇦 South Africa · 90 days
🇰🇷 South Korea · 90 days
🇸🇸 South Sudan · 90 days
🇪🇸 Spain · 90 days
🇸🇪 Sweden · 90 days
🇨🇭 Switzerland · 90 days
🇹🇿 Tanzania · 90 days
🇹🇴 Tonga · 90 days
🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago · 90 days
🇹🇷 Turkey · 90 days
🇹🇻 Tuvalu · 90 days
🇺🇬 Uganda · 90 days
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates · 90 days
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · 90 days
🇺🇸 United States · 90 days
🇺🇾 Uruguay · 90 days
🇻🇺 Vanuatu · 90 days
🇻🇦 Vatican City · 90 days
🇻🇪 Venezuela · 90 days
🇿🇲 Zambia · 90 days
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe · 90 days

🇧🇼 Who needs a visa for Botswana?

Travel essentials for Botswana

Visa requirements by passport

Visa-free (104)

e-Visa (90)

Visa required (4)