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🇳🇬 Does a Nigerian need a visa for Botswana 🇧🇼?

What this means for your trip

An e-Visa is applied for on the destination's official government website. You upload your passport scan and photo, pay online and receive an approval letter by email.

Apply well before departure and print the approval; use only the official portal, as many look-alike sites charge extra.

Your passport should normally be valid for at least six months beyond your planned departure date and have blank pages for stamps; many countries apply this rule.

Botswana at a glance

Capital: Gaborone · Currency: Botswana pula (BWP, P) · Official languages: English, Tswana · Calling code: +267

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.

Plugs and voltage

Your plugs fit: every plug type used in Nigeria (D, G, M) works with sockets in Botswana.

More about entering Botswana →

Easier destinations near Botswana for Nigerian passport holders

• 🇳🇦 Namibia — Visa on arrival
• 🇧🇯 Benin — Visa-free 90 days
• 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso — Visa-free
• 🇨🇲 Cameroon — Visa-free 90 days
• 🇨🇻 Cape Verde — Visa-free
• 🇹🇩 Chad — Visa-free 90 days
• 🇬🇲 Gambia — Visa-free 90 days
• 🇬🇭 Ghana — Visa-free

The other way round

🇧🇼 Motswana passport holders visiting Nigeria: Motswana passport holders can get a visa on arrival in Nigeria, usually at the airport or land border.

The Nigerian passport at a glance

All destinations for Nigeria passport holders → · Who needs a visa for Botswana →

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