Botswana Passport:
Visa-Free Countries & Entry Rules
Abroad Travel Guide – 107 destinations open to Botswana passport holders without a visa arranged in advance.
Botswana passport holders can currently enter 53 destinations visa-free (including simple eTA authorisations), receive a visa on arrival in 24 countries and apply online for an e-Visa in 30. An embassy visa is still required for 90 destinations. The full breakdown by category is below, based on our dataset dated 2026-08-24. Select another passport to compare, and wherever a second citizenship or residency could strengthen your passport, we will show you the way.
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Select the passport you actually travel with – your citizenship, or the country of your current residence permit. Your passport check will instantly sort every destination into five entry categories. Countries marked with the green icon have citizenship or residency programs available through Abroad Mobility.
without arranging
a visa in advance
Angola30 days
Antigua and Barbuda180 days
Bahamas90 days
Bangladesh90 days
Barbados180 days
Belize
Benin90 days
Brazil90 days
Dominica180 days
Dominican Republic
Ecuador90 days
Fiji120 days
Gambia90 days
Georgia360 days
Ghana60 days
Grenada90 days
Guyana90 days
Haiti90 days
Hong Kong90 days
Israel90 days
Ivory CoasteTA
Jamaica
KenyaeTA
Kiribati90 days
Kosovo90 days
Lesotho
Malawi90 days
Malaysia30 days
Mauritius90 days
Micronesia30 days
Mozambique
Namibia90 days
PakistaneTA
Panama90 days
Papua New GuineaeTA
Philippines30 days
Russia30 days
Rwanda30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis90 days
Saint Lucia42 days
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines90 days
Seychelles90 days
Singapore30 days
South Africa90 days
South KoreaeTA
Swaziland30 days
Tanzania90 days
Trinidad and Tobago
Uganda90 days
United KingdomeTA
Vanuatu120 days
Zambia90 days
Zimbabwe90 daysEnter with just your passport, no visa needed. Some destinations require a simple electronic travel authorization (eTA). Permitted stay length is shown for each country.
Bolivia
Burundi
Cambodia
Cape Verde
Comoros
Djibouti
Ethiopia
Guinea-Bissau
Iran
Laos
Macao
Madagascar
Maldives
Mauritania
Nepal
Nigeria
Palau
Qatar
Samoa
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Sri Lanka
Timor-Leste
TuvaluA visa is issued when you land, usually a short form and a fee right at the border. Check the fee and permitted stay before you fly.
Albania
Australia
Bahrain
Bhutan
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Colombia
Cuba
DR Congo
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Guinea
India
Indonesia
Iraq
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Libya
Moldova
Mongolia
Oman
Sao Tome and Principe
Somalia
South Sudan
Syria
Tajikistan
Togo
United Arab Emirates
VietnamApply online before you travel; approval usually arrives within a few days by email. No embassy visit needed, you land with the document ready.
Afghanistan
Algeria
Andorra
Argentina
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brunei
Bulgaria
Canada
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Congo
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Egypt
Eritrea
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Guatemala
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Jordan
Kuwait
Latvia
Lebanon
Liberia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mexico
Monaco
Montenegro
Morocco
Myanmar
Nauru
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
North Korea
North Macedonia
Norway
Paraguay
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Romania
San Marino
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Spain
Sudan
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Thailand
Tonga
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vatican
Venezuela
YemenA visa must be obtained before travelling, via an embassy or consulate of the destination country.
No destinations in this category.
Entry is currently not permitted for holders of this passport. Rules change; always verify before planning a trip.
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