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Visa Requirements

Visas are obtained from the Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs Department of Immigration and Citizenship.

COUNTRIES WHOSE NATIONAL REQUIRE VISA TO ENTER BOTSWANA

1.  Afghanistan
2.  Albania
3.  Algeria
4.  Andorra
5.  Angola
6.  Armenia
7.  Azerbaijan
8.  Bahrain
9.  Bangladesh
10.  Belarus
11.  Benin
12.  Bhutan
13.  Bolivia
14.  Bosnia and Herzegovina
15.  Bulgaria
16.  Burkina Faso
17.  Burundi
18.  Cambodia
19.  Cameroon
20.  Cape Verde
21.  Central African Republic
22.  Chad
23.  China
24.  Colombia
25.  Comoros
26.  Congo
27.  DRS-Democratic Republic of Congo
28.  Cote Devoir
29.  Croatia
30.  Czech Republic
31.  Djibouti
32.  Dominican Republic
33.  Ecuador
34.  Egypt
35.  El Salvador
36.  Equatorial Guinea
37.  Eritrea
38.  Estonia
39.  Ethiopia
40.  Gabon
41.  Georgia
42.  Guatemala
43.  Guinea
44.  Guinea Bissau
45.  Haiti
46.  Honduras
47.  Indonesia
48.  Iran
49.  Iraq
50.  Ivory Coast
51.  Jordan
52.  Kazakhstan
53.  Korea DPR / ·  Kuwait
·  Kyrgyzstan (Kirghizia)
·  Laos PDR
·  Latvia
·  Lebanon
·  Liberia
·  Libya
·  Lithuania
·  Macedonia
·  Mali
·  Madagascar
·  Marshall Islands
·  Mauritania
·  Micronesia
·  Moldova
·  Monaco
·  Mongolia
·  Morocco
·  Myanmar (Burma)
·  Nepal
·  Nicaragua
·  Niger
·  Oman
·  Pakistan
·  Palau
·  Panama
·  Philippines
·  Poland
·  Qatar
·  Romania
·  Rwanda
·  Sao Tome and Principe
·  Saudi Arabia
·  Senegal
·  Slovakia
·  Slovenia
·  Somalia
·  Sudan
·  Suriname
·  Syria
·  Taiwan
·  Tajikistan
·  Thailand
·  Togo
·  Tunisia
·  Turkey
·  Turkmenistan
·  Ukraine
·  United Arab Emirates
·  Uzbekistan
·  Vietnam
·  Yemen
/ COMMONWEATLH COUNTRIES WHOSE NATIONALS REQUIRE VISA TO ENTER BOTSWANA

1.  Ghana
2.  India
3.  Nigeria
4.  Sri Lanka
/ COUNTRIES WHOSE NATIONALS DO NOT REQUIRE VISA TO ENTER BOTSWANA

1.  Antiqua & Barbuda
2.  Argentina
3.  Austria
4.  Bahamas
5.  Barbados
6.  Belgium
7.  Belize
8.  Brazil
9.  Brunei Darussalam
10.  Canada
11.  Chile
12.  Costa Rica
13.  Cyprus
14.  Denmark
15.  Dominica
16.  Fiji
17.  Finland
18.  France
19.  Gambia
20.  Germany
21.  Greece
22.  Grenada
23.  Guyana
24.  Hong Kong
25.  Hungary
26.  Iceland
27.  Ireland
28.  Israel
29.  Italy
30.  Jamaica
31.  Japan
32.  Kenya
33.  Kiribati
34.  Korea (ROK)
35.  Lesotho
36.  Liechtenstein
37.  Luxembourg
38.  Malaysia / ·  Malta
·  Malawi
·  Mauritius
·  Mexico
·  Mozambique
·  Namibia
·  Nauru
·  Netherlands
·  Norway
·  Papua New Guinea
·  Paraguay
·  Peru
·  Portugal
·  Russia
·  Saint Kitts and Nevis
·  Saint Lucia
·  Saint Vincent and the Gurenadines
·  Samoa
·  San Marino
·  Seychelles
·  Sierra Leone
·  Singapore
·  Solomon Islands
·  South Africa
·  Spain
·  Sweden
·  Switzerland
·  Tanzania
·  Tonga
·  Trinidad and Tobago
·  Tuvalu
·  United States of America
·  Uganda
·  Uruguay
·  Vanuatu
·  Venezuela
·  Zambia
·  Zimbabwe

Requirements for Visa application –Enquire with the VISA & Consular Section at the various Embassies for more visa requirements

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All foreigners from non-Commonwealth countries are required to have a valid visa unless their countries have agreements with Botswana under which the visa requirement is waived. Visitors are advised to enquire, prior to travel, if a visa is required of their country.
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There are three types of Visas and they are as follows
·  A Continuous Visa which authorizes the holder to enter the Republic of Botswana on unlimited number of occasions within a period of twelve (12) months from the date the Visa is granted.
·  A Transit Visa which authorizes the holder to pass through the Republic of Botswana in transit to some other countries and shall be valid for a period endorsed on the Visa.
·  An Ordinary Visa which authorizes the holder to enter the Republic of Botswana on such number of occasions, and for such periods as may be endorsed on the visa by the authorized officer.


Applications for visas to enter the Republic of Botswana should include the following:

·  Fully completed Immigration Form 1

·  Certified copies of passport pages

·  Two identical passport size photographs

·  Covering letter from the host

·  A copy of the host's national identity/residence permit/exemption certificate


Applicants who require visas would be required to produce the following:

·  A valid national passport

·  A re-entry permit to the country where he is ordinarily resident

·  A visa fee -enquire about the amount where you will be applying for visa

·  No visa fee shall be charged in respect of diplomat visas issued to; officers of foreign governments, the United Nations or other international organizations travelling on official businesses

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