Botswana passport — visa-free travel

Holders of a Botswana passport can enter 55 countries visa-free and 19 more on arrival — Henley Passport Index rank #56.

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Visa-free destinations (55)

Countries you can enter on a Botswana passport without applying for a visa in advance.

Angola AO Anguilla AI Antigua and Barbuda AG Bangladesh BD Barbados BB Belize BZ Benin BJ Bermuda BM Brazil BR British Virgin Islands VG Cayman Islands KY Cook Islands CK Dominica DM Dominican Republic DO Ecuador EC eSwatini SZ Falkland Islands FK Fiji FJ Georgia GE Ghana GH Grenada GD Guyana GY Haiti HT Hong Kong (SAR China) HK Jamaica JM Kenya KE Kiribati KI Kosovo XK Lesotho LS Malawi MW Malaysia MY Mauritius MU Micronesia FM Montserrat MS Mozambique MZ Namibia NA Panama PA Philippines PH Rwanda RW Senegal SN Singapore SG South Africa ZA St. Helena SH St. Lucia LC St. Vincent and the Grenadines VC Suriname SR Tanzania TZ The Bahamas BS The Gambia GM Trinidad and Tobago TT Turks and Caicos Islands TC Uganda UG Vanuatu VU Zambia ZM Zimbabwe ZW

Visa on arrival (19)

Countries that issue a visa on arrival to Botswana passport holders. Bring your passport, fee, and any required photos — no advance application.

Burundi BI Cambodia KH Cape Verde Islands CV Comoro Islands KM Djibouti DJ Ethiopia ET Guinea-Bissau GW Iran IR Laos LA Macao (SAR China) MO Madagascar MG Maldives MV Nepal NP Niue NU Palau Islands PW Samoa WS Sierra Leone SL Timor-Leste TL Tuvalu TV

Electronic travel authorisation (7)

Countries requiring an eTA — quick online pre-approval, usually issued in minutes to hours.

Israel IL Palestinian Territory PS Russian Federation RU Seychelles SC South Korea KR Sri Lanka LK St. Kitts and Nevis KN

e-Visa available (37)

Countries with an online e-visa. Apply through the official portal before departure.

Albania AL Azerbaijan AZ Bahrain BH Bhutan BT Bolivia BO Burkina Faso BF Cameroon CM Colombia CO Congo (Dem. Rep.) CD Côte d'Ivoire CI Cuba CU Equatorial Guinea GQ Gabon GA Guinea GN India IN Indonesia ID Kazakhstan KZ Kyrgyzstan KG Liberia LR Mauritania MR Moldova MD Nicaragua NI Nigeria NG Oman OM Pakistan PK Qatar QA São Tomé and Príncipe ST Somalia SO South Sudan SS Syria SY Tajikistan TJ Thailand TH Togo TG Türkiye TR United Arab Emirates AE United Kingdom GB Vietnam VN

Visa required (109)

Countries requiring a pre-arranged visa for Botswana passport holders. Apply through the destination's embassy or consular service before travel.

Afghanistan AF Algeria DZ American Samoa AS Andorra AD Argentina AR Armenia AM Aruba AW Australia AU Austria AT Belarus BY Belgium BE Bonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba BQ Bosnia and Herzegovina BA Botswana BW Brunei BN Bulgaria BG Canada CA Central African Republic CF Chad TD Chile CL China CN Congo (Rep.) CG Costa Rica CR Croatia HR Curacao CW Cyprus CY Czechia CZ Denmark DK Egypt EG El Salvador SV Eritrea ER Estonia EE Faroe Islands FO Finland FI France FR French Guiana GF French Polynesia PF French West Indies FW Germany DE Gibraltar GI Greece GR Greenland GL Guam GU Guatemala GT Honduras HN Hungary HU Iceland IS Iraq IQ Ireland IE Italy IT Japan JP Jordan JO Kuwait KW Latvia LV Lebanon LB Libya LY Liechtenstein LI Lithuania LT Luxembourg LU Mali ML Malta MT Marshall Islands MH Mayotte YT Mexico MX Monaco MC Mongolia MN Montenegro ME Morocco MA Myanmar MM Nauru NR Netherlands NL New Caledonia NC New Zealand NZ Niger NE North Korea KP North Macedonia MK Northern Mariana Islands MP Norway NO Papua New Guinea PG Paraguay PY Peru PE Poland PL Portugal PT Puerto Rico PR Reunion RE Romania RO San Marino SM Saudi Arabia SA Serbia RS Slovakia SK Slovenia SI Solomon Islands SB Spain ES St. Maarten MF Sudan SD Sweden SE Switzerland CH Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) TW Tonga TO Tunisia TN Turkmenistan TM Ukraine UA United States US Uruguay UY US Virgin Islands VI Uzbekistan UZ Vatican City VA Venezuela VE Yemen YE

Frequently asked questions

  • How many countries can I visit visa-free with a Botswana passport?

    Holders of a Botswana passport have visa-free access to 55 countries and visa-on-arrival access to 19 more, for a total of 74 destinations without a pre-arranged visa. Add 44 more reachable via eTA or e-visa.

  • What is the Henley rank of the Botswana passport?

    The Botswana passport is ranked #56 in the Henley Passport Index for 2026, with a visa-free count of 81.

  • Where do Botswana passport holders need a visa?

    Botswana passport holders need a pre-arranged visa to enter 109 countries.

  • What is the most popular visa-free destination for Botswana travellers?

    Based on direct flight volume, South Africa is the most-flown visa-free destination from Botswana, with 5 non-stop routes.

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