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Visa requirements · updated Aug 2026

Visa-Free Countries for the Botswana Passport 2026

The Botswana passport gives visa-free entry to 48 countries, plus easy access (on arrival / e-Visa) to 60 more. Ranked #119 worldwide. The full list with allowed stay is below.

48visa-free
60on arrival / eTA
108total access
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Botswana
Passport
48visa-free

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Visa-free · 48

Angola30 days→ Antigua and Barbuda180 days→ Bahamas90 days→ Bangladesh90 days→ Barbados180 days→ Belize90 days→ Benin90 days→ Brazil90 days→ Dominica180 days→ Dominican Republic90 days→ Ecuador90 days→ Fiji120 days→ Gambia90 days→ Georgia360 days→ Ghana60 days→ Grenada90 days→ Guyana90 days→ Haiti90 days→ Hong Kong90 days→ Israel90 days→ Jamaica90 days→ Kiribati90 days→ Kosovo90 days→ Lesotho90 days→ Malawi90 days→ Malaysia30 days→ Mauritius90 days→ Micronesia30 days→ Mozambique90 days→ Namibia90 days→ Panama90 days→ 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→ Swaziland30 days→ Tanzania90 days→ Togo30 days→ Trinidad and Tobago90 days→ Uganda90 days→ Vanuatu120 days→ Zambia90 days→ Zimbabwe90 days→

Also without an embassy

Visa on arrival or online (e-Visa / ETA) — quick to get.

Albania e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Australia e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Bahrain e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Bhutan e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Bolivia Visa on arrival · 30 days → Burkina Faso e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Burundi Visa on arrival · 30 days → Cambodia Visa on arrival · 30 days → Cameroon e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Cape Verde Visa on arrival · 30 days → Colombia e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Comoros Visa on arrival · 30 days → Cuba e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → DR Congo e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Djibouti Visa on arrival · 30 days → El Salvador e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Equatorial Guinea e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Ethiopia Visa on arrival · 30 days → Gabon e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Guinea e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Guinea-Bissau Visa on arrival · 30 days → India e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Indonesia e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Iran Visa on arrival · 30 days → Iraq e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Ivory Coast e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Kazakhstan e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Kenya e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Kyrgyzstan e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Laos Visa on arrival · 30 days → Libya e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Macao Visa on arrival · 30 days → Madagascar Visa on arrival · 30 days → Maldives Visa on arrival · 30 days → Mauritania Visa on arrival · 30 days → Moldova e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Mongolia e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Nepal Visa on arrival · 30 days → Nigeria Visa on arrival · 30 days → Oman e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Pakistan e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Palau Visa on arrival · 30 days → Papua New Guinea e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Qatar Visa on arrival · 30 days → Samoa Visa on arrival · 30 days → Sao Tome and Principe e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Senegal Visa on arrival · 30 days → Sierra Leone Visa on arrival · 30 days → Somalia e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → South Korea e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → South Sudan e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Sri Lanka Visa on arrival · 30 days → Suriname e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Syria e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Tajikistan e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Timor-Leste Visa on arrival · 30 days → Tuvalu Visa on arrival · 30 days → United Arab Emirates e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → United Kingdom e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Vietnam e-Visa / ETA · 90 days →

Where Botswana citizens face the toughest visas

Schengen, the US and the UK count refusals separately. Here are all three rates for the Botswana passport in one place.

The hardest is the UK — 54.2% of applications refused, against 10.7% at the most lenient one.

Schengen
10.7%
of applications refused
strictness rank: #78 of 118
-5.5 pp year-over-year
by filing country
United States
38.4%
of applications refused
strictness rank: #80 of 197
+6.0 pp year-over-year
B1/B2 visas
United Kingdom
54.2%
of applications refused
strictness rank: #11 of 119
-16.0 pp year-over-year
visitor visas
under 2 weeks until the next US interview · Gaborone
2 rule changes recorded for this passport in our archive, 2 of them easing · the feed →
2 countries accept visa applications right inside Botswana

Methodologies differ: the EC counts by place of filing, the State Department and Home Office by nationality. Read as orders of magnitude.

Where the Botswana passport still needs a visa · 90

These require a visa arranged in advance at an embassy or visa centre.

Afghanistan visa required → Algeria visa required → Andorra visa required → Argentina visa required → Armenia visa required → Austria visa required → Azerbaijan visa required → Belarus visa required → Belgium visa required → Bosnia and Herzegovina visa required → Brunei visa required → Bulgaria visa required → Canada visa required → Central African Republic visa required → Chad visa required → Chile visa required → China visa required → Congo visa required → Costa Rica visa required → Croatia visa required → Cyprus visa required → Czech Republic visa required → Denmark visa required → Egypt visa required → Eritrea visa required → Estonia visa required → Finland visa required → France visa required → Germany visa required → Greece visa required → Guatemala visa required → Honduras visa required → Hungary visa required → Iceland visa required → Ireland visa required → Italy visa required → Japan visa required → Jordan visa required → Kuwait visa required → Latvia visa required → Lebanon visa required → Liberia visa required → Liechtenstein visa required → Lithuania visa required → Luxembourg visa required → Mali visa required → Malta visa required → Marshall Islands visa required → Mexico visa required → Monaco visa required → Montenegro visa required → Morocco visa required → Myanmar visa required → Nauru visa required → Netherlands visa required → New Zealand visa required → Nicaragua visa required → Niger visa required → North Korea visa required → North Macedonia visa required →

+ 30 more countries

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Frequently asked

How many countries can the Botswana passport travel to visa-free?
The Botswana passport gives visa-free access to 48 countries, plus 60 more on arrival or with an e-Visa/eTA. See the full list above.
Which countries give Botswana citizens a visa on arrival?
Visa on arrival is available in 24 countries for Botswana citizens — see the section below.
How strong is the Botswana passport?
The Botswana passport ranks #119 in the 2026 passport index, with 108 total accessible destinations. See the passport ranking page for details.
Can visa-free rules change?
Yes, visa agreements change periodically. This data is current as of Aug 2026 — always confirm with the embassy before travel.

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