Services to Non- Batswana

Countries Whose Nationals Require Visa to Enter Botswana

 

  • Afghanistan
  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Andorra
  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahrain
  • Bangladesh
  • Belarus
  • Benin
  • Bhutan
  • Bolivia
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cambodia
  • Cameroon
  • Cape Verde
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  

  • China
  • Colombia
  • Comoros
  • Congo
  • DRC-Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Cote Devoire
  • Croatia
  • Czech Republic
  • Djibouti
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • Egypt
  • El Salvador
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Eritrea
  • Estonia
  • Ethiopia
  • Gabon
  • Georgia
  • Guatemala
  • Guinea
  • Guinea Bissau
  • Haiti
  • Honduras
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Ivory Coast
  • Jordan
  • Kazakhstan
  • 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

 

Countries Whose Nationals Do Not Require Visa to Enter Botswana
  • Angola
  • Antigua & Barbuda
  • Argentina
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Bahamas
  • Bahrain
  • Barbados
  • Belgium
  • Belize
  • Brazil
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Bulgaria
  • Canada
  • Chile
  • Costa Rica
  • Croatia
  • Cuba
  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark  
  • Dominica
  • Dominican Republic
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France
  • Gambia
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Grenada
  • Guyana
  • Holy Sea
  • Hong Kong
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Jamaica
  • Japan
  • Kenya
  • Kiribati
  • Kuwait
  • Latvia
  • Lesotho
  • Liechtenstein
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Malawi
  • Malaysia
  • Maldives
  • Malta
  • Mauritius
  • Mexico
  • Monaco
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Nauru
  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • Norway
  • Oman
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Qatar
  • Romania
  • Russia
  • Samoa
  • San Marico
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Seychelles
  • Sierra Leone
  • Singapore
  • Slovak Republic
  • Slovenia
  • Solomon Islands
  • South Africa
  • South Korea (Republic of)
  • South Sudan
  • Spain
  • St. Kitts & Nevis
  • St. Lucia
  • St. Vincent & the Grenadines
  • Swaziland
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Tanzania
  • Tonga
  • Trinidad & Tobago
  • Turkey
  • Tuvalu
  • Uganda
  • United Arab Emirates
  • United Kingdom
  • United States of America
  • Uruguay
  • Vanuatu
  • Venezuela
  • Yugoslavia
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

General Requirements for Visa Application
  1. FULLY COMPLETED VISA APPLICATION FORM 1 (APPLICANT)
  2. APPLICANT`S CERTIFIED COPIES OF PASSPORT PAGES – (Showing Validity, Photograph & History)
  3. TWO RECENT-COLOURED Passport Size Photos
  4. COVERING LETTER FROM HOST.
  5. IF PREVIOUSLY APPLIED FOR A VISA, PLEASE ATTACH A COPY OF THE OUTCOME.
  6. IF COMING BY ROAD, PLEASE SPECIFY ON THE COVER LETTER
  7. TRAVEL SCHEDULE/ FLIGHT ITINERARY/BOOKINGS

NB: COPIES OF DOCUMENTS CAN BE CERTIFIED BY ANY COMMISSIONER OF OATHS

Requirements for Minors Traveling Through All Botswana Points of Entry
  • Minors travelling through the country’s borders will be required to produce certified copies of unabridged birth certificates
  • In the event that one parent is not travelling with the child, the other parent’s affidavit consenting to such travel should be availed. Temporary guardianship must be given if both parents are not travelling with the minor, as well as the abovementioned requirements.

Additional Requirements
 

VISITORS VISA:

  • P300 (CHF 21.00) Single Entry for a period up to 3 months
  • P500 (CHF 35.00) Multiple Entry for a period up to 3 months
  • P1500 (CHF 105.00) Multiple Entry for a period over 3 months to 2 years for dependants of residents
  1. SWORN STATEMENT/AFFIDAVIT FROM THE HOST (Personal Appearance of the Host for Oath)
  2. COPIES OF MARRIAGE /BIRTH CERTIFICATES – (SPOUSE/DEPENDENTS)
  3. A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE HOST`S NATIONAL IDENTITY/ RESIDENCE & WORK PERMIT/ EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE
  4. CERTIFIED COPIES OF ORDINATION CERTIFICATES FROM RELIGIOUS LEADERS
  5. RETURN VISA OR RESIDENCE PERMIT FROM COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE

 

BUSINESS VISA:

  • P500(CHF 35.00) Single Entry- For a period up to 3 months
  • P1000(CHF 70.00) Multiple Entry – For a period up to 3 months
  • P1500(CHF 105.00) Multiple Entry- For a period of 6 months to 1 year
  1. BUSINESS PROFILE/ LETTER OF INVITATION FROM HOST ORGANISATION
  2. MEETING SCHEDULE (If coming to attend or organize a meeting)
  3. CERTIFIED COPIES OF TRADE LICENSE, CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION, SHARE CERTIFICATE OF HOST IF OPERATING A BUSINESS

 

EMPLOYMENT VISA

  • Gratis
  1. COPIES OF WORK AND RESIDENCE PERMITS
  2. LETTER OF EMPLOYMENT OR CONFIRMATION OF EMPLOYMENT

 

INVESTORS VISA

  • P1000 (CHF 70.00) Multiple Entry for a period up to 6 months
  • P2500(CHF 175.00) Multiple Entry for a period up to 5 years
  1. COPIES OF WORK AND RESIDENCE PERMITS
  2. CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION, TRADE LICENSE, SHARE CERTIFICATE & LIST OF DIRECTORS.

 

TOURIST VISA

  • P300 (CHF 21.00) Single Entry for a period up to 1 month
  • P 500 (CHF 35.00)Multiple Entry for a period up to 3 months
  1. TOUR PLAN OR COPY OF TRAVEL SCHEDULE
  2. HOTEL BOOKINGS

 

STUDY VISA

  • Gratis
  1. ADMISSION LETTER
  2. FINANCIAL CONFIRMATION (SOURCE OF INCOME FOR THE SCHOOL FEES)
  3. STUDY PERMIT

 

TRANSIT VISA

  • P300 (CHF 21.00) Single Entry for up to 1 week
  • P500 (CHF 35.00)Multiple Entry for up to 3 months
  • P1500 (CHF 105.00) Multiple Entry for up to 3 years for Tour Operators and Transporters
  1. COMPANIES /INDIVIDUAL LETTER
  2. RETURN VISA OR PROOF OF RESIDENCE AND VISA FROM COUNTRY OF DESTINATION

 

NB: COPIES OF ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS SHOULD BE CERTIFIED

UPON COLLECTION OF OUTCOMES, PLEASE BRING DOCUMENTS OF IDENTIFICATION AND AN ORIGINAL PAYMENT RECEIPT.

 

 

IMPORTANT NOTE: 

    • The visa fee is non-refundable
    • Allow at least 21 working days for visa processing
    • Personal checks are not accepted
    • All copies must be notarised
    • All supporting documents must be in English. A relevant authority must notarise translations.
    • No visa fee is charged for diplomatic passports and the United Nations Laissez Passez holder travelling on official business.
    • International Health Certificate of Vaccination Yellow fever is required from travellers from or through countries which have been declared Fever Infected Areas.
    • Malaria shots are advised.
VISITORS VISA
  • P300 (CHF 21.00) Single Entry for a period up to 3 months
  • P500 (CHF 35.00) Multiple Entry for a period up to 3 months
  • P1500 (CHF 105.00) Multiple Entry for a period over 3 months to 2 years for dependants of residents
BUSINESS VISA
  • P500(CHF 35.00) Single Entry- For a period up to 3 months
  • P1000(CHF 70.00) Multiple Entry – For a period up to 3 months
  • P1500(CHF 105.00) Multiple Entry- For a period of 6 months to 1 year
TOURIST VISA
  • P300 (CHF 21.00) Single Entry for a period up to 1 month
  • P 500 (CHF 35.00)Multiple Entry for a period up to 3 months
EMPLOYMENT VISA
  • Gratis
INVESTORS VISA
  • P1000 (CHF 70.00) Multiple Entry for a period up to 6 months
  • P2500(CHF 175.00) Multiple Entry for a period up to 5 years
STUDY VISA
  • Gratis
TRANSIT VISA
  • P300 (CHF 21.00) Single Entry for up to 1 week
  • P500 (CHF 35.00)Multiple Entry for up to 3 months
  • P1500 (CHF 105.00) Multiple Entry for up to 3 years for Tour Operators and Transporters
Visa Application Form DOWNLOAD HERE