Botswana travel tips

Botswana visa requirements

The rule for your own passport, from Botswana's official immigration page, with the date it was last checked. The same answer for every guide in Botswana: Okavango Delta.

No visa neededup to 90 days

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Mexico, South Africa, Israel, United Arab Emirates

Visa-free for 90 days in any twelve months. Separately, every non-SADC visitor pays a $30 tourism development levy on arrival, by card or cash at the border, and the receipt is checked on departure.

e-Visa required

Every other passport

Applied for through the Botswana e-visa portal before travel.

How to get it: Nothing to apply for on an exempt passport. Have a card ready for the $30 levy at the border, and keep the receipt.

Official government source · checked 2026-08-26

Entry rules change often and depend on your passport, your route and the purpose of the trip. Confirm on the official page before booking.

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