Botswana · passport BWA
Visa-free countries for a Botswana passport
Discover where Botswana passport holders can travel without a visa. This complete guide shows visa requirements for Botswana citizens in every country, including popular destinations like South Africa, Namibia, and Zimbabwe. Find entry requirements and visa-free stays for Batswana passport holders worldwide.
- 73
- destinations without an advance visa
- 48
- visa-free destinations
- 129
- destinations needing a visa or e-visa
Visa data updated February 2026 ·Check this passport in the visa checker
Where a Botswana passport takes you
Every destination in our dataset, colored by what the Botswana passport needs to enter: green is visa-free, blue is freedom of movement, grey means a visa or e-visa in advance.
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Every destination, by what the Botswana passport needs
All 202 destinations in our dataset, grouped by entry requirement and colored like the map above — the Botswana's home country counts toward freedom of movement.
Freedom of Movement
2 Destinations
BotswanaHome
SvalbardFree Movement
Visa Free
46 Destinations
Angola30 days
Antigua and Barbuda180 days
Bahamas90 days
Bangladesh90 days
Barbados180 days
BelizeVisa free
Benin90 days
Brazil90 days
Dominica180 days
Dominican Republic30 days
Ecuador90 days
Fiji120 days
Gambia90 days
Ghana60 days
Grenada90 days
Guyana90 days
Haiti90 days
Hong Kong90 days
JamaicaVisa free
Kiribati90 days
Kosovo90 days
LesothoVisa free
Malawi90 days
Malaysia30 days
Mauritius90 days
Micronesia30 days
MozambiqueVisa free
Namibia90 days
Panama90 days
Philippines30 days
Republic of Georgia360 days
Russia30 days
Rwanda30 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 TobagoVisa free
Uganda90 days
Vanuatu120 days
Zambia90 days
Zimbabwe90 days
eTA (Online Registration)
5 Destinations
Israel90 days
Kenya90 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis90 days
South Korea90 days
Suriname90 days
Visa on Arrival
20 Destinations
BurundiOn Arrival
CambodiaOn Arrival
Cape VerdeOn Arrival
ComorosOn Arrival
DjiboutiOn Arrival
EthiopiaOn Arrival
Guinea-BissauOn Arrival
IranOn Arrival
LaosOn Arrival
MacaoOn Arrival
MadagascarOn Arrival
MaldivesOn Arrival
NepalOn Arrival
PalauOn Arrival
SamoaOn Arrival
SenegalOn Arrival
Sierra LeoneOn Arrival
Sri LankaOn Arrival
Timor-LesteOn Arrival
TuvaluOn Arrival
e-Visa
38 Destinations
Albaniae-Visa
Australiae-Visa
Bahraine-Visa
Bhutane-Visa
Boliviae-Visa
Burkina Fasoe-Visa
Cameroone-Visa
Chade-Visa
Colombiae-Visa
Cote d’Ivoiree-Visa
Cubae-Visa
DR Congoe-Visa
El Salvadore-Visa
Equatorial Guineae-Visa
Gabone-Visa
Guineae-Visa
Indiae-Visa
Indonesiae-Visa
Iraqe-Visa
Kazakhstane-Visa
Kyrgyzstane-Visa
Liberiae-Visa
Libyae-Visa
Mauritaniae-Visa
Moldovae-Visa
Mongoliae-Visa
Nigeriae-Visa
Omane-Visa
Pakistane-Visa
Papua New Guineae-Visa
Qatare-Visa
Sao Tome and Principee-Visa
Somaliae-Visa
South Sudane-Visa
Syriae-Visa
Thailande-Visa
United Arab Emiratese-Visa
Viet Name-Visa
Regular Visa
90 Destinations
AfghanistanRequired
AlgeriaRequired
AndorraRequired
ArgentinaRequired
ArmeniaRequired
AustriaRequired
AzerbaijanRequired
BelarusRequired
BelgiumRequired
Bosnia and HerzegovinaRequired
BruneiRequired
BulgariaRequired
CanadaRequired
Central African RepublicRequired
ChileRequired
ChinaRequired
CongoRequired
Costa RicaRequired
CroatiaRequired
CyprusRequired
Czech RepublicRequired
DenmarkRequired
EgyptRequired
EritreaRequired
EstoniaRequired
FinlandRequired
FranceRequired
GermanyRequired
GreeceRequired
GreenlandRequired
GuatemalaRequired
HondurasRequired
HungaryRequired
IcelandRequired
IrelandRequired
ItalyRequired
JapanRequired
JordanRequired
KuwaitRequired
LatviaRequired
LebanonRequired
LiechtensteinRequired
LithuaniaRequired
LuxembourgRequired
MaliRequired
MaltaRequired
Marshall IslandsRequired
MexicoRequired
MonacoRequired
MontenegroRequired
MoroccoRequired
MyanmarRequired
NauruRequired
NetherlandsRequired
New ZealandRequired
NicaraguaRequired
NigerRequired
North KoreaRequired
North MacedoniaRequired
NorwayRequired
PalestineRequired
ParaguayRequired
PeruRequired
PolandRequired
PortugalRequired
RomaniaRequired
San MarinoRequired
Saudi ArabiaRequired
SerbiaRequired
SlovakiaRequired
SloveniaRequired
Solomon IslandsRequired
SpainRequired
SudanRequired
SwedenRequired
SwitzerlandRequired
TaiwanRequired
TajikistanRequired
TongaRequired
TunisiaRequired
TurkeyRequired
TurkmenistanRequired
UkraineRequired
United KingdomRequired
United StatesRequired
UruguayRequired
UzbekistanRequired
Vatican City (Holy See)Required
VenezuelaRequired
YemenRequired
Frequently asked questions
How many countries can a botswana passport enter visa-free?
48 of the 202 destinations in the Day31 dataset are open to botswana passport holders without a visa, including 2 where they can live and work under freedom-of-movement rules. A further 20 issue a visa on arrival and 5 require only an electronic travel authorization (eTA).
Which destinations require a visa for botswana passport holders?
90 destinations require a visa applied for before travel — including Afghanistan, Algeria, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia. Another 38 require an e-visa, which is applied for online.
What is the mobility score of the botswana passport?
Day31's mobility score counts destinations reachable without advance paperwork: the botswana passport scores 73 of 202, with 2 destinations offering freedom of movement and 129 requiring a visa or e-visa in advance.
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