Passport Atlas

Entering Botswana

Botswana does not yet have a full immigration playbook. Below is inbound openness from the passport matrix, plus a country profile.

Openness rank

#67

Entry openness

103

Visa free

103

Visa required

1

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Country profile

Capital

Gaborone

Population

2.4 million

Area

600,370 km²

Currency

Botswana pula BWP

Languages

English, Tswana

Time zone

UTC+02:00

Foreign-born

116,402 · 2024

Migrant share

4.6%

Ethnic groups

Tswana79%
Kalanga11%
including Kgalagadi and people of European ancestry7%
Basarwa3%

Foreign-born counts are UN international migrant stock via the World Bank (mostly 2024). Ethnic groups follow each country's published categories — most do not census by skin colour. Indicative only.

Travel notes

Plug

Type G

Mains

230 V · 50 Hz

Driving

Left

Emergency

Police 112 · Ambulance 112

Dialing code

+267

Airports

GBE · MUB · BBK · FRW

Highlights

Okavango Delta
Chobe National Park
Makgadikgadi

Botswana Passport

Passports that enter without a prior visa

FVisa free103

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