The visitor’s visa is issued to people visiting Botswana for the following reasons:
- Visiting friends or relatives.
- For the visa to remain valid, the applicant must not work for, provide services or sell goods to businesses or the public in Botswana. The visa is valid up to 2 years for dependents of resident.
Non- citizens from countries that require visa to enter Botswana as visitors are eligible for this service. Non-citizens who are returning residents (with valid residence permit) and have been outside the country for more than six months.
Online Application
You can make an online application at https://evisa.gov.bw/#/
Applying at the Office
- Go to any immigration office (contact information listed below), Botswana embassy or consulate to fill and submit Form 1 (Application for Visa) in person.
- Submit the required documents (listed below) with the application form.
- Check the outcome of your application online or from the office where the application was submitted after seven (7) to fourteen (14) working days.
- An approval/rejection letter is sent to the office where the application was made or available online for download.
- If the Visa application is approved, it will be printed or endorsed at the office where the application was made. If the visa is not yet printed, the applicant can travel with the approval letter as proof of a visa to Botswana, and the visa will be printed at the Port of Entry.
The following documents are required to be submitted with the application form:
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 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
It takes seven (7) to fourteen (14) days after the date of application for the service to be completed.
Online, All Regional Immigration Offices, District Immigration Offices and Missions Abroad.
Opening hours: 7:30 to 12:45, and 13:45 to 16:30, Monday to Friday, except public holidays.
Department of Immigration and Citizenship
Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs
Tel. (+267) 361 1300
Toll Free: 0800 600 777
Opening hours: 7:30 to 12:45, and 13:45 to 16:30, Monday to Friday, except public holidays.
