Botswana · Passport Index 2026
Botswana · Passport Index 2026Motswana passport: visa-free countries
Ranked #64 in the world, with 81 places you can visit easily: no visa, a visa at the airport, or a short online form.
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Visa-free countries for Motswana passport holders
Just show your passport at the border.
Visa on arrival
Get your visa at the airport when you land. No need to apply in advance.
eVisa and online permits
Apply online before you fly; no embassy visit.
Where the Motswana passport can go
Every country coloured by its entry rule. Tap one for the details.
How the Motswana passport compares
Passports ranked close to it on the Passport Index 2026.
By region of the world
For each part of the world: how many countries' travellers can come easily. Easy means no visa, a visa at the airport, or a short online form.
- Africa27 of 57 countries
- Oceania11 of 24 countries
- Americas23 of 51 countries
- Asia18 of 50 countries
- Europe2 of 49 countries
- Antarctic0 of 1 countries
All 232 destinations for Motswana passport holders
232 of 232 destinations
- AngolaVisa not requiredMiddle Africa30 days
- AnguillaVisa not requiredCaribbean
- Antigua and BarbudaVisa not requiredCaribbean90 days
- BahamasVisa not requiredCaribbean90 days
- BangladeshVisa not requiredSouthern Asia90 days
- BarbadosVisa not requiredCaribbean180 days
- BelizeVisa not requiredCentral America
- BeninVisa not requiredWestern Africa90 days
- BrazilVisa not requiredSouth America90 days
- British Virgin IslandsVisa not requiredCaribbean
- Cayman IslandsVisa not requiredCaribbean
- Cook IslandsVisa not requiredPolynesia31 days
- DominicaVisa not requiredCaribbean180 days
- Dominican RepublicVisa not requiredCaribbean30 days
- EcuadorVisa not requiredSouth America90 days
- EswatiniVisa not requiredSouthern Africa30 days
- FijiVisa not requiredMelanesia120 days
- GambiaVisa not requiredWestern Africa90 days
- GeorgiaVisa not requiredWestern Asia365 days
- GhanaVisa not requiredWestern Africa90 days
- GrenadaVisa not requiredCaribbean90 days
- GuyanaVisa not requiredSouth America90 days
- HaitiVisa not requiredCaribbean90 days
- Hong KongVisa not requiredEastern Asia90 days
- JamaicaVisa not requiredCaribbean
- KenyaVisa not requiredEastern Africa90 days
- KiribatiVisa not requiredMicronesia90 days
- LesothoVisa not requiredSouthern Africa90 days
- MalawiVisa not requiredEastern Africa90 days
- MalaysiaVisa not requiredSouth-Eastern Asia30 days
- MauritiusVisa not requiredEastern Africa180 days
- MicronesiaVisa not requiredMicronesia30 days
- MontserratVisa not requiredCaribbean
- MozambiqueVisa not requiredEastern Africa90 days
- NamibiaVisa not requiredSouthern Africa90 days
- NiueVisa not requiredPolynesia30 days
- PalestineVisa not requiredWestern Asia
- PanamaVisa not requiredCentral America180 days
- PhilippinesVisa not requiredSouth-Eastern Asia30 days
- Pitcairn IslandsVisa not requiredPolynesia14 days
- RussiaVisa not requiredEastern Europe30 days
- RwandaVisa not requiredEastern Africa30 days
- Saint Kitts and NevisVisa not requiredCaribbean90 days
- Saint LuciaVisa not requiredCaribbean
- Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa not requiredCaribbean30 days
- SeychellesVisa not requiredEastern Africa90 days
- SingaporeVisa not requiredSouth-Eastern Asia30 days
- South AfricaVisa not requiredSouthern Africa90 days
- SurinameVisa not requiredSouth America90 days
- Svalbard and Jan MayenVisa not requiredNorthern Europe
- TanzaniaVisa not requiredEastern Africa90 days
- TogoVisa not requiredWestern Africa30 days
- Trinidad and TobagoVisa not requiredCaribbean
- Turks and Caicos IslandsVisa not requiredCaribbean
- UgandaVisa not requiredEastern Africa90 days
- VanuatuVisa not requiredMelanesia30 days
- ZambiaVisa not requiredEastern Africa90 days
- ZimbabweVisa not requiredSouthern Africa90 days
- BurundiVisa on arrivalEastern Africa30 days
- CambodiaVisa on arrivalSouth-Eastern Asia30 days
- ComorosVisa on arrivalEastern Africa
- EthiopiaVisa on arrivalEastern Africa90 days
- Guinea-BissauVisa on arrivalWestern Africa
- IranVisa on arrivalSouthern Asia30 days
- LaosVisa on arrivalSouth-Eastern Asia30 days
- MacauVisa on arrivalEastern Asia14 days
- MadagascarVisa on arrivalEastern Africa90 days
- MaldivesVisa on arrivalSouthern Asia30 days
- NepalVisa on arrivalSouthern Asia
- PalauVisa on arrivalMicronesia30 days
- Papua New GuineaVisa on arrivalMelanesia30 days
- SamoaVisa on arrivalPolynesia60 days
- SenegalVisa on arrivalWestern Africa90 days
- Sierra LeoneVisa on arrivalWestern Africa
- Timor-LesteVisa on arrivalSouth-Eastern Asia30 days
- TuvaluVisa on arrivalPolynesia30 days
- IsraeleTA requiredWestern Asia90 days
- PakistaneTA requiredSouthern Asia
- SomaliaeTA requiredEastern Africa30 days
- South KoreaeTA requiredEastern Asia90 days
- Sri LankaeTA requiredSouthern Asia30 days
- AfghanistaneVisaSouthern Asia
- AlbaniaeVisaSoutheast Europe
- BahraineVisaWestern Asia
- BhutaneVisaSouthern Asia
- Burkina FasoeVisaWestern Africa
- CamerooneVisaMiddle Africa
- ChadeVisaMiddle Africa
- ColombiaeVisaSouth America
- CubaeVisaCaribbean
- DjiboutieVisaEastern Africa31 days
- DR CongoeVisaMiddle Africa
- El SalvadoreVisaCentral America
- Equatorial GuineaeVisaMiddle Africa
- GaboneVisaMiddle Africa
- GuineaeVisaWestern Africa
- IndiaeVisaSouthern Asia60 days
- IndonesiaeVisaSouth-Eastern Asia
- IraqeVisaWestern Asia
- Ivory CoasteVisaWestern Africa
- KazakhstaneVisaCentral Asia
- KyrgyzstaneVisaCentral Asia
- LiberiaeVisaWestern Africa
- LibyaeVisaNorthern Africa
- MauritaniaeVisaWestern Africa
- MoldovaeVisaEastern Europe
- MongoliaeVisaEastern Asia
- NigeriaeVisaWestern Africa
- OmaneVisaWestern Asia
- QatareVisaWestern Asia
- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaeVisaWestern Africa90 days
- São Tomé and PríncipeeVisaMiddle Africa
- South SudaneVisaMiddle Africa
- SyriaeVisaWestern Asia
- ThailandeVisaSouth-Eastern Asia
- United Arab EmirateseVisaWestern Asia
- VietnameVisaSouth-Eastern Asia90 days
- AlgeriaVisa requiredNorthern Africa
- American SamoaVisa requiredPolynesia
- AndorraVisa requiredSouthern Europe
- ArgentinaVisa requiredSouth America90 days
- ArmeniaVisa requiredWestern Asia
- ArubaVisa requiredCaribbean
- AustraliaVisa requiredAustralia and New Zealand
- AustriaVisa requiredCentral Europe
- AzerbaijanVisa requiredWestern Asia
- BelarusVisa requiredEastern Europe
- BelgiumVisa requiredWestern Europe
- BermudaVisa requiredNorth America
- BoliviaVisa requiredSouth America90 days
- Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa requiredSoutheast Europe
- BruneiVisa requiredSouth-Eastern Asia
- BulgariaVisa requiredSoutheast Europe
- CanadaVisa requiredNorth America
- Cape VerdeVisa requiredWestern Africa
- Caribbean NetherlandsVisa requiredCaribbean
- Central African RepublicVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- ChileVisa requiredSouth America
- ChinaVisa requiredEastern Asia
- CongoVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- Costa RicaVisa requiredCentral America
- CroatiaVisa requiredSoutheast Europe
- CuraçaoVisa requiredCaribbean
- CyprusVisa requiredSouthern Europe
- Czech RepublicVisa requiredCentral Europe
- DenmarkVisa requiredNorthern Europe
- EgyptVisa requiredNorthern Africa
- EritreaVisa requiredEastern Africa
- EstoniaVisa requiredNorthern Europe
- Falkland IslandsVisa requiredSouth America
- Faroe IslandsVisa requiredNorthern Europe
- FinlandVisa requiredNorthern Europe
- FranceVisa requiredWestern Europe
- French GuianaVisa requiredSouth America
- French PolynesiaVisa requiredPolynesia
- GermanyVisa requiredWestern Europe
- GibraltarVisa requiredSouthern Europe
- GreeceVisa requiredSouthern Europe
- GreenlandVisa requiredNorth America
- GuamVisa requiredMicronesia
- GuatemalaVisa requiredCentral America
- HondurasVisa requiredCentral America
- HungaryVisa requiredCentral Europe
- IcelandVisa requiredNorthern Europe
- IrelandVisa requiredNorthern Europe
- ItalyVisa requiredSouthern Europe
- JapanVisa requiredEastern Asia
- JordanVisa requiredWestern Asia
- KosovoVisa requiredSoutheast Europe
- KuwaitVisa requiredWestern Asia
- LatviaVisa requiredNorthern Europe
- LebanonVisa requiredWestern Asia
- LiechtensteinVisa requiredWestern Europe
- LithuaniaVisa requiredNorthern Europe
- LuxembourgVisa requiredWestern Europe
- MaliVisa requiredWestern Africa
- MaltaVisa requiredSouthern Europe
- Marshall IslandsVisa requiredMicronesia
- MayotteVisa requiredEastern Africa
- MexicoVisa requiredNorth America
- MonacoVisa requiredWestern Europe
- MontenegroVisa requiredSoutheast Europe
- MoroccoVisa requiredNorthern Africa
- MyanmarVisa requiredSouth-Eastern Asia
- NauruVisa requiredMicronesia
- NetherlandsVisa requiredWestern Europe
- New CaledoniaVisa requiredMelanesia
- New ZealandVisa requiredAustralia and New Zealand
- NicaraguaVisa requiredCentral America
- NigerVisa requiredWestern Africa
- North KoreaVisa requiredEastern Asia
- North MacedoniaVisa requiredSoutheast Europe
- Northern Mariana IslandsVisa requiredMicronesia
- NorwayVisa requiredNorthern Europe
- ParaguayVisa requiredSouth America
- PeruVisa requiredSouth America
- PolandVisa requiredCentral Europe
- PortugalVisa requiredSouthern Europe
- Puerto RicoVisa requiredCaribbean
- RéunionVisa requiredEastern Africa
- RomaniaVisa requiredSoutheast Europe
- Saint Pierre and MiquelonVisa requiredNorth America
- San MarinoVisa requiredSouthern Europe
- Saudi ArabiaVisa requiredWestern Asia
- SerbiaVisa requiredSoutheast Europe
- Sint MaartenVisa requiredCaribbean
- SlovakiaVisa requiredCentral Europe
- SloveniaVisa requiredCentral Europe
- Solomon IslandsVisa requiredMelanesia
- SpainVisa requiredSouthern Europe
- SudanVisa requiredNorthern Africa
- SwedenVisa requiredNorthern Europe
- SwitzerlandVisa requiredWestern Europe
- TaiwanVisa requiredEastern Asia
- TajikistanVisa requiredCentral Asia
- TokelauVisa requiredPolynesia
- TongaVisa requiredPolynesia
- TunisiaVisa requiredNorthern Africa
- TürkiyeVisa requiredWestern Asia
- TurkmenistanVisa requiredCentral Asia
- UkraineVisa requiredEastern Europe
- United KingdomVisa requiredNorthern Europe
- United StatesVisa requiredNorth America
- United States Virgin IslandsVisa requiredCaribbean
- UruguayVisa requiredSouth America
- UzbekistanVisa requiredCentral Asia
- Vatican CityVisa requiredSouthern Europe1 day
- VenezuelaVisa requiredSouth America
- Wallis and FutunaVisa requiredPolynesia
- YemenVisa requiredWestern Asia
- British Indian Ocean TerritoryEntry permit requiredEastern Africa
- South GeorgiaEntry permit requiredAntarctic
Questions
How many countries can Motswana passport holders visit without a visa?
58 countries need no visa at all, and 23 more give a visa at the airport or a quick online permit.
Where does the Botswana passport rank?
#63 of 199 passports, with 70 destinations reachable without applying ahead.
Which big countries can Motswana passport holders visit visa-free?
Brazil, Bangladesh, Russia, Philippines Tanzania, and 53 more.
Where can Motswana passport holders get a visa at the airport?
18 countries, including Ethiopia, Iran, Madagascar Nepal, and 14 more.
Which countries let Motswana passport holders apply online?
41 countries, including India, Indonesia, Pakistan Nigeria, and 37 more. Always use the official government website.
How many countries need an embassy visa for Motswana passport holders?
113, including China, United States, Mexico Japan, and 109 more. Apply weeks before you travel.
Can Motswana passport holders visit the US, UK or Europe without a visa?
United States: visa needed; United Kingdom: visa needed; Canada: visa needed; Australia: visa needed; Japan: visa needed; France: visa needed.
Which part of the world is easiest for Motswana passport holders?
Africa: 47% of its countries let you in without applying first.
Which nearby countries can Motswana passport holders visit easily?
Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Does the Botswana passport work for official or diplomatic travel?
Official and diplomatic passports often have their own rules. Each destination page shows them where they differ from a regular passport.
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