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The '''Botswana passport''' is issued to citizens of [[Botswana]] for international travel.
{{Infobox Identity document
| document_name = Botswana passport
| image = Botswana passport.jpg
| image_caption = The front cover of Botswanan [[biometric passport]]
| date_first_issued =
| using_jurisdiction = {{flag|Botswana}}
| valid_jurisdictions =All Countries of the world
| document_type = [[Passport]]
| purpose = Identification
| eligibility =Botswana Citizen
| expiration =10 Years
|cost=$25}}
[[File:Visa requirements for Botswana citizens.png|400px|thumb|right|visa-free & visa-on-arrival countries for holders of the Botswana passport]]
'''Botswana passports''' are issued by the Passport Division of the Department of Immigration and Citizenship in the Ministry of Nationality, Immigration And Gender Affairs to citizens of [[Botswana]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ministry of Nationality, Immigration And Gender Affairs {{!}} Government of Botswana|url=https://www.gov.bw/ministries/ministry-nationality-immigration-and-gender-affairs|website=www.gov.bw|access-date=2020-05-23}}</ref> for international travel.


On 8 March 2010, the Department of Immigration and Citizenship began issuing [[electronic passport]]s to the general public.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gov.bw/en/News/e-Passport-ready-for-issuance-to-Batswana/ |title=Republic of Botswana - Government portal |access-date=2012-07-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222132809/http://www.gov.bw/en/News/e-Passport-ready-for-issuance-to-Batswana/ |archive-date=2014-02-22 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Botswana introduces electronic passport {{!}} Sunday Standard|url=https://www.sundaystandard.info/botswana-introduces-electronic-passport/|last=editor|first=Online|date=7 March 2010 |language=en-GB|access-date=2020-05-30}}</ref> The validity of all Botswana non-[[Biometric passport|electronic passports]] expired on 31 December 2011.
==Visa-free travel==


The Botswana passport, which features 48 pages, is written in English and French. The firsts page features a map of Botswana superimposed with wildlife.
The following countries allow visa-free or visa-on-arrival travel for Botswana citizens :


As of 2014 the Botswana passport was the 4th most powerful on the African continent, allowing Botswana citizens travel to at least 70 countries visa free,<ref>{{Cite web|title=No visa required: Africa's most powerful passports|url=https://www.howwemadeitinafrica.com/no-visa-required-africas-most-powerful-passports/41186/|date=2014-07-07|website=How We Made It In Africa|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-30}}</ref> 28 with visa on arrival and 121 requiring a visa.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Business Botswana :: BOTSWANA PASSPORT RANKS 58TH ON THE 2019 GLOBAL PASSPORT INDEX|url=https://www.bb.org.bw/index.php/business-news-details/nid/83/botswana-passport-ranks-58th-on-the-2019-global-passport-index/|website=www.bb.org.bw|access-date=2020-05-30}}</ref> The passport is ranked 58th in the world.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Business Botswana :: BOTSWANA PASSPORT RANKS 58TH ON THE 2019 GLOBAL PASSPORT INDEX|url=https://www.bb.org.bw/index.php/business-news-details/nid/83/botswana-passport-ranks-58th-on-the-2019-global-passport-index/|website=www.bb.org.bw|access-date=2020-05-30}}</ref>
[[Image:BotswanaPassportVisaFree.PNG|thumb|centre||800px|]]

===Africa===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: smaller; table-layout: fixed;"
|-
!Countries and Territories
!Conditions of access
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flagcountry|Burundi}}
|Visa issued on arrival [http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=BW&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=BI&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flagcountry|Cape Verde}}
|Visa issued on arrival [http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=BW&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=CV&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flagcountry|Comoros}}
|A free 24 h transit visa issued upon arrival at the airport. Within 24 hours this must be converted into a full visa at the immigration office in Moroni <br> (fee payable) [http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=BW&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=KM&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flagcountry|Djibouti}}
|1 month visa issued on arrival [http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=BW&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=DJ&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flagcountry|Gambia}}
|{{yes|90 days}} [http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=BW&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=GM&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flagcountry|Kenya}}
|{{yes|3 months}} [http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=BW&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=KE&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flagcountry|Lesotho}}
|{{yes|14 days}} [http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=BW&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=LS&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flagcountry|Malawi}}
|{{yes|90 days}} [http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=BW&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=MW&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flagcountry|Mauritius}}
|{{yes|6 months}} [http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=BW&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=MU&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flagcountry|Mozambique}}
|30-day visa issued upon arrival for US$25 [http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=BW&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=MZ&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flagcountry|Namibia}}
|{{yes|3 months}} [http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=BW&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=NA&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flagcountry|Seychelles}}
|{{yes|1 month}} [http://www.virtualseychelles.sc/downloads/pdf/General%20information%20on%20Immigration%20Laws%20-%202004%20b.pdf]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flagcountry|South Africa}}
|{{yes|90 days}} [http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=BW&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=ZA&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flagcountry|Swaziland}}
|{{yes|2 months}} [http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=BW&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=SZ&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flagcountry|Tanzania}}
|{{yes|3 months}} [http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=Bw&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=TZ&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flagcountry|Togo}}
|7 day visa issued on arrival [http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=BW&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=TG&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flagcountry|Uganda}}
|3 month visa issued on arrival for $50 [http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=BW&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=UG&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flagcountry|Zambia}}
|{{yes|90 days}} [http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=BW&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=ZM&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flagcountry|Zimbabwe}}
|{{yes|3 months}} [http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=BW&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=ZW&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C]
|}

===Americas===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: smaller; table-layout: fixed;"
|-
!Countries and Territories
!Conditions of access
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|Anguilla}}
|{{yes|3 months}} [http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=BW&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=AI&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|Belize}}
|{{yes|1 month}} [http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=BW&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=BZ&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|Bahamas}}
|{{yes|6 months}} [http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=BW&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=BS&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|Bermuda}}
|{{yes|6 months}} [http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=BW&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=BM&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|Barbados}}
|{{yes|6 months}} [http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=BW&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=BB&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|Canada}}
|{{yes|6 months}} [http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=BW&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=CA&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|Cayman Islands}}
|{{yes|30 days}} [http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=BW&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=KY&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|Dominica}}
|{{yes|6 months}} [http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=BW&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=DM&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{DOM}}
|30 day tourist card issued on arrival for $10 [http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=BW&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=DO&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|Ecuador}}
|{{yes|90 days}} [http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=BW&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=EC&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|Grenada}}
|{{yes|3 months}} [http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=BW&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=GD&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|Haiti}}
|{{yes|3 months}} [http://www.haiti.org/general_information/visa_en.htm][http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=BW&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=HT&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|Jamaica}}
|{{yes|6 months}} [http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=BW&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=JM&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|Montserrat}}
|{{yes|3 months}} [http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=BW&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=MS&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}
|{{yes|3 months}} [http://www.stkittsnevis.org/visas.html#exemp][http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=1&NA=BW&DE=KN&PASSTYPES=PASS&user=KLMB2C&subuser=KLMB2C]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|Saint Lucia}}
|{{yes|28 days}} [http://www.stlucia.gov.lc/faq/do_i_need_a_visa_to_enter_saint_lucia.htm#B_No_Require]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{VCT}}
|{{yes|1 month}} [http://www.stkittsnevis.org/visas.html#exemp][http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=1&NA=BW&DE=VC&PASSTYPES=PASS&user=KLMB2C&subuser=KLMB2C]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{TTO}}
|{{yes|90 days}} [http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=BW&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=TT&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{TCA}}
|{{yes|30 days}} [http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=BW&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=TC&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{VGB}}
|{{yes|30 days}} [http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=BW&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=VG&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C]
|}

===Asia===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: smaller; table-layout: fixed;"
|-
!Countries and Territories
!Conditions of access
|-! style="text-align: left;"
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|Armenia}}
|120 day visa issued upon arrival for AMD 15,000 [http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=1&NA=BW&DE=AM&PASSTYPES=PASS&user=KLMB2C&subuser=KLMB2C]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|Azerbaijan}}
|30-day visa issued upon arrival for US$100 [http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=1&NA=BW&DE=AZ&PASSTYPES=PASS&user=KLMB2C&subuser=KLMB2C]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|Bangladesh}}
|90 day visa issued on arrival for $50 [http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=BW&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=BD&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|Cambodia}}
|30 day visa issued on arrival for US$ 20 [http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=1&NA=BW&DE=KH&PASSTYPES=PASS&user=KLMB2C&subuser=KLMB2C]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|Georgia}}
|{{yes|360 days}} [http://www.mfa.gov.ge/index.php?lang_id=ENG&sec_id=96]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|Hong Kong}}
|{{yes|3 months}} [http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=BW&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=HK&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|Laos}}
|30 day visa issued on arrival for US$ 30 [http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=1&NA=BW&DE=LA&PASSTYPES=PASS&user=KLMB2C&subuser=KLMB2C]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|Malaysia}}
|{{yes|2 months}} [http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=BW&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=MY&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|Maldives}}
|{{yes|30 days}} [http://www.immigration.gov.mv/]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|Macau}}
|30 day visa issued on arrival for 100 MOP [http://hk.macautourism.gov.mo/en/info/get2macau.php#18]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|Nepal}}
|15/30/90 day visa issued upon arrival for $25/50/100 [http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_client.cgi?ExpertMode=TIDFT/NP/VI/IS/ID28980&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|Philippines}}
|{{yes|21 days}} [http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=1&NA=BW&DE=PH&PASSTYPES=PASS&user=KLMB2C&subuser=KLMB2C]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|Singapore}}
|{{yes|30 days}} [http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=MG&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=SG&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|Syria}}
|15 day visa issued on arrival [http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_client.cgi?ExpertMode=TIDFT/SY/VI/IS&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|Timor-Leste}}
|30-day visa issued upon arrival for US$30 [http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=1&NA=MG&DE=TL&PASSTYPES=PASS&user=KLMB2C&subuser=KLMB2C]
|}

===Europe===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: smaller; table-layout: fixed;"
|-
!Countries and Territories
!Conditions of access
|-! style="text-align: left;"
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|Ireland}}
|{{yes|3 months}} [http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=BW&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=IE&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|UK}}
|{{yes|3 months}} [http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=bw&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=gb&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C]
|-

===Oceania===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: smaller; table-layout: fixed;"
|-
!Countries and Territories
!Conditions of access
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|Cook Islands}}
|{{yes|31 days}} [http://www.cook-islands.gov.ck/faq.php]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|Fiji}}
|{{yes|6 months}} [http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=BW&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=FJ&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|Micronesia}}
|{{yes|30 days}}[http://www.visit-micronesia.com/visitors/entry.html]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|Nauru}}
|{{yes|30 days}} [http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=BW&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=NR&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|Niue}}
|{{yes|30 days}} [http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=1&NA=BW&DE=NU&PASSTYPES=PASS&user=KLMB2C&subuser=KLMB2C]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|Palau}}
|{{yes|30 days}} [http://www.palauembassy.com/Travel.htm][http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=1&NA=BW&DE=PW&PASSTYPES=PASS&user=KLMB2C&subuser=KLMB2C]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|Samoa}}
|{{yes|60 days}} [http://www.samoaimmigration.gov.ws/visitors/]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|Tuvalu}}
|{{yes|1 month}} [http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=1&NA=BW&DE=TV&PASSTYPES=PASS&user=KLMB2C&subuser=KLMB2C]
|-
! style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|Vanuatu}}
|{{yes|30 days}} [http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=BW&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=VU&user=DL&subuser=DELTAB2C]
|}


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Visa requirements for Botswana citizens]]
*[[List of passports]]
*[[List of passports]]



==References==
==References==
<references/>


==External links==
{{passport-stub}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120515145244/http://www.gov.bw/en/Ministries--Authorities/Ministries/Ministry-of-Labour--Home-Affairs-MLHA/Tools--Services/Services--Forms/Passport-Application-Form/ Information about applications for Botswana passports from the official website of the Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs]
{{Botswana-stub}}

{{Passports}}


[[Category:Passports by country|Botswana]]
[[Category:Passports by country|Botswana]]
[[Category:Politics of Botswana]]
[[Category:Government of Botswana]]




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Latest revision as of 13:06, 8 June 2024

Botswana passport
The front cover of Botswanan biometric passport
TypePassport
Issued by Botswana
PurposeIdentification
Valid inAll Countries of the world
EligibilityBotswana Citizen
Expiration10 Years
Cost$25
visa-free & visa-on-arrival countries for holders of the Botswana passport

Botswana passports are issued by the Passport Division of the Department of Immigration and Citizenship in the Ministry of Nationality, Immigration And Gender Affairs to citizens of Botswana[1] for international travel.

On 8 March 2010, the Department of Immigration and Citizenship began issuing electronic passports to the general public.[2][3] The validity of all Botswana non-electronic passports expired on 31 December 2011.

The Botswana passport, which features 48 pages, is written in English and French. The firsts page features a map of Botswana superimposed with wildlife.

As of 2014 the Botswana passport was the 4th most powerful on the African continent, allowing Botswana citizens travel to at least 70 countries visa free,[4] 28 with visa on arrival and 121 requiring a visa.[5] The passport is ranked 58th in the world.[6]

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References

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  1. ^ "Ministry of Nationality, Immigration And Gender Affairs | Government of Botswana". www.gov.bw. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Republic of Botswana - Government portal". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  3. ^ editor, Online (7 March 2010). "Botswana introduces electronic passport | Sunday Standard". Retrieved 30 May 2020. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ "No visa required: Africa's most powerful passports". How We Made It In Africa. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Business Botswana :: BOTSWANA PASSPORT RANKS 58TH ON THE 2019 GLOBAL PASSPORT INDEX". www.bb.org.bw. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Business Botswana :: BOTSWANA PASSPORT RANKS 58TH ON THE 2019 GLOBAL PASSPORT INDEX". www.bb.org.bw. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
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