How Much are Botswana Visa Fees

The visa fee is an administration fee that covers the cost of processing your application. This fee cannot be refunded if your application is refused or withdrawn. You may be required to pay additional charges for example – relating to the submission of your documents.

t takes seven (7) to fourteen (14) days after the date of application for the service to be completed and or one (1) day if it is Visa on arrival.

How much does it cost?

The costs associated with this service are as follows:

  • Single entry for a period up to one (1) month is BWP 300.00(US$30.00)
  • Multiple entries for a period up to five (5) years is BWP 500.00 (US$50.00)

This is issued to people who intend to visit Botswana for recreational purposes, or for other short-term non-work related purposes. This visa allows entry into Botswana for up to one (1) month and is extendable on justification. The applicant must not engage in any employment while on a tourism visa, or else the visa will be rendered invalid.

Who is eligible?

All foreigners who require visas to enter Botswana as tourists are eligible for this service.

How do I get this service?

  1.  Any immigration office (contact information listed below), Botswana embassy, or consulate to fill and submit Form 1 (Application for Visa in person.
  2. Submit the required documents (listed below) with the application form.
  3. Check the outcome of your application from the office where the application was submitted after seven (7) working days.
  4. An approval/rejection letter is sent to the office where the application was made.
  5. If the Visa application is approved, it will be printed at the office where the application was made or if not printed the applicant can travel with the approval letter as proof of a Visa to Botswana and the Visa will be printed at the Airport/Immigration Ports of Entry.

What supporting documents are required?

The following documents are required to be submitted with the application form:

  1. Certified copy of pages 1 and 2 of passport showing validity period not less than six (6) months.
  2. Two recent colored passport-size photos.
  3. Covering letter indicating reasons for visit.
  4. Flight itinerary and accommodation bookings or residential address in Botswana.
  5. A re-entry permit to the country where the applicant is ordinarily resident if such a permit is required by that country.
  6. Trip itinerary.
  7. Intent to depart Botswana after your trip.

How much does a Botswana visa cost?

Fees for Consular and Immigration Services

ServiceUS $
8Tourist Visa$ 30 single entry up to 1 month
9Single entry Visitor Visa for up to 3 months$ 30
10Visitor Visa more than 3 months$ 150
11Business Visa$ 50 single entry

What is the current visa fee?

Visa Types and Application Fee Amounts

The application fees are shown below and apply to one visa application. The application fee for the most common nonimmigrant visa types is $160. This includes tourist, business, student, and exchange visas. Most petition-based visas, such as work and religious visas, are $190.

How to apply visa for Botswana?

  1. Go to any immigration office (contact information listed below), Botswana embassy, or consulate to fill and submit Form 1 (Application for Visa) in person.
  2. Submit the required documents (listed below) with the application form.