Botswana: embassies, consulates & entry rules
- foreign missions here
- 21
- Consulates
- 8
- missions abroad
- 23
- Visa-free / Visa on arrival
- 103
Live & travel in Botswana
Monthly budget
$1,750/mo
Prices vs USA: 39%
Exchange rate
1 USD = 13.93 BWP
Internet access
57%
of people online
Air quality
13.2
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
Official languages
English
Emergency
911 · 998 · 997
Plug types
BS 546, BS 1363, British and related types
Calling code
+267
Estimate for a remote worker (rent + living) from World Bank price levels. Capitals can be higher. · US travel advisory: Jun 16, 2026
3.6
/ 5
embassly score
Sources: World Bank · NASA · U.S. State Dept
- Cost4.1
- Safety3.3
- Internet access2.3
- Air quality4.0
- Climate4.4
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Government consensus
Increased caution· 2 of 3 governmentsSources: official travel advice of the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.
Upcoming public holidays
- Dec 25, 2026 · Christmas Day
- Dec 26, 2026 · Family Day
- Jan 1, 2027 · New Year’s Day
- Jan 2, 2027 · New Year’s Holiday
- Mar 26, 2027 · Good Friday
- Mar 27, 2027 · Easter Saturday
- Mar 29, 2027 · Easter Monday
- May 1, 2027 · Labour Day
Cities in Botswana
Traveller essentials · Botswana
- Emergency
- 911 · 998 · 997 · 999
- Calling code
- +267
- Currency
- BWP
- Plug types
- BS 546, BS 1363, British and related types
- Drives on the
- left
- Capital
- Gaborone
- Time zone
- Africa/Gaborone
Foreign missions in Botswana
AustraliaGaborone1BrazilGaborone1ChinaGaborone1FranceGaborone1GermanyGaborone, Maun2IndiaGaborone1IrelandGaborone1ItalyGaborone1JapanGaborone1LibyaGaborone1MozambiqueGaborone1NigeriaGaborone1RussiaGaborone1South AfricaGaborone1TürkiyeGaborone1UkraineGaborone1United KingdomGaborone1United StatesGaborone1Vatican CityGaborone1ZimbabweGaborone1
Botswana missions abroad
AustraliaCanberra1BelgiumBrussels1BrazilBrasília1ChinaBeijing1CroatiaZagreb1EthiopiaAddis Ababa1FranceParis1GermanyBerlin1IndiaNew Delhi1JapanTokyo1KenyaNairobi1NetherlandsAmsterdam1NigeriaAbuja1PakistanKarachi1PolandWarsaw1South AfricaPretoria1SwedenStockholm1SwitzerlandGeneva1Türkiyeİzmir, Ankara2United KingdomLondon1United StatesWashington, D.C.1ZambiaLusaka1
Who can enter Botswana without a visa?
Visa rules change often. Always confirm with the official embassy or government site before you travel.
Frequently asked questions
Embassies & consulates in Botswana?
21 missions, 20 countries.
Emergency: Botswana?
911, 998 (fire department), 997 (emergency medical services), 999 (police)
Who can enter Botswana without a visa?
103: Angola, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, and Brunei…