Visit Botswana

Entry Requirements
Visas
Importation of personal and household belongings
Getting in and around

 
Entry Requirements

All visitors entering Botswana must hold a passport that is valid for at least six months, except those with United Nations Convention travel documents. Visitors must also have outgoing travel documents and sufficient funds to finance their stay. See also http://www.gov.bw/tourism/index_f.html

Visas

Valid entry visas for the countries which do require them may be obtained from Botswana's various Embassies and High Commissions abroad. Entry visas obtained at border posts are valid for a maximum of 30-90 days. Extensions may be obtained from any immigration office in Botswana. No visitor is allowed more than a 90-day stay in every calendar year, unless permission has been granted in the form of a waiver pending the outcome of a residence permit application.
Requirements for visa application:

Visitors

• Completed immigration supplementary Form D by the applicant (Visa form).
• Letter of support from the host.
• Two passport size photos (identical).
• Fee of P500.00(AU$ 127.50)
• Return visa or residence permit from his/her country of residence.
• Return air ticket.
• Confirmation letter from the country if the person is coming for business purposes

• Waiver from Labour and Immigration department.
• Copy of acknowledgment slip for residence permit

Additional goods, new or used of a total value not exceeding ZAR 10,000 (South African Rands) per person, are admissible at a flat rate of 20%, if the importer so elects. This concession is lost if the total value exceeds this amount, and items are taxed individually.

Domestic pets

Domestic pets and livestock may be imported subject to animal health restrictions. Details can be obtained from the Director of Animal Health and Production, Private bag 0032, Gaborone, Tel. (267) 394-232

Seeds, bulbs, plants, trees, etc.

These may be imported subject to plant health restrictions. Details can be obtained from the Chief Agricultural Research Officer, Private bag 0033, Gaborone, Tel. (267) 328-780, Fax. (267) 328-

Firearms and ammunition

Firearms and ammunition may only be imported into Botswana under the authority of an import permit issued by the Director of Trade and Consumer Affairs, Private bag 00252, Gaborone, Tel.: (267) 311-233, Fax. (267) 397-5239 upon application on the form IC 2 and production of a Police permit issued by the Central Arms Registry, P. O. Box 334, Gaborone. The issue of firearms licences in Botswana is strictly controlled and all firearms imported under the authority of an import permit must be licensed immediately upon arrival in Botswana.

Boats

No boats, mokoro or aquatic apparatus may be imported into Botswana unless the owner is in possession of an Import Permit issued by Department of Water Affairs, Tel. (267) 360-7100, Fax. (267) 303-508

 
Getting in and around

The best gateway to enter Botswana is via Johannesburg International Airport with regular connections throughout the whole world. Air Botswana flies regularly between Gaborone, Johannesburg, Maun, Kasane, Harare and Victoria Falls. South African Airways also has flights between Gaborone and Johannesburg. For more information on flight schedules, visit the Air Botswana Website at http://www.airbotswana.co.bw/

Botswana's main Airport is Sir Seretse Khama International Airport which is situated 15km from the capital of Gaborone The Airport has a bank, post office and duty free.

See also: http://www.gov.bw/tourism/index_f.html