After being suspended at the end of April 2025, Botswana’s electronic visa application portal (e-Visa) is once again up and running.
Suspended without notice at the end of April, Botswana‘s e-Visa portal had halted the registration of new online visa applications, forcing users to go through embassies or local immigration offices.
This temporary suspension has now officially ended. The portal evisa.gov.bw is fully operational again, allowing travelers to submit visa applications online as before.
Who can apply for a Botswana e-Visa?
Botswana’s e-Visa portal is available to citizens of countries that require a visa to enter Botswana. Eligible travelers can complete the entire application process online, without needing to visit an embassy or consulate.
The following countries and territories are eligible for e-Visa application:
- Aaland Islands, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Anguilla, Armenia, Aruba, Ascension Islands, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bouvet Island, British Virgin Islands, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde Islands, Cayman Islands, Central African Rep, Chad, China, Christmas Island, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Congo D.R.C, Cook Islands, Cote d’Ivoire, Curacao, Djibouti, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Faeroe Islands, Falkland Islands, Fiji Islands, French Antilles, French Guiana, French Polynesia, French Southern Territories, Gabon, Georgia, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greenland, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Haiti, Heard and McDonald Island, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Mali, Marshall Island, Martinique, Mauritania, Mayotte, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue Island, Norfolk Island, North Korea, Northern Mariana Islands, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine, Panama, Philippines, Pitcairn, Puerto Rico, Reunion Islands, Rwanda, Saint Barth lemy, Saint Martin French part, Sao Tome, Senegal, Serbia, Sint Maarten Dutch part, Somalia, South Georgia, Sri Lanka, St. Helena, St. Pierre and Miquelon, Sudan, Suriname, Svalbard and Ljan Mayen Islands, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Togo, Tokelau, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Virgin Islands US, Wallis and Futuna, Western Sahara, Western Samoa, and Yemen.
Citizens of visa-exempt countries, including those from the European Union, United States, Canada, Japan, and the United Kingdom, do not need to apply for an e-Visa for short stays for tourism or business purposes.
How to apply for a Botswana e-Visa
To apply for an e-Visa to enter Botswana, applicants must meet certain administrative requirements.
The Botswana e-Visa portal accepts applications for various visa types, including tourist, business, work, visitor, investor, transit, student, and diplomatic/official visas.
For a tourist visa application, you’ll need to provide:
- A copy of your passport, valid for at least six months from the date of application
- A passport-sized photo
- Proof of return travel (such as a round-trip ticket)
- Hotel booking confirmation
Application fees must be paid online using a VISA or MasterCard credit card.
- A single-entry tourist visa valid for one month costs 300 Botswana pulas (approx. $23 USD).
- A multiple-entry tourist visa valid for three months costs 500 Botswana pulas (approx. $38 USD).
