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Caribbean Netherlands visa rules for Botswana passport holders

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The answer

No. Botswana passport holders need a visa to visit the Caribbean Netherlands.

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Official source

netherlandsworldwide.nlNetherlandsWorldwide (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands)Checked 2 Nov 2026

If your situation is not listed, you will need a visa for the Caribbean parts of the Kingdom.

Quoted from the source.

Who sets the entry rules

The Caribbean Netherlands has its own Caribbean visa. A multiple-entry Schengen visa lets you visit without one.

Source: netherlandsworldwide.nl

Before you go

The conditions that come with this rule, from its official sources.

Conditions from official sources

  • Not needed with a multiple-entry Schengen, UK or Ireland visa, or with a residence permit for a Schengen country, the UK, Ireland, the US, Canada, or French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, Réunion, Saint Barthélemy or Saint Martin.

Passport validity

The source states no minimum passport validity.

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

Visa-free nearby

Other places Botswana passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Kralendijk, nearest first.

  1. GrenadaSaint George's, about 710 km from KralendijkVisa-free
  2. Dominican RepublicSanto Domingo, about 720 km from KralendijkVisa-free · 30 days
  3. Trinidad & TobagoPort of Spain, about 750 km from KralendijkVisa-free
  4. St. Vincent & GrenadinesKingstown, about 770 km from KralendijkVisa-free · 3 months
  5. British Virgin IslandsRoad Town, about 800 km from KralendijkVisa-free · 1 month

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