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Malawi visa rules for Botswana passport holders

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The answer

Yes. Botswana passport holders can visit Malawi visa-free.

Entry
Visa-free
Stay
Not stated by the source
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Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA-FREE

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Official source

visitmalawi.mwMalawi Department of Tourism (Visit Malawi)Checked 31 Oct 2026

Botswana VISA Free

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Before you go

Passport validity

The source states no minimum passport validity.

Tourist entry only

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

The other way round

What Malawi passport holders need to visit Botswana.

Malawi passport Botswana

Visa-free · 90 days

Maximum stay
Up to 90 days

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Visa-free nearby

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

  1. ZimbabweHarare, about 520 km from LilongweVisa-free
  2. ZambiaLusaka, about 610 km from LilongweVisa-free · 90 days
  3. TanzaniaDodoma, about 890 km from LilongweVisa-free
  4. MozambiqueMaputo, about 1,340 km from LilongweVisa-free · 90 days
  5. EswatiniMbabane, about 1,400 km from LilongweVisa-free · 30 days

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

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