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Russia visa rules for Botswana passport holders

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The answer

Yes. Botswana passport holders can visit Russia visa-free for up to 30 days.

Entry
Visa-free
Stay
30 days per entry
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Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA-FREE30 DAYS

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Official source

kdmid.ruConsular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian FederationChecked 29 Oct 2026

Без виз по всем видам паспортов - до 30 дней.

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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 Russia passport holders need to visit Botswana.

Russia 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 Moscow, nearest first.

  1. GeorgiaTbilisi, about 1,650 km from MoscowVisa-free · 12 months

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Weather in Moscow

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Moscow, month by month.

  1. JanHigh -3.9°CLow -8.7°CRain 53 mm
  2. FebHigh -3.0°CLow -8.8°CRain 44 mm
  3. MarHigh 3.0°CLow -4.3°CRain 39 mm
  4. AprHigh 11.7°CLow 2.3°CRain 37 mm
  5. MayHigh 19.0°CLow 8.1°CRain 61 mm
  6. JunHigh 22.4°CLow 12.2°CRain 77 mm
  7. JulHigh 24.7°CLow 14.8°CRain 84 mm
  8. AugHigh 22.7°CLow 13.0°CRain 78 mm
  9. SepHigh 16.4°CLow 8.0°CRain 66 mm
  10. OctHigh 8.9°CLow 3.0°CRain 70 mm
  11. NovHigh 1.6°CLow -2.4°CRain 52 mm
  12. DecHigh -2.3°CLow -6.5°CRain 51 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 30 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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