Passport validity
The source states no minimum passport validity.
Visa rules · Tourist entry
United Kingdom visa rules for Botswana passport holders
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The answer
No. Botswana passport holders need a visa to visit the United Kingdom.
- Entry
- Visa needed
- Covers
- Tourist entry
VN 1.1. A person who meets one or more of the criteria below needs entry clearance (a visa) in advance of travel to the UK for any purpose, unless they meet one of the exceptions set out in VN2.1 and VN2.2. (subject to VN 2.3.). (a) Nationals or citizens of the following countries or territorial entities (a "*" indicates there are exceptions in VN 2.2 to VN 6.5): Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Armenia Azerbaijan Bangladesh Belarus Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia Herzegovina Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad People's Republic of China* Colombia Comoros Congo Côte d'Ivoire (formerly Ivory Coast) Cuba Democratic Republic of the Congo Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) Ethiopia Fiji Gabon Gambia Georgia Ghana Guinea Guinea Bissau Haiti Honduras India Indonesia Iran Iraq Jamaica Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea (North) Kosovo Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar (formerly Burma) Namibia Nauru Nepal Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Macedonia (formerly Macedonia) Pakistan Palestine Philippines Russia Rwanda São Tomé and Principe Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sri Lanka St Lucia Sudan Suriname Syria Taiwan* Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
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Before you go
Tourist entry only
These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.
The other way round
What United Kingdom passport holders need to visit Botswana.
United Kingdom passport Botswana
- Maximum stay
- Up to 90 days
Angola Antigua & Barbuda Argentina Australia Austria Bahamas Bahrain Barbados Belgium Belize Brazil Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Canada Chile Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Dominica Dominican Republic Estonia Finland France Gambia Germany Greece Grenada Guyana Holy Sea Hong Kong Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Latvia Lesotho Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malawi Malaysia Maldives Malta Mauritius Mexico Monaco Mozambique Namibia Nauru Netherlands New Zealand Norway Oman Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Samoa San Marico Saudi Arabia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovak Republic Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa South Korea (Republic of) South Sudan Spain St. Kitts & Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent & the Grenadines Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Tanzania Tonga Trinidad & Tobago Turkey Tuvalu Uganda United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States of America Uruguay Vanuatu Venezuela Yugoslavia Zambia Zimbabwe
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Visa-free nearby
Other places Botswana passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of London, nearest first.
No visa-free place we have reviewed is within 2,500 km yet.
Weather in London
Average high and low temperature and rainfall in London, month by month.
- High 8.2°CLow 3.2°CRain 59 mm
- High 8.9°CLow 3.0°CRain 45 mm
- High 11.7°CLow 4.3°CRain 39 mm
- High 14.9°CLow 6.0°CRain 42 mm
- High 18.3°CLow 9.1°CRain 46 mm
- High 21.5°CLow 12.0°CRain 46 mm
- High 23.8°CLow 14.2°CRain 46 mm
- High 23.4°CLow 14.0°CRain 54 mm
- High 20.2°CLow 11.6°CRain 50 mm
- High 15.7°CLow 9.0°CRain 64 mm
- High 11.3°CLow 5.6°CRain 67 mm
- High 8.5°CLow 3.6°CRain 57 mm
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