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Botswana visa rules for Eswatini passport holders

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The answer

Yes. Eswatini passport holders can visit Botswana visa-free for up to 90 days.

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Visa-free
Stay
90 days per entry
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ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA-FREE90 DAYS

Our summary of the official rule. Not an official stamp.

Official source

gov.bwGovernment of BotswanaChecked 30 Oct 2026

Visitors are not allowed to stay in Botswana for more than 90 days in every calendar year.

Quoted from the source.

Before you go

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

Conditions from official sources

  • Stays may not total more than 90 days in a calendar year.

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months.

all visitors entering Botswana must hold a passport that is valid for at least six months

Tourist entry only

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

The other way round

What Botswana passport holders need to visit Eswatini.

Visa-free nearby

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

  1. South AfricaPretoria, about 260 km from GaboroneVisa-free · 30 days
  2. LesothoMaseru, about 540 km from GaboroneVisa-free
  3. MozambiqueMaputo, about 690 km from GaboroneVisa-free · 30 days
  4. ZimbabweHarare, about 930 km from GaboroneVisa-free
  5. NamibiaWindhoek, about 930 km from GaboroneVisa-free · 3 months

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

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