No visa needed

Do citizens of Belgium need a visa for Botswana?

Citizens of Belgium don’t need a visa for Botswana and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Belgium: the passport opens 123 countries visa-free; Brussels — Gaborone: ≈ 8,660 km, about 11.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Botswana without a visa on a Belgium passport?

Yes, citizens of Belgium don’t need a visa for Botswana for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Botswana visa rules at a glance

With a Belgium passport you can visit 123 countries visa-free, 26 with a visa on arrival and 34 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Belgium passport ranks 3rd of 199.
Belgium passport: visa-free access to 123 countries; Botswana passport: 46.
Citizens of Belgium and Botswana can travel together visa-free to 37 countries, for example: Kosovo, Georgia, Gambia, Rwanda, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, and Haiti.
Citizens of Botswana, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Belgium. Belgium visa for citizens of Botswana

Travelling to Botswana: good to know

Brussels — Gaborone: about 8,660 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 11.5 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Botswanan Pula.
Languages: English and Tswana.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ BWP 14.
Botswana is the 146th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Belgium.