No visa needed

Do citizens of the Dominican Republic need a visa for Botswana?

Citizens of the Dominican Republic 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 the Dominican Republic: the passport opens 30 countries visa-free; Santo Domingo — Gaborone: ≈ 11,420 km, about 15 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 Dominican Republic passport?

Yes, citizens of the Dominican Republic 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 Dominican Republic passport you can visit 30 countries visa-free, 33 with a visa on arrival and 48 with an e-visa; 87 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Dominican Republic passport ranks 142nd of 199.
Dominican Republic passport: visa-free access to 30 countries; Botswana passport: 46.
Citizens of the Dominican Republic and Botswana can travel together visa-free to 17 countries, for example: Jamaica, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Ecuador, Brazil, Russia, Angola, Georgia, Zambia, Kiribati, Seychelles, Micronesia, Philippines, and Malaysia.
Citizens of Botswana, in turn, don’t need a visa for the Dominican Republic. Dominican Republic visa for citizens of Botswana

Travelling to Botswana: good to know

Santo Domingo — Gaborone: about 11,420 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 15 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +6 hours.
Local time: Santo Domingo 12:00 — Gaborone 18:00.
Local currency: Botswanan Pula.
Languages: English and Tswana.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ BWP 14.
Botswana is the 131st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Dominican Republic.