No visa needed

Do citizens of Kiribati need a visa for Botswana?

Citizens of Kiribati 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 Kiribati: the passport opens 79 countries visa-free; South Tarawa — Gaborone: ≈ 15,630 km, about 20 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 Kiribati passport?

Yes, citizens of Kiribati 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 Kiribati passport you can visit 79 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 49 with an e-visa; 41 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Kiribati passport ranks 79th of 199.
Kiribati passport: visa-free access to 79 countries; Botswana passport: 46.
Citizens of Kiribati and Botswana can travel together visa-free to 33 countries, for example: Micronesia, Vanuatu, Fiji, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Belize, Panama, Bahamas, Ecuador, Jamaica, Haiti, Mauritius, Dominican Republic, and Seychelles.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Botswana, in turn, don’t need a visa for Kiribati. Kiribati visa for citizens of Botswana

Travelling to Botswana: good to know

South Tarawa — Gaborone: about 15,630 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 20 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −11 hours.
Local time: South Tarawa 12:00 — Gaborone 01:00.
Local currency: Botswanan Pula.
Languages: English and Tswana.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ BWP 14.
Botswana is the 164th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Kiribati.