No visa needed

Do citizens of Latvia need a visa for Botswana?

Citizens of Latvia 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 Latvia: the passport opens 118 countries visa-free; Riga — Gaborone: ≈ 9,080 km, about 12 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 Latvia passport?

Yes, citizens of Latvia 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 Latvia passport you can visit 118 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 37 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Latvia passport ranks 27th of 199.
Latvia passport: visa-free access to 118 countries; Botswana passport: 46.
Citizens of Latvia and Botswana can travel together visa-free to 33 countries, for example: Kosovo, Georgia, Gambia, Angola, Seychelles, Zambia, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Bahamas, Saint Lucia, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominican Republic, Grenada, and Haiti.
Citizens of Botswana, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Latvia. Latvia visa for citizens of Botswana

Travelling to Botswana: good to know

Riga — Gaborone: about 9,080 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 12 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Riga 12:00 — Gaborone 11:00.
Local currency: Botswanan Pula.
Languages: English and Tswana.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ BWP 14.
Botswana is the 156th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Latvia.