No visa needed

Do citizens of the Maldives need a visa for Botswana?

Citizens of the Maldives 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 Maldives: the passport opens 54 countries visa-free; Malé — Gaborone: ≈ 6,060 km, about 8 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 Maldives passport?

Yes, citizens of the Maldives 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 Maldives passport you can visit 54 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 42 with an e-visa; 75 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Maldives passport ranks 101st of 199.
Maldives passport: visa-free access to 54 countries; Botswana passport: 46.
Citizens of the Maldives and Botswana can travel together visa-free to 36 countries, for example: Seychelles, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Mauritius, Singapore, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Philippines, Zambia, Eswatini, South Africa, Lesotho, and Russia.
Citizens of Botswana, in turn, get a visa on arrival in the Maldives. Maldives visa for citizens of Botswana

Travelling to Botswana: good to know

Malé — Gaborone: about 6,060 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 8 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −3 hours.
Local time: Malé 12:00 — Gaborone 09:00.
Local currency: Botswanan Pula.
Languages: English and Tswana.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ BWP 14.
Botswana is the 69th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Maldives.