No visa needed

Do citizens of Malta need a visa for Botswana?

Citizens of Malta 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 Malta: the passport opens 123 countries visa-free; Valletta — Gaborone: ≈ 6,840 km, about 9 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 Malta passport?

Yes, citizens of Malta 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 Malta passport you can visit 123 countries visa-free, 25 with a visa on arrival and 36 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Malta passport ranks 3rd of 199.
Malta passport: visa-free access to 123 countries; Botswana passport: 46.
Citizens of Malta and Botswana can travel together visa-free to 38 countries, for example: Kosovo, Georgia, Gambia, Uganda, Rwanda, Angola, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Seychelles, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Eswatini, Lesotho, and Antigua and Barbuda.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Botswana, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Malta. Malta visa for citizens of Botswana

Travelling to Botswana: good to know

Valletta — Gaborone: about 6,840 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 9 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 120th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Malta.