No visa needed

Do citizens of Mozambique need a visa for Botswana?

Citizens of Mozambique 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 Mozambique: the passport opens 32 countries visa-free; Maputo — Gaborone: ≈ 690 km, about 1.5 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 Mozambique passport?

Yes, citizens of Mozambique 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 Mozambique passport you can visit 32 countries visa-free, 22 with a visa on arrival and 46 with an e-visa; 98 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Mozambique passport ranks 141st of 199.
Mozambique passport: visa-free access to 32 countries; Botswana passport: 46.
Citizens of Mozambique and Botswana can travel together visa-free to 30 countries, for example: Eswatini, South Africa, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Namibia, Tanzania, Mauritius, Rwanda, Kenya, Angola, Uganda, Seychelles, and Benin.
Citizens of Botswana, in turn, don’t need a visa for Mozambique. Mozambique visa for citizens of Botswana

Travelling to Botswana: good to know

Maputo — Gaborone: about 690 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 1.5 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 4th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Mozambique.