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Botswana visa for citizens of Somalia

Citizens of Somalia need an e-visa to travel to Botswana. It is issued online, with no embassy visit. Official processing time is up to 14 days. Visago fills in and submits the application for you; the all-in price starts at $75, government fee included.

For citizens of Somalia: the passport opens 11 countries visa-free; Mogadishu — Gaborone: ≈ 3,630 km, about 5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

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How much does a Botswana visa cost for citizens of Somalia?

Tourist, 30 days, single entryGovernment fee: $30$75

Tourist, 90 days, multiple entryGovernment fee: $50$75

Business, 90 days, single entryGovernment fee: $50$75

Business, 90 days, multiple entryGovernment fee: $100$125

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Can I travel to Botswana without a visa on a Somalia passport?

No: citizens of Somalia need a visa. But you can get it quickly and at a low price — online with us, from $75, with no embassy visit.

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Botswana visa rules at a glance

With a Somalia passport you can visit 11 countries visa-free, 20 with a visa on arrival and 51 with an e-visa; 113 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Somalia passport ranks 192nd of 199.
Somalia passport: visa-free access to 11 countries; Botswana passport: 46.
Citizens of Somalia and Botswana can travel together visa-free to 10 countries, for example: Kenya, Seychelles, Rwanda, Benin, Malaysia, Gambia, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Micronesia, and Haiti.
Citizens of Botswana, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Somalia. Somalia visa for citizens of Botswana

Travelling to Botswana: good to know

Mogadishu — Gaborone: about 3,630 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Mogadishu 12:00 — Gaborone 11:00.
Local currency: Botswanan Pula.
Languages: English and Tswana.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ BWP 14.
Botswana is the 39th closest of 194 destinations open to citizens of Somalia.