No visa needed

Do citizens of South Sudan need a visa for Botswana?

Citizens of South Sudan 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 South Sudan: the passport opens 17 countries visa-free; Juba — Gaborone: ≈ 3,340 km, about 4.5 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 South Sudan passport?

Yes, citizens of South Sudan 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 South Sudan passport you can visit 17 countries visa-free, 22 with a visa on arrival and 50 with an e-visa; 109 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the South Sudan passport ranks 177th of 199.
South Sudan passport: visa-free access to 17 countries; Botswana passport: 46.
Citizens of South Sudan and Botswana can travel together visa-free to 14 countries, for example: Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, Seychelles, Benin, Gambia, Malaysia, Singapore, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, and Micronesia.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Botswana, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to South Sudan. South Sudan visa for citizens of Botswana

Travelling to Botswana: good to know

Juba — Gaborone: about 3,340 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4.5 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 40th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of South Sudan.