No visa needed

Do citizens of Tuvalu need a visa for Botswana?

Citizens of Tuvalu 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 Tuvalu: the passport opens 83 countries visa-free; Funafuti — Gaborone: ≈ 15,320 km, about 19.5 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 Tuvalu passport?

Yes, citizens of Tuvalu 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 Tuvalu passport you can visit 83 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 48 with an e-visa; 40 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Tuvalu passport ranks 74th of 199.
Tuvalu passport: visa-free access to 83 countries; Botswana passport: 46.
Citizens of Tuvalu and Botswana can travel together visa-free to 34 countries, for example: Fiji, Kiribati, Vanuatu, Micronesia, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Belize, Ecuador, Panama, Bahamas, Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic, and Mauritius.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Botswana, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Tuvalu. Tuvalu visa for citizens of Botswana

Travelling to Botswana: good to know

Funafuti — Gaborone: about 15,320 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 19.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −10 hours.
Local time: Funafuti 12:00 — Gaborone 02:00.
Local currency: Botswanan Pula.
Languages: English and Tswana.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ BWP 14.
Botswana is the 127th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Tuvalu.