No visa needed

Do citizens of Botswana need a visa for Fiji?

Citizens of Botswana don’t need a visa for Fiji and can stay up to 120 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 Botswana: the passport opens 46 countries visa-free; Gaborone — Suva: ≈ 14,400 km, about 18.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 120 days

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

Yes, citizens of Botswana don’t need a visa for Fiji for up to 120 days. A valid passport is enough.

Fiji visa rules at a glance

With a Botswana passport you can visit 46 countries visa-free, 20 with a visa on arrival and 42 with an e-visa; 90 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Botswana passport ranks 108th of 199.
Botswana passport: visa-free access to 46 countries; Fiji passport: 49.
Citizens of Botswana and Fiji can travel together visa-free to 34 countries, for example: Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Angola, Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, Mauritius, Seychelles, Gambia, Kosovo, Georgia, Brazil, Malaysia, and Bangladesh.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Fiji, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Botswana. Botswana visa for citizens of Fiji

Travelling to Fiji: good to know

Gaborone — Suva: about 14,400 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 18.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +10 hours.
Local time: Gaborone 12:00 — Suva 22:00.
Local currency: Fijian Dollar.
Languages: English, Fijian, and Fiji Hindi.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ FJD 2.23.
Fiji is the 190th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Botswana.