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Guatemala visa for citizens of Botswana

Citizens of Botswana need a visa for Guatemala that is issued through the embassy or a visa centre: it can’t be obtained online, because you must attend in person to submit documents and biometrics. Visago fills in the form, prepares your documents and books your appointment. The service costs $49.

For citizens of Botswana: the passport opens 46 countries visa-free; Gaborone — Guatemala City: ≈ 13,320 km, about 17 hours of flying.

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

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

No: citizens of Botswana need a visa, issued by the embassy. We prepare your documents and book the appointment for just $49.

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Guatemala 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; Guatemala passport: 78.
Citizens of Botswana and Guatemala can travel together visa-free to 22 countries, for example: Zambia, Seychelles, Kosovo, Brazil, Malaysia, Singapore, Russia, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Philippines, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, and Haiti.
Citizens of Guatemala, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Botswana. Botswana visa for citizens of Guatemala

Travelling to Guatemala: good to know

Gaborone — Guatemala City: about 13,320 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 17 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −8 hours.
Local time: Gaborone 12:00 — Guatemala City 04:00.
Local currency: Guatemalan Quetzal.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ GTQ 7.64.
Guatemala is the 185th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Botswana.