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Maldives visa for citizens of Botswana

Citizens of Botswana get a Maldives visa on arrival at passport control. You don’t apply in advance, but border officers check your passport, return ticket and accommodation. Visago checks your documents before you travel. It costs $19.

For citizens of Botswana: the passport opens 46 countries visa-free; Gaborone — Malé: ≈ 6,060 km, about 8 hours of flying.

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

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Can I travel to the Maldives without a visa on a Botswana passport?

You don’t need to apply in advance: citizens of Botswana get the visa on arrival. To avoid problems at the border, we check your documents for $19.

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Maldives 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; Maldives passport: 54.
Citizens of Botswana and the Maldives can travel together visa-free to 36 countries, for example: South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Rwanda, Kenya, Mauritius, Seychelles, Gambia, Kosovo, Malaysia, Bangladesh, and Singapore.
Citizens of the Maldives, in turn, don’t need a visa for Botswana. Botswana visa for citizens of the Maldives

Travelling to the Maldives: good to know

Gaborone — Malé: about 6,060 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 8 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +3 hours.
Local time: Gaborone 12:00 — Malé 15:00.
Local currency: Maldivian Rufiyaa.
Languages: Divehi.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MVR 15.
Maldives is the 46th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Botswana.