No visa needed

Do citizens of Botswana need a visa for the Philippines?

Citizens of Botswana don’t need a visa for the Philippines and can stay up to 30 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 — Manila: ≈ 11,180 km, about 14.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

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

Yes, citizens of Botswana don’t need a visa for the Philippines for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Philippines 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; Philippines passport: 34.
Citizens of Botswana and the Philippines can travel together visa-free to 14 countries, for example: Rwanda, Seychelles, Brazil, Malaysia, Singapore, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Haiti, Vanuatu, Fiji, Micronesia, Kiribati, and Hong Kong.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of the Philippines, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Botswana. Botswana visa for citizens of the Philippines

Travelling to the Philippines: good to know

Gaborone — Manila: about 11,180 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 14.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +6 hours.
Local time: Gaborone 12:00 — Manila 18:00.
Local currency: Philippine Peso.
Languages: English and Filipino.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ₱63.
Philippines is the 161st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Botswana.