Botswana travel advice
A summary of the UK government’s (FCDO) travel advice for Botswana, last updated by the FCDO on 1 June 2026. The full advice on GOV.UK is the authoritative version.
FCDO status
No areas listed where FCDO advises against travel
The FCDO’s alert status for Botswana names no areas where it advises against travel. The FCDO says no travel can be guaranteed safe. Read the full advice.
Latest FCDO update (1 June 2026): New information about entry requirements for those entering from Ebola-affected regions ('Entry requirements' page).
Passport validity
To enter Botswana, your passport must have an ‘expiry date’ at least 6 months after the date you arrive and at least 3 blank pages.
Check with your travel provider that your passport and other travel documents meet requirements. Renew your passport if you need to.
You will be denied entry if you do not have a valid travel document or try to use a passport that has been reported lost or stolen.
Make sure you get your passport stamped.
This will record your date and port of entry. Unstamped passports will raise suspicions of illegal entry.
From FCDO: entry requirements. Written for British passport holders.
Recent FCDO updates
- 1 June 2026: New information about entry requirements for those entering from Ebola-affected regions ('Entry requirements' page).
- 18 March 2026: Updated information on flooding ('Safety and security' page).
- 6 March 2026: Addition of information about heavy rainfall between 6 and 10 March ('Warnings and insurance' page).
Plan your trip
This page shows the FCDO’s headline status and quotes its text word for word; we don’t reword safety advice. It refreshes automatically, so it can lag GOV.UK by up to a day. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: FCDO foreign travel advice on GOV.UK. FCDO advice is written for British nationals; other nationalities should also check their own government’s advice.