What you need to enter Botswana with a Chadian passport
Chadian citizens need an electronic visa for Botswana, applied for online before the trip.
- Minimum passport validity
- 6 months after departure
Why is this passport validity required? →
Last verified: 25 September 2026
Verified practical details
The visa is applied for before your trip, and the procedure is Visa exemption up to 90 days (no advance formality). Here are the verified details:
Required documents
- Passport valid for at least six months from the planned departure (the UK Government counts from arrival) with three blank pages.
- An entry stamp in the passport showing the date and port: an unstamped passport raises suspicion of illegal entry.
- Under-18s: a full birth certificate showing both parents (original or certified copy less than three months old), translated into English. If travelling alone, with one parent or with other adults, also a consent statement from the absent parent made before a notary or the police, translated, and a certified copy of their passport.
- International driving permit to drive or rent a car.
Transit rules
Botswana may apply health screening to travellers arriving from areas with an Ebola outbreak. Anyone transiting a South African airport with children must also carry the documents South Africa requires.
More Botswana rules
They don't depend on your passport, so they are on the Botswana page:
Official portal: https://www.gov.bw/. Destination data verified on 25 September 2026. Sources: exteriores.gob.es (travel advice of Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Botswana, updated 26 May 2026: six-month passport, 90 days visa-free, High Commission in London, extension, penalties, minors, international permit, risk areas); gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/botswana (UK Government: three pages, entry stamp, 90 days, minors, yellow fever, Ebola, 10,000-pula declaration); gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/zambia (KAZA visa); sanidad.gob.es ("Listado de países") and who.int (WHO): yellow fever; data.unesco.org (World Heritage List). All checked on 25 September 2026. Also: burs.org.bw (Botswana Unified Revenue Service, "Duty Free Allowance": allowances and values of 3,000 and 500 rand, 25 September 2026).
Travel insurance for Botswana
It isn't listed as mandatory for this entry, but without insurance, medical care during the trip can get expensive.
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Things to see and do in Botswana
Tours, skip-the-line tickets and day trips, most with free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
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This pair in context
In the other direction, citizens of Botswana need an electronic visa to enter Chad. See the Botswana → Chad page.
Of the 9 passports from Middle Africa that VisaRadar tracks, for travel to Botswana 1 enter visa-free and 8 need a prior authorisation or a visa on arrival. Same result as Chad: Cameroon, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and Republic of the Congo.
With a passport from Chad, in the rest of Southern Africa you need a prior authorisation or a visa on arrival for Namibia; you need a visa for Eswatini, Lesotho and South Africa.
A passport from Chad ranks 163 of 199 in the VisaRadar passport ranking and reaches 49 of 198 destinations without applying for a visa in advance.
Counts from the same requirements matrix behind this page's verdict, using the UN M49 subregions.
Frequently asked questions
Do Chadian citizens need a visa for Botswana?
Yes, but it's processed online before you travel (e-visa), no consulate visit required.
What minimum passport validity is required?
Passport valid for at least six months from the planned departure (the UK Government counts from arrival) with three blank pages.
What currency is used in Botswana?
Botswanan Pula (BWP).
What do Chadian passport holders need for the countries near Botswana?
With a passport from Chad, in the rest of Southern Africa you need a prior authorisation or a visa on arrival for Namibia; you need a visa for Eswatini, Lesotho and South Africa.
Related pages
See Botswana requirements for other passports →
Informational only. Always verify requirements with the official embassy or consulate before you travel.