Do Canadian citizens need a visa for Botswana?
Canadian citizens do not need a tourist visa when travelling to Botswana in 2024. Canadian passport holders can stay in Botswana for a short period of time (for 90 days). Please, read all the information below to make your trip easy and safe.
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Updated: 08/20/2024.
Entry requirements
visa free
Duration of stay
90 days
Purpose of travel
Tourism
Passport validity for travel to Botswana
Passport must be valid for 6 months on arrival.
Is it safe to travel to Botswana?
Botswana has a current risk level of 3.00 (out of 5). We advise to use some caution when travelling to Botswana. The safety index is based on travel advisories from independent 4 sources.
Safety index is provided by www.travel-advisory.info: 08/13/2024.
Botswana customs rules
Duty-free allowance
Tobacco limit
- Restricted to travellers 18 years and over;
- 200 cigarettes;
- 20 cigars;
- and 250 grams of cigarette or pipe tobacco.
Bringing alcohol
- Restricted to travellers 18 years and over;
- 2 litres of wine;
- and 1 litre of spirits and other alcoholic beverages.
Other Goods
- 50mL of perfume.
- 250mL of eau de toilette.
- Goods not exceeding a total of R3000 if travelling from outside the South African Customs Union (SACU), or R500 for travellers within SACU.
Cash limit
- There are no restrictions on the importation of funds into Botswana.
- Funds of P10,000 equivalent or more must be declared at the border.
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