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Canada visa requirements for Botswana citizens

Updated 2026-07-07 · verified against the Passport Index dataset

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Visa required
Yes — Botswana citizens need a visa for Canada.

Entry details

Travelling to Canada on a Botswana passport, you need a visa obtained in advance. The Botswana passport currently ranks #115 of 199 worldwide, with 77 destinations reachable visa-free or via visa on arrival / eTA.

Canada is one of the tougher destinations to enter, admitting 53 of the world's 198 other passports without a prior visa; its own passport ranks #25 with 161 open destinations. Interestingly Canada citizens have the better deal, facing only visa-free in the opposite direction.

In the opposite direction, Canada citizens travelling to Botswana face: visa-free for up to 90 days.

How to get the visa

🏛️ Official government option

Official Canada eTA · fee: CAD 7. Applying directly through the government portal is always the cheapest option.

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More destinations for Botswana citizens

🇫🇷 Botswana → France: Visa required🇪🇸 Botswana → Spain: Visa required🇺🇸 Botswana → United States: Visa required🇮🇹 Botswana → Italy: Visa required🇹🇷 Botswana → Turkey: Visa required🇲🇽 Botswana → Mexico: Visa required

Visiting Canada on other passports

🇫🇷 France → Canada: eTA required🇪🇸 Spain → Canada: eTA required🇺🇸 United States → Canada: Visa-free🇮🇹 Italy → Canada: eTA required🇹🇷 Turkey → Canada: Visa required🇲🇽 Mexico → Canada: Visa required

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