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Chile 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 Chile.
Entry details
Holders of a Botswana passport need a visa obtained in advance when visiting Chile. The Botswana passport currently ranks #115 of 199 worldwide, with 77 destinations reachable visa-free or via visa on arrival / eTA.
Chile is middling in how freely it admits visitors, admitting 92 of the world's 198 other passports without a prior visa; its own passport ranks #46 with 149 open destinations. Access is actually lopsided the other way — Chile citizens enter Botswana more easily (visa-free).
In the opposite direction, Chile citizens travelling to Botswana face: visa-free for up to 90 days.
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