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Italy 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 Italy.
Entry details
Holders of a Botswana passport need a visa obtained in advance when visiting Italy. The Botswana passport currently ranks #115 of 199 worldwide, with 77 destinations reachable visa-free or via visa on arrival / eTA.
Italy is middling in how freely it admits visitors, admitting 93 of the world's 198 other passports without a prior visa; its own passport ranks #8 with 165 open destinations. Access is actually lopsided the other way — Italy citizens enter Botswana more easily (visa-free).
In the opposite direction, Italy citizens travelling to Botswana face: visa-free for up to 90 days.
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