Qatar visa requirements for Botswana citizens
Updated 2026-07-07 · verified against the Passport Index dataset
Entry details
Travelling to Qatar on a Botswana passport, you get a visa on arrival — no embassy visit needed. The Botswana passport currently ranks #115 of 199 worldwide, with 77 destinations reachable visa-free or via visa on arrival / eTA.
Qatar is moderately open to foreign passports, admitting 99 of the world's 198 other passports without a prior visa; its own passport ranks #95 with 106 open destinations. Interestingly Qatar citizens have the better deal, facing only visa-free in the opposite direction.
In the opposite direction, Qatar citizens travelling to Botswana face: visa-free for up to 90 days.
Before you fly
Official Qatar Hayya portal · fee: varies. Applying directly through the government portal is always the cheapest option.
Apply on the official portal →