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Russia visa requirements for Botswana citizens
Updated 2026-07-07 · verified against the Passport Index dataset
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Visa-free
Botswana citizens do not need a visa for Russia for up to 30 days.
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Travelling to Russia on a Botswana passport, you do not need a visa for up to 30 days. The Botswana passport currently ranks #115 of 199 worldwide, with 77 destinations reachable visa-free or via visa on arrival / eTA.
Russia is one of the tougher destinations to enter, admitting 63 of the world's 198 other passports without a prior visa; its own passport ranks #78 with 117 open destinations. This is a mutual arrangement, with visa-free applying symmetrically between the two countries.
In the opposite direction, Russia citizens travelling to Botswana face: visa-free for up to 90 days.
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