Refreshed 11 Oct 2026
What changed in visa rules
Every refresh compares the new data with the previous snapshot. The latest one found 4,084 category changes worldwide and 1,600 changes to allowed stay.
Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 2026. Most changes below reflect that switch and eight months of rule changes, not changes made this week.
Easier for Motswana passport holders 9
AfghanistanVisa required→eVisa
BahraineVisa→Visa on arrival
BoliviaeVisa→Visa on arrival90 days
Saint Kitts and NeviseTA90 days→Visa-free90 days
North MacedoniaVisa required→Visa-free90 days
Papua New GuineaeTA30 days→Visa on arrival30 days
PakistaneVisa→eTA
PalestineVisa required→Visa-free
TürkiyeVisa required→eVisa
Harder for Motswana passport holders 9
AustraliaeVisa→Visa required
Côte d'IvoireeTA90 days→eVisa
DjiboutiVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa
Guinea-BissauVisa on arrival90 days→Visa required
IndonesiaeVisa→Visa required
KenyaVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
Saudi ArabiaeVisa→Visa required
SeychellesVisa-free90 days→Visa on arrival90 days
SurinameeTA90 days→eVisa
Changes for visitors to Botswana 5
Cabo VerdeeVisa→Visa required
EthiopiaeVisa→Visa required
GhanaeVisa→Visa-free
GuatemalaeVisa→Visa required
HonduraseVisa→Visa required
Refresh history
- 11 Oct 2026Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 20264,084 category changes
- 17 Feb 2026Passport Index data update (January 2025 to February 2026)2,761 category changes