Botswana residence and citizenship
No residence route by investment with a stated minimum is on file for Botswana. The number of years to citizenship in Botswana is not on file yet.
Partly checked — So far the automated review covers employee work and residence permit stages only (sources read 10 November 2026). Everything else on this page is provisional.
Residence routes in Botswana
No investment, own-income or remote-work route is on file for Botswana yet; the work, family and other routes on file are below.
"Minimum" is a cited investment threshold in its stated currency. A USD figure appears only when a supported conversion is on file; "—" means no supported amount is on file, not that it is free. "To citizenship" counts the years of residence before a naturalisation application. A zero-year entry states no residence wait; citizenship still needs a separate decision.
Work, family, study and other routes (1)
| Route | Kind | Minimum | Processing | To citizenship |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employee work permit plus residence permit | Work | — | — | — |
Each route's conditions and sources
Employee work permit plus residence permit
The government pages give separate 14-working-day work and 30-working-day residence service targets; these are not a combined decision estimate.
Sources: Employee work-permit application (Government of Botswana, Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs), Residence-permit application (Government of Botswana, Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs)
Citizenship in Botswana
The citizenship rules of Botswana are not on file yet.
What is the cheapest residence visa in Botswana?
No residence route by investment with a stated minimum is on file for Botswana. The routes on file are listed below.
How many years to citizenship in Botswana?
The number of years to citizenship in Botswana is not on file yet.
Does Botswana allow dual citizenship?
The sources on file do not settle whether Botswana allows dual citizenship.
Tax and residence days
A residence permit and tax residence are different tests. See the Botswana tax rates, count your days with the Botswana day test and see what changed in the data, day by day.
Sources
The Botswana profile cites 2 sources, 2 of them from a government or a statute. Data as of 2026-Q4.
- Employee work-permit application · Government of Botswana, Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs, official, read 10 November 2026
- Residence-permit application · Government of Botswana, Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs, official, read 10 November 2026
Rules, fees and minimums change, and many routes have conditions not shown here. Did you find an error? Tell us, with the source.
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