Visa Requirements
Do Botswanan citizens need a visa for Ukraine?
Official Requirement
Visa required
for Botswana citizens travelling to Ukraine
Visitors from countries without a visa-free agreement with Ukraine, or those intending to stay longer than 90 days in any 180-day period, must obtain a visa from a Ukrainian embassy or consulate before travelling.
Last checked 5 months ago (19 April 2026)
We are not a government authority. Requirements change without notice. Always verify with the official consulate link before travel.
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At a glance
Key facts for Botswanan citizens visiting Ukraine
- Requirement
- Visa required
- Official source
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Step by step
How Botswanan citizens enter Ukraine
Check your passport is valid for the whole trip. Many countries also want it valid for a period beyond your departure date, so confirm the exact rule on the official page below.
Book an appointment at a Ukraine embassy or consulate. There is no online pathway for this route, so the appointment is the application.
Carry proof of onward or return travel and of where you are staying. Border officers ask for both, and an airline can refuse boarding without them.
Check the requirement again close to your departure date. This route was last checked on 19 April 2026, and rules change without notice.
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Do Not Travel
UK FCDO: The FCDO advises against all travel to Crimea, to areas within 50km of the Belarusian border in Volyn, Rivne, and Zhytomyr, and to all other regions of Ukraine. It advises against all but essential travel to Zakarpattia, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ternopil, Chernivtsi, and Lviv, and to the parts of Volyn, Rivne, and Zhytomyr more than 50km from the Belarusian border. Missile and drone attacks continue nationwide, with more than 6,000 drones and over 100 missiles launched in each month from April to June 2026, and over 2,000 casualties recorded in both May and June.
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Questions
What Botswanan citizens ask about entering Ukraine
Yes. Botswanan citizens need a visa arranged before travelling to Ukraine. This was last checked on 19 April 2026.
Start from the destination government page linked on this page. Yoogo does not process applications and takes no fee for them.
A passport valid for the trip, proof of onward or return travel, and proof of where you are staying. Officers can ask for evidence that you can support yourself for the visit. Entry is always the officer's decision, whatever the paperwork says.
Ukraine uses UAH. Check the rate before you exchange anything at the airport, where the spread is usually widest.
Changes to this route
No changes recorded since the first check on 19 April 2026.
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