Germany, on a Botswana passport
Visa required, filed at a consulate before departure.
The record sets no duration. Check the stay limit with the consulate before a long stay.
All visa-free countries with a Botswana passport
Applications go through Auswärtiges Amt. It is the only source that counts.
Open the official portalMany consulates require proof of medical insurance among the supporting documents — the Schengen area, for instance, asks for €30,000 of cover. The exact list is on the official portal above: that is the authority, not us.
Compare travel insuranceSchengen visa applications filed with Germany in Botswana, 2025 (European Commission):
- Gaborone — 10.8% refused, 1,504 applications · 2024: 16.3% (−5.5 pts)
- Francfort · FRA — airside connection, nothing to show
- Munich · MUC — airside connection, nothing to show
- Berlin · BER — airside connection, nothing to show
- Düsseldorf · DUS — airside connection, nothing to show
International-to-international connection, single booking, same airport. Exemptions for holders of certain visas or residence permits are not assumed.
All 166 layovers for this passportThis country has a scheme for remote workers: Freiberufler (visa d’indépendant). It takes over when the entry period is no longer enough.
A Germany passport travelling to Botswana: visa-free.
See the reverse pageEntry rules change often, sometimes overnight. This record gives the known state, with its source; it does not replace checking with the destination’s embassy or consulate, the only authority on the day you leave.
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