An Aerial View travel guide
Do you need to apply before you fly?
A growing number of African countries now ask you to apply for entry permission online before you travel, even without a visa. Miss it and you can be turned away at boarding.
We track what each scheme actually asks for, so you can sort it out before you book, not after.
Needs one
Seychelles
Compulsory for everyone
Needs nothing
Rwanda
Visa on arrival, no pre-travel step
🇧🇼 Botswana
None found, visa-free list, visa required for others
None found, visa-free list, visa required for others
No pre-travel authorisation found. Fifteen African countries are reported visa-exempt: South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Sierra Leone, The Gambia, Seychelles and Mauritius. Citizens of other African countries must complete a formal visa application before arrival.
It's required for nothing for the 15 exempt nationalities. A visa before arrival for other Africans..
Not established.
You can't get it on arrival. It has to be sorted before you fly.
It can be refused, so approval isn't automatic.
Good to know
Nigeria is not among the 15 exempt nationalities. The KAZA UniVisa, which would cover Botswana alongside Zimbabwe, Zambia and Namibia, has been signed but not implemented by Botswana.
Sources
Still confirming: Confirm the 15-country list with Botswana immigration; Whether an online application channel exists, and whether any nationality is excluded from it; Visa fees and processing times
Checked 2026-08-15.
All 54 countries we cover
- Algeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Congo
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Djibouti
- DR Congo
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- The Gambia
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
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Explore Aerial ViewRules change without much notice, and we recheck each one on its own schedule. Last updated 2026-09-19. This page is a starting point for planning, not legal or immigration advice, always confirm with the destination country before you travel.
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