Canadian Honorary Consulate in Botswana

Canada has an honorary consulate in Gaborone; honorary consuls work part-time and normally cannot issue visas or full passports.

Canada requires citizens of Botswana to hold a visa issued in advance. Canada has no embassy or career consulate in Botswana, and its honorary consulates normally do not issue visas; applications go to a mission of Canada accredited to Botswana from another country.

Botswana has no mission in Canada on record; citizens of Botswana there would be served by an embassy accredited from another country.

Canada in Botswana

There is no embassy of Canada in Botswana on record, so Botswana is probably covered by an embassy of Canada in another country. Worldwide, Canada has 263 missions in 155 countries; one of them is in Botswana.

Travel to Botswana for Canadian citizens

No visa is needed by Canadian citizens for Botswana, for stays of up to 90 days. In Botswana, Canadian citizens can turn to the honorary consul for first help in an emergency.

When the honorary consulate of Canada in Botswana is closed

The honorary consulate of Canada in Botswana closes on Botswana’s public holidays, the next being Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026, St. Stephen's Day (Boxing Day) on Saturday 26 December 2026 and New Year's Day on Friday 1 January 2027, and usually on some holidays of Canada, such as Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026.