Irish Honorary Consulate in Botswana

Ireland has an honorary consulate in Gaborone; honorary consulates handle emergencies and simple certifications rather than visas or passports.

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

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

Ireland in Botswana

There is no embassy of Ireland in Botswana on record, so Botswana is probably covered by an embassy of Ireland in another country. Worldwide, Ireland has 141 missions in 77 countries; one of them is in Botswana.

Travel to Botswana for Irish citizens

Irish citizens do not need a visa for Botswana: stays of up to 90 days are visa-free. In Botswana, Irish citizens can turn to the honorary consul for first help in an emergency.

When the honorary consulate of Ireland in Botswana is closed

The honorary consulate of Ireland 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 Ireland, such as Christmas Day (Lá Nollag) on Friday 25 December 2026.