Botswana: UK Imposes Visa On Botswana Nationals

Gaborone — Botswana nationals will require an entry visa to visit the United Kingdom (UK) with effect from October 14.

According to the press statement from the Ministry for International Relations, the announcement comes in response to the ongoing illegal and irregular migration of Batswana to the UK, including the significant number of asylum applications from Batswana since 2022.

Therefore, the UK government has revoked the ‘visa free status’ and introduced a visitor visa requirement for…