Consular affairs

For persons aged 16 years and above you are required to bring:

• Valid Original identity card/ Omang
• Certified copy of identity card/ Omang
• If your parents are still alive, their Particulars are needed (e.g names and surnames, their Omang numbers, place of birth and/or nationality)
• Citizenship/ Naturalization Certificates of parents’ and/ or owner if parents were once foreign nationals (seek clarity from passport and citizenship officers)
• Previously held passport

For children under 16 years of age you are required to bring:

• Original birth certificate and certified copy of birth certificate Children born outside the country should bring birth certificate/ registration card of their country of birth and certified copies
• Parent’s/guardian original Omang or letter from the District Commissioner, Chief or Social Worker for proof of guardianship
• Citizenship/ Naturalisation Certificates of parents and/or owner if parents were once foreign nationals or registration certificate (seek clarity from passport and citizenship officers)
• Bring the child along when applying for their passport.

NB: For children with dual citizenship Botswana passport is valid until the child turns 21 years of age, after which the other citizenship is renounced. 

• Application fee for passport is P260
• Electronic Emergency Traveling Document (E-ETD) is P12.00. The Electronic Emergency Travel Document (E-ETD) will be issued in cases of emergency. (Valid National Identity Card/ Omang is required)

NB: The Botswana Mission is only able to process applications under normal service as well as Emergency Travelling Document.
 

For Batswana living abroad, passport applications can be made at the Embassy nearest to them.

 NB: Surrender the old /soiled passport for replacement. The applicant or parent/ guardian completes application forms and/ collects the passport if the child is under 16 years of age.

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• Visa Application
• REGISTRATION OF BATSWANA NATIONALS