Work visa Botswana
Work permit
Run by Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs, Department of Labour and Social Security
Non-citizens with a job offer in Botswana for a post that has been advertised, or investors. A residence permit is applied for separately at an Immigration office.
- Job offer
- Required: contract of employment, offer letter and a job advert not older than six months
- Language
- Not stated on the official page. Foreign-language certificates must be translated into English.
- Education
- Certified educational certificates, confirmed by the Botswana Qualification Authority if in a foreign language. Some professions need clearance from their regulatory body.
- Work experience
- Not stated on the official page
- Government fee
- BWP 1,500 (work permit fee); renewal BWP 1,500
- Processing time
- 14 working days
- Money you must show
- Not stated on the official page
- When and to whom you pay
- Not stated on the official page. The application is submitted to the nearest Labour Office.
Checked on 18 October 2026. What the page says
Read on gov.bw on 2026-10-18 (the service page returned a server error, so the same text was read on the gov.bw Residency and Work listing): "This service gives a non-citizen permission to work in Botswana for a reward or to invest in Botswana for profit."; "Work Permit fee - BWP 1,500.00"; "Fourteen (14) working days"; documents include "Copy of job advert not older than six months old" and "CV for understudies". Another official page.