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Luxembourg Visa Requirements for Botswana Citizens

Q: How much does a Luxembourg visa cost for Botswana citizens?

Schengen short-stay visa: 90 EUR, processing —.

Visa required

Botswana passport holders need a visa for Luxembourg, issued by an embassy or consulate before travel.

Source: Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 listing visa-required and visa-exempt nationalities, consolidated text — EUR-Lex · checked 3 Oct 2026

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Luxembourg visa options for Botswana citizens

Schengen short-stay visa

Embassy

Fee: 90 EUR
Max stay: 90 days
Extension: Possible

Children aged six to under 12: €45; under six: waived.

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What the Luxembourg visa rules mean for Botswana travellers

Botswana citizens need a visa issued in advance by an embassy or consulate of Luxembourg. Start the application several weeks before departure: you will typically need a passport valid for six months with blank pages, a completed application form, passport photos, a travel itinerary, proof of accommodation and of sufficient funds, and sometimes an invitation letter or bank statements.

The main option is the Schengen short-stay visa, which costs 90 EUR with a processing time of —.

Documents to prepare

Whatever your visa status, Luxembourg applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:

Passport validity: Under the Schengen Borders Code (Article 6(1)(a)), a third-country national's travel document must be valid for at least three months after the intended date of departure from the Schengen Area (this may be waived in a …
Blank passport pages: Your passport needs at least 2 blank pages.
Travel insurance: Schengen visa applicants must prove they hold adequate and valid travel medical insurance, valid throughout the Schengen Area for the whole intended stay, with minimum coverage of €30,000. The UK government says British…
Return or onward ticket: Under the Schengen Borders Code, the non-exhaustive list of supporting documents a border guard may request (Annex I) includes, as regards return, a return or round-trip ticket. The UK government says British visitors m…

Luxembourg entry rules compared

Luxembourg lets 93 passports in without a visa and requires an embassy visa from 105. Botswana citizens are treated the same way as Algeria, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso and Burundi. Overall the Botswana passport ranks #106 in the world with 48 visa-free destinations.

More travel options

Planning a longer trip in Europe? With a Botswana passport you can also visit 3 countries in the region without a visa, including Georgia, Russia and Kosovo.

In the other direction, Luxembourg citizens can visit Botswana visa-free for up to 90 days.

Entry requirements for Luxembourg

Passport validity

10 years

Under the Schengen Borders Code (Article 6(1)(a)), a third-country national's travel document must be valid for at least three months after the intended date of departure from the Schengen Area (this may be waived in a justified case of emergency) and must have been issued within the previous 10 years.

Regulation (EU) 2016/399 (Schengen Borders Code), consolidated text 10 July 2024 — EUR-Lex✓ Checked 9 Oct 2026

Blank passport pages

2 blank pages

Your passport needs at least 2 blank pages.

Visa Code (Regulation (EC) No 810/2009), consolidated text — EUR-Lex✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Travel insurance

Schengen visa applicants must prove they hold adequate and valid travel medical insurance, valid throughout the Schengen Area for the whole intended stay, with minimum coverage of €30,000. The UK government says British visitors may also need to show proof of travel insurance at Luxembourg border control.

Visa Code (Regulation (EC) No 810/2009), consolidated text — EUR-Lex✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Return or onward ticket

Under the Schengen Borders Code, the non-exhaustive list of supporting documents a border guard may request (Annex I) includes, as regards return, a return or round-trip ticket. The UK government says British visitors may also need to show a return or onward ticket at Luxembourg border control.

Schengen Borders Code, Regulation (EU) 2016/399, consolidated text — EUR-Lex✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Proof of funds

The European Commission's table of reference amounts for crossing the external border gives Luxembourg's minimum amount per day and per person as €67.

European Commission — Reference amounts required for the crossing of the external border, fixed by national authorities✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Arrival cards and declarations: EES — Entry/Exit System (biometric registration)

The UK Foreign Office says that on short stays in the Schengen Area you may need to register biometric details such as fingerprints and a photo in the EU Entry/Exit System, that on your first visit you may be asked to do this at a special booth before the immigration desk, that there is no cost for EES registration, and that you need take no action before you arrive at the border.

UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office — Luxembourg travel advice: entry requirements✓ Checked 7 Oct 2026

Arrival cards and declarations: ETIAS — European Travel Information and Authorization System

Luxembourg is among the 30 European countries that will require visa-exempt travellers to have an ETIAS travel authorisation. ETIAS is currently not in operation and no applications are being collected; the EU will announce the start date several months before launch.

ETIAS — Official EU website✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Registration after arrival

EUR 25

A third-country national intending to stay less than three months must, within three working days of entry, make an arrival declaration at the commune where they intend to stay, and receives a copy as a receipt. When the person stays for tourism in an accommodation establishment covered by the traveller-control legislation, the accommodation form (fiche d'hébergement) replaces the declaration. Failing to declare in time is punished by a fine of EUR 25 to 250.

Legilux (Luxembourg official journal) — Amended Law of 29 August 2008 on free movement of persons and immigration, consolidated version of 12.06.2026✓ Checked 12 Oct 2026

Overstay penalties

EUR 251

A third-country national who stays beyond the validity of the visa or travel authorisation, or beyond three months from entry, is staying irregularly, and a return decision is taken. A return decision may carry an entry ban of up to five years. The minister imposes an entry ban on anyone given no period for voluntary return, or who stays after that period has expired. A prison term of eight days to one year and a fine of EUR 251 to 1,250, or one of these penalties, applies to a third-country national who, without a justified reason for not returning, stays irregularly after detention or house arrest ended without removal.

Legilux (Luxembourg official journal) — Amended Law of 29 August 2008 on free movement of persons and immigration, consolidated version of 12.06.2026✓ Checked 12 Oct 2026

Customs allowances

Cash of €10,000 or more (or its equivalent in other currencies) must be declared to customs when entering or leaving the EU.

Your Europe (EU) — travelling with cash✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Frequently asked questions

Do Botswana citizens need a visa for Luxembourg?