Botswana

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

• Valid Original identity card/ Omang
• Parents Particulars (e.g names and surnames, their Omang numbers, place of birth and/or nationality)
• Citizenship/ Naturalization
• Certificates of owner and/ parent(s) if parent(s) were once foreign nationals
• Previously held passport

Passports for Persons aged 16 years and above are given a validity period of 10 years.

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

• Original birth certificate
• Parent’s/guardian original Omang or letter from the District Commissioner, Chief or Social Worker for proof of guardianship
• Parent’s/guardian certified copy of Omang
• Citizenship/Naturalization Certificates of parents and/or owner if parents were once foreign nationals or registration certificate
• Bring the child along when applying for their passport.
• Passports for Persons aged below 16 years are given a validity period of 5 years

NB: For children with dual citizenship the passport validity is restricted to when the child turns 21 years of age (for renunciation purposes).