Department of Immigration & Citizenship - Gaborone - Botswana

Department of Immigration & Citizenship – Gaborone – Botswana

Immigration and Citizenship

• Facilitation of movement of people
• Issuance of Botswana passport
• Processing of visa and residents permits
• Repatriation of illegal immigrants
• Management of border control systems

Types od citizenship in BW

• Citizenship by settlement
• Dual citizenship
• Citizenship by descent
• Naturalisation
• Naturalisation of foreign spouse
• Registration of adopted child over three (3) years old
• Registration of minor child of a citizen
• President’s power to register citizens
• Declaration of intent