Unabridged birth certificates required for children travelling to and from Botswana

The Botswana Government has announced that minors travelling through its borders will be required to produce certified copies of unabridged birth certificates in addition to their valid passports effective from 1 October 2016. Unabridged birth certificates have been a requirement for travellers entering or leaving South African borders from mid last year. Most travellers either enter and / or exit Botswana through South Africa so they would have had these documents in place already. Please take note of the below for guests entering and exiting Botswana and not coming through South Africa. Any children under the age of 18 will not be allowed to enter the country without these documents. In the event that one parent is not travelling with the child, the other parent’s affidavit consenting to such travel should also be available. Please contact us for more information.

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