On 15 Mach 2019, the Visa Application Centre in Gaborone has been inaugurated. The opening ceremony was attended by Mrs Anna Syková, Consul of the Embassy of the Czech Republic, and Jignesh Dharampuria, Regional Manager for South Africa,  VFS Global.

From this date the applicants from Botswana for Schengen visas to the Czech Republic may apply through the VFS Global Centre in Gaborone.

For making an appointment please follow this link:

 https://www.vfsglobal.com/Czechrepublic/Botswana/

Applicants from Botswana can still also apply for short term visas to the Czech Republic at the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Pretoria.

Please note that there is no change for the applicants for the Czech long term visas and residency permits. These applications still have to be lodged at the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Pretoria.