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Temporary Residence Permit - Immigrant or Self-Supported Resident

BotswanaLiving from your own income

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Is this aimed at retirees, pensioners, financially independent people, passive-income holders or another profile?

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. Confirmation is required after this date. Check the linked sources before relying on this recorded answer.

This route is for an immigrant or other non-citizen seeking permission to stay in Botswana beyond the visitation period.

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Which types of income/assets are accepted according to the official source?

The applicant must show support or maintenance during residence, including a bank statement. The official source does not state which types of income or assets are accepted.

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Limits of the record
  • The source does not define a sponsor relationship or state that employment is prohibited.
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    Proof of support/maintenance during residence in Botswana

What income, savings or financial-resources threshold applies and how does family affect it where officially specified?

The source requires proof of support or maintenance and a bank statement but states no minimum income, savings or asset threshold.

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Limits of the record
  • No financial threshold or accepted-income formula is stated.

Can the holder work locally, run a business or perform other economic activity? What is the family position?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm whether the holder may work locally, run a business or perform other economic activity, or the family position.

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Limits of the record
  • Work, business and family rights are not stated for this route.
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    Proof of support/maintenance during residence in Botswana

How long is the status granted, what is required for renewal, what physical-presence obligations matter, and what longer-term residence direction exists?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm how long the status is granted, what renewal requires, physical-presence obligations or longer-term progression.

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Limits of the record
  • The source does not state permit duration, renewal or a longer-term direction.
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    Thirty (30) working days to complete.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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