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Work Permit - Investor or Business Operator

BotswanaStarting a business

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Is this for a founder, startup entrepreneur, self-employed person, freelancer, company owner or another business profile?

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This route is for a non-citizen who seeks permission to work in Botswana for reward or to invest in Botswana for profit.

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    This service gives a non-citizen permission to work in Botswana for a reward or to invest in Botswana for profit.

What must actually exist or be demonstrated: business plan, company, innovation, clients, contracts, economic activity, job creation or other substance?

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An investor must demonstrate business substance through proof of investment, a place of operation, company registration and information about employees and assets.

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    Proof of investment by provision of Bank Statement

What investment, capital, income, revenue, funding or viability evidence is central to this pathway?

The central financial evidence is a bank statement proving the investment, together with a current bank statement certified by the bank. No minimum investment amount is stated.

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  • The captured page does not state a minimum investment amount or a financial threshold.
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    Current bank statement certified by the bank

What business/self-employed activity may the holder conduct? Are there important restrictions? What is the family position where clearly stated?

The permission covers work for reward or investment activity in Botswana. The page does not state family rights or the precise limits on the investor's business activity.

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  • Family rights and detailed investor activity restrictions are not stated.
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    permission to work in Botswana for a reward or to invest in Botswana for profit

What approval/application sequence applies, how long is the status granted, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction is officially stated?

The service normally takes fourteen working days. Renewal uses the work-permit requirements plus a renewal letter and copies of the work and residence permits; renewal should be submitted six months before expiry. No initial permit duration or longer-term residence direction is stated.

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    Application for Renewal is to be submitted six (6) months before expiry of work permit

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