Apply In-Person

1. To apply for a renewal of firearm Permit/license you should submit your completed application file to the Licensing office at the police station in the parish you are residing in. (view address details mentioned under ‘office location and contacts’ section below).
2. Collect the Application for renewing arm license form, available at the service inquired desk at any police station located countrywide or use this link to download; Link
3. Submit the duly completed forms, along with the relevant attachments (mentioned below under the ‘Required Documents’ section), to the licensing office, at the police station nearest to the applicant place of residence for processing, approval, and consideration, applicants will then be issued with an acknowledgment letter containing details of the application.
4. On receipt of the application file, the licensing officer will then verify, if all the necessary information and documents have been provided, the licensing officer will then conduct due diligence and decide if to approve or deny the permit renewal request.
5. If approved, the permit will be drawn up, signed, and stamped by the licensing officer and made available for withdrawal by the applicant at the licensing office, where the application was lodged and upon payment of the permit fee and against applicant identification document and the acknowledgment letter.

• Valid Firearm Registration Certificate
• Valid Arm license
• Valid identification documents

Central Arms Registry
Botswana Police Headquarters

Physical Address:
Lot 4, Government Enclave
Gaborone
Botswana

Postal Address:
Private Bag 0012
Gaborone, Botswana
Tel. (+267) 3622000
Fax. (+267) 3973723
Email: police@gov.bw


Botswana Police Service
Postal Address:
Public Relations Officer
P/Bag 0012, Gaborone

Physical Address:
CBD, Gaborone
Zambezi Towers Floor 3
Tel: +267 399 3815 / 19 / 20/ 21 / 74 / 78
Fax: +267 397 2404
Email: police@gov.bw

Botswana police service contact details link:Link

• Any registered firearm owner that requires to new their permit/license

• The renewal permit fee is BWP 10.00

• The permit is valid for five years and renewable thereafter

• Link (Application form)
  

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• The processing time is within one working day

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• Full name of the applicant
• Residential address details
• Identification document details
• Registration certificate details
• Make of the firearm/calibre/serial number
• Declaration by the applicant (signature/thumbprint)

• The firearms license allows the licensee to buy, own, possess or carry a firearm. It is often subject to several conditions or restrictions, especially concerning storage requirements or the completion of a firearms safety course, as well as background checks.
• Holders of the firearm license/permit are required to renew their permit on time.

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