Botswana - Apply for Change of Land Use

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Procedure

Apply In-Person

1. To apply for a change of land use, the person concerned should visit the Botswana Land Board or Sub Land Board offices within the area of jurisdiction. (Use this link to view Botswana Land Board or Sub Land Board offices address: Link.
2. Applicants are required to collect either the Application for Customary or Common Land Right depending on the intended use. Copies of the Application Form are available for free at any of the Botswana Land Board or Sub Land Board offices countrywide or directly download it using this link : Link Application for customary land rights form Link (Application for common law land rights form)
3. The application form duly completed in all respect, and the relevant supporting documentation should be submitted to the Botswana Land Board or Sub Land Board offices within the area of the applicants’ jurisdiction.
4. The receiving official will then verify that all the necessary documentation and information have been provided and that the applications comply with the selection criteria before applicants are allowed to make payment of the prescribed fees mentioned under the “FEE” section of this page
5. Upon making the required payments, the application file will be registered and applicants will be issued with an acknowledgment letter as proof of submission of the application.
6. The application file will then be forwarded to the land board Committee for processing and consideration, which is within one month.
7. Applicant should visit the Botswana Land Board or Sub Land Board offices where the application was filed after the processing period to check the outcome.
8. If successful; a Deed of Customary/ Common Land right law will be printed on a paper with special security features and issued to the applicant against their identity document and the acknowledgment letter.
   

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Required Documents

• No outstanding lease rentals for common law plots
• A certified and valid copy of Omang/ID
• A Certified Copy of marriage certificate (if not married Affidavit confirming marital status for business plots)
• A Certified Copy of Instrument signed under Married Persons Property Act (Marriage In/Out of community of property)
• A Certified copy of the Certificate of incorporation and shareholding (in case of companies)
  

Office Locations & Contacts

Ministry of Land Management, Water and Sanitation Services
Private Bag 00434
Gaborone
Botswana
Address: Plot Number 1108, AKD Building Main Mall
Tel: (+267) 368 2000/361 5300
Fax: (+267) 390 4826/3913055
Toll-free: 080 060 0737
Ministry contact details link: Link

Botswana Land Board or Sub Land Board contact details link:Link
Opening hours 07:30 to 12:45 and 13:45 to 16:30, Monday to Friday except public holidays. ​

Eligibility

All Plot holders

Fees

• P150 for preparation of a sketch plan
• P10 Application fee
• P100 lease preparation (business/Agricultural plot)
  

Validity

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Documents to Use

• Link (Application for customary land rights form)
  
• Link (Application for common law land rights form)
  

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Processing Time

The time around for processing the application is one month

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Required Information

• Full name of the applicant
• Contact details (telephone/mobile number/ postal address)
• Date of birth/ age/ gender
• Nationality
• Identity card number
• Marital status
• Spouse details (if applicable)
• Details of the plot in question (address/ size/ presence use/ proposed use)
• Declaration by the applicant
  

Need for the Document

This is a process of changing the use of land granted by the Land Board to a different use. One can change from single residential to multi-residential and/or business plot such as commercial, industrial, etc. arable fields can also be changed to commercial such as integrated farming, feedlot, etc’

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External Links

Gov.BW Link

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