Botswana - Apply for Customary Law Land Grant

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Procedure

Apply In-Person

1. To apply for Customary Law Land Grant, the applicant 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 details Link.
2. Applicants are required to collect the Application form for Customary Land Right. 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 (Application for customary land rights form)
3. The application form duly completed in all respect, and the 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 registering the application file.
5. Applicants will be issued with an acknowledgement letter as proof of submission of the application.
6. The application file will then be forwarded to the land board Committee for vetting and consideration.
7. Applicant should visit the Botswana Land Board or Sub Land Board offices where the application was filed, after the processing period lapse, to check the outcome.
8. Residential plots are allocated through a waiting list process depending on the availability of surveyed and serviced land.
9. Upon allocation, the plot holder shall be issued with a Deed of Customary Land Grant printed on a paper with special security features against the applicant identity document.
   

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Required Documents

• A certified and valid copy of Omang
• Copy of Instrument signed under Married Persons Property Act (proof of Marriage regime if married and Affidavit if not married)
• Decree absolute and court order where applicable
• In the case of widow/widower, a death certificate
• In the case of People Living with disability (PLWD) copy of the Disability Card
• In the case of disadvantaged and marginalized groups, a confirmation letter and assessment report from the District Council
  

Office Locations & Contacts

Ministry of Land Management, Water and Sanitation Services
Headquarters
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

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

Eligibility

Applicants should meet the following requirement to be eligible;

• Motswana
• Attained age of majority
  

Fees

There is no cost to the service

Validity

The Deed of Customary Land Grant is valid forever.

Documents to Use

Link (Application for customary land rights form)

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Processing Time

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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

It is an application for Grant of Customary Rights on Tribal Land, A customary law land grant can be issued for, but not limited to, the following purposes:

• Residential plots
• Arable fields/integrated
• Borehole
  

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External Links

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