Botswana - Renew your Driver License

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Procedure

Apply In-Person

1. To renew a Driver's license, the applicant should submit their completed application file to the Department of Road Transport and Safety office which is under, Ministry of Transport and Communications office. (View address details mentioned under ‘office location and contacts’ section below).
2. Applicants are required to complete the following forms; Application for a Botswana Driving license/permit form, for Applicants of 65 years or older or applying for a class C, C1, EC, or EC1 license are also required to additionally submit the Health Declaration form (DL31), forms are available at the Enquiries Desk at any of the offices of the Department of Road Transport and Safety or directly download them using this links;

   • (Application for a Botswana Driving license/permit form)
   • {Health Declaration form (DL31)}.

3. Applicants will then be required to go to the eye screening office for an eye examination. In the case of applicants with eyesight challenges, the Registration and Licensing Officer at the Regional Department of Road Transport and Safety office would refer them to be seen by an external eye specialist for further testing.
4. Only after the external eye specialist recommends that; the renewal driving license application process be continued, should the applicants return to the Registration and Licensing Officer with the results and recommendations.
5. Applicants should then submit the duly completed application forms along with the relevant attachments (mentioned below under the ‘Required Documents’ section) to the Registration and licensing Officer at the nearest Department of Road Transport and Safety office (DRTS) for approval.
6. On receipt of the application file, the Registration and licensing officer will then verify, if all the necessary information and documents have been provided for processing.
7. You will then be issued with an invoice indicating the fee that is to be paid.
8. Proceed to the DRTS cash counter and make payment against the invoice and obtain a payment receipt.
9. Present the payment receipt to the Registration and Licensing Officer and have your photo taken. After the photo is taken, sign on the signature pad, and collect a printed renewed driving license against your identity document.

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Required Documents

• Certified copy of valid National Identify Card (Omang)
• Certified copy of Passport
• Certified copy of Exemption certificate or Residence and Work permit
• Refugee Identification Card (Refugees)

Office Locations & Contacts

Ministry of Transport and Communications
Department of Road Transport and Safety
physical address: Tshomarelo House
Botswana Savings Bank Building
postal address: Private Bag 0054 
Gaborone
Botswana
Tel. (+267) 368-8600
Fax. (+267) 397-1117/1114
Toll-Free Number: 17779
Email: mtcpro​@gov.bw

• Department of Road Transport and Safety Offices (DRTS) across the country contact details link:Link
  

• Ministry contact details link: Link
  

• Opening hours are from 07:30 to 16:30, Monday to Friday, except for public holidays.
  

Eligibility

• Holders of a Botswana driving license that need to be renewed

Fees

• The renewal cost is P91.00.
• A daily penalty fee of BWP9.00 (excluding public holidays and weekends) for renewals after the expiration date, up to a maximum of BWP1000.00.

Validity

• The driving license card is valid for five (5) years and renewable thereafter

Documents to Use

• (Application for a Botswana Driving license/permit form)
• (Eye Test form)
• Health Declaration form (DL31){valid for 30 days}.

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Processing Time

• Within the day

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Required Information

• Full name of the applicant
• Identification document number
• Nationality
• The class you wish to renew;
• Conduct details (telephone/mobile number, residential/email/postal address)
• Declaration by the applicant

Need for the Document

• The driving license is issued as an authority to allow a person to drive a motor vehicle of any class on a road in Botswana.
• No person is allowed to drive a motor vehicle on road in Botswana unless he/she is the holder of a valid driving license or a provisional license endorsed in respect of that class of vehicle.
• Any person driving a motor vehicle on a road is required by law to carry his driving license or provisional license, and on being so required by a police officer, produce it for examination.
• The driving license shows compliance with Botswana traffic laws regarding driving.

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Other uses of the Document/Certificate

• Driver license can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

• Government procedure portal: Link
  

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