Visa policy of Namibia
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The Government of Namibia allows citizens of specific countries and territories to travel to Namibia for tourism, visiting friends and relatives as well as official purposes for 3 months with an ordinary, diplomatic and service passports without having to obtain a visa. All visitors must have a passport valid for at least 6 months.
Namibia announced the start of issuing African passport holders with visas on arrival at ports of entry as a first step towards the eventual abolition of all visa requirements for all Africans.[1][2]
Namibia is expected to become part of the universal KAZA visa.[3]
Visa policy map
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Visa exemption
[edit]Holders of ordinary passports issued by the following jurisdictions can enter Namibia without a visa for a maximum stay of 3 months within any 1 calendar year:[4][5]
ID - May enter Namibia using an ID card in lieu of a passport.
1 - including holders of MSAR passports and MSAR Travel Permits.
2 - including all classes of British nationality.
# - On 24 May 2024, the Government of Namibia adopted a decision to introduce a reciprocal visa regime and countries labelled are those whose citizens will require a visa. Citizens of these countries will be eligible to obtain a visa on arrival. [7] The decision will enter into force on 1 April 2025.[8]
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Non-ordinary passports
[edit]Holders of diplomatic or official service category passports of the following countries may enter without a visa.[12]
Namibia signed an agreement with Botswana in February 2023 allowing citizens to travel between the two countries using only identity cards, with passports no longer being needed.[13]
Visa on arrival
[edit]Citizens of the following countries and territories can obtain a visa on arrival for a maximum stay of 90 days. The cost of the visa on arrival is N$1200.[14][15][16]
1 - Already exempt from visa requirement.
Travelers can obtain a visa upon arrival in the following locations.[17]
- Hosea Kutako International Airport
- Impalila Island
- Katima Mulilo
- Ngoma
- Trans Kalahari (Buitepos)
- Walvis Bay Airport
Visitor statistics
[edit]Most visitors arriving to Namibia were from the following countries of nationality:[18]
| Country | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
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 Angola |
420,763 | 492,866 | 519,191 | 477,828 |
 South Africa |
355,391 | 381,854 | 329,850 | 317,563 |
 Zambia |
240,117 | 168,899 | 167,407 | 167,044 |
 Germany |
124,152 | 93,939 | 91,900 | 84,121 |
 Zimbabwe |
87,181 | 78,205 | 67,809 | 62,778 |
 Botswana |
54,960 | 50,908 | 40,311 | 36,556 |
 United Kingdom |
32,712 | 27,365 | 29,016 | 25,351 |
 United States |
28,659 | 26,339 | 25,291 | 21,884 |
 France |
23,794 | 20,598 | 20,549 | 16,837 |
 Netherlands |
20,596 | 14,539 | 12,015 | 10,782 |
| Total | 1,574,148 | 1,519,618 | 1,477,593 | 1,372,602 |
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Namibia lightens visa requirements | IOL". Archived from the original on 2016-10-03. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
- ^ "Namibia set to abolish visas for all Africans". News24. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
- ^ "Kaza UniVisa to include Angola, Botswana and Namibia". Tourism Update. Archived from the original on 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
- ^ "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Visa exemption".
- ^ "Namibia - Travel Page". www.mfa.gov.sg. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Singapore). 4 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ The Ministry of Home Affairs, in accordance with a Cabinet Decision to introduce an entry visa requirement to countries that have not reciprocated the favorable treatment granted to their nationals when visiting Namibia.
- ^ "Namibia Sets Implementation Date for New Visa Requirements".
- ^ "STATEMENT of TREATIES and INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS Registered or filed and recorded with the Secretariat during October 1991" (PDF). United Nations. New York. 1992.
- ^ "Namibia exempts Jamaica from visas". neweralive.na. 6 July 2018. Archived from the original on 2019-10-30. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
- ^ "Namibia: Geingob Wraps Up Indonesian Visit, Heads to China". New Era. Namibia. 31 August 2018 – via AllAfrica.com.
- ^ "Namibian visas exemption for holders of diplomatic or official passports".
- ^ Silence Mugadzaweta (20 February 2023). "Botswana, Namibia to abolish passports: Citizens of the two countries will now use identity cards". NewsDay Zimbabwe. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "List of countries to benefit from visas upon arrival at HKIA_ Trans Kalahari Border Post and Walvis Bay Airport".
- ^ "Namibia to issue visas on arrival to selected countries". 14 June 2019.
- ^ "Namibia : Visa-on-Arrival Expanded to 3 Additional Border Posts".
- ^ Tourist Statistical Report 2016