Visa policy of Namibia explained

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 exemption

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]

Angola Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Botswana^ID Brazil Canada Cuba Denmark Finland

France Germany Hong Kong Iceland Indonesia Ireland Italy Jamaica Japan Kazakhstan Kenya Kyrgyzstan Lesotho Liechtenstein

Luxembourg Macao^1 Malaysia Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Netherlands New Zealand Norway Portugal Seychelles Singapore^[5]

South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine United Kingdom^2 ^# United States Uzbekistan Zambia Zimbabwe

_{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.}

1. - 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. ^[6] The decision will enter into force on 1 April 2025.^[7]

Non-ordinary passports

Holders of diplomatic or official service category passports of the following countries may enter without a visa.^[11]

Algeria Benin Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo

Cote d'Ivoire Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau

India Liberia Madagascar Mali (30 days) Mauritania Niger Nigeria Poland Senegal Sierra Leone

Rwanda Togo Tunisia Turkey Uganda Western Sahara

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.^[12]

Visa on arrival

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.^{[13] [14]}

Argentina Benin Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Chile Comoros Cote d'Ivoire Croatia

Czech Republic Djibouti Ecuador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Gabon Gambia Greece Guinea Guinea-Bissau Hungary Israel Latvia

Liberia Lithuania Madagascar Mauritania Mexico Nicaragua Niger Paraguay Peru Poland Romania Rwanda Sierra Leone

Singapore^1 Slovakia Thailand Togo Tunisia Turkey Uganda United Arab Emirates Uruguay Western Sahara

_{1 - Already exempt from visa requirement.}

Travelers can obtain a visa upon arrival in the following locations.^[15]

• Hosea Kutako International Airport
• Impalila Island
• Katima Mulilo
• Ngoma
• Trans Kalahari (Buitepos)
• Walvis Bay Airport

Visitor statistics

Most visitors arriving to Namibia were from the following countries of nationality:^[16]

Country	2016	2015	2014	2013
	420,763	492,866	519,191	477,828
	355,391	381,854	329,850	317,563
	240,117	168,899	167,407	167,044
	124,152	93,939	91,900	84,121
	87,181	78,205	67,809	62,778
	54,960	50,908	40,311	36,556
	32,712	27,365	29,016	25,351
	28,659	26,339	25,291	21,884
	23,794	20,598	20,549	16,837
	20,596	14,539	12,015	10,782
Total	1,574,148	1,519,618	1,477,593	1,372,602

See also

• Visa requirements for Namibian citizens

Notes and References

1. News: Namibia lightens visa requirements IOL . 2017-07-12 . en . 2016-10-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161003043708/http://www.iol.co.za/business/news/namibia-lightens-visa-requirements-2049735 . dead.
2. News: Namibia set to abolish visas for all Africans . News24 . 2017-07-12.
3. Web site: Kaza UniVisa to include Angola, Botswana and Namibia . Tourism Update . en . 2017-07-12 . 2016-06-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160630080559/http://www.tourismupdate.co.za/Home/Detail?articleId=105396 . dead.
4. Web site: Visa exemption.
5. Web site: Namibia - Travel Page . www.mfa.gov.sg . . 12 June 2024 . en . 4 June 2024.
6. https://x.com/MHAINamibia/status/1794042244980175075/photo/1 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.
7. https://atta.travel/resource/namibia-sets-implementation-date-for-new-visa-requirements.html
8. Web site: STATEMENT of TREATIES and INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS Registered or filed and recorded with the Secretariat during October 1991 . 1992 . New York . United Nations.
9. Web site: Namibia exempts Jamaica from visas . 6 July 2018 . neweralive.na . 2019-10-30 . 2019-10-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191030015338/https://neweralive.na/2018/07/06/namibia-exempts-jamaica-from-visas/ . dead .
10. News: Namibia: Geingob Wraps Up Indonesian Visit, Heads to China . 31 August 2018 . . Namibia . AllAfrica.com.
11. Web site: Namibian visas exemption for holders of diplomatic or official passports..
12. News: Botswana, Namibia to abolish passports: Citizens of the two countries will now use identity cards . Silence Mugadzaweta . NewsDay Zimbabwe . 20 February 2023 . 8 June 2023.
13. Web site: List of countries to benefit from visas upon arrival at HKIA_ Trans Kalahari Border Post and Walvis Bay Airport.
14. Web site: Namibia to issue visas on arrival to selected countries.
15. Web site: Namibia : Visa-on-Arrival Expanded to 3 Additional Border Posts.
16. http://www.namibiatourism.com.na/pdf/STATISTICAL_REPORT_2016_Final_version.pdf Tourist Statistical Report 2016