Visa requirements for Namibian citizens explained

Visa requirements for Namibian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Namibia.

As of 2024, Namibian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 80 countries and territories, ranking the Namibian passport 67th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index.[1]

On 24 May 2024, the Government of Namibia announced that it will introduce a reciprocal visa regime.[2]

Visa requirements

CountryVisa requirementAllowed stayNotes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan
Albania[3]
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda1 month
Argentina
  • Electronic Travel Authorization must be approved before travel and is valid for tourism purposes.
Armenia
Australia and territories [4]
  • May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas3 months
Bahrain14 days
Bangladesh30 days
Barbados90 days
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
90 days[7] [8]
Bhutan[9]
30 days[10]
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana90 days
  • ID Card valid.
Brazil90 days
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso[11]
Burundi1 month
Cambodia[12] 30 days
Cameroon[13]
Canada
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
Colombia[14]
Comoros45 days
[15] 7 days
Costa Rica
Cote d'Ivoire[16] 3 months
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Djibouti[17] 90 days
Dominica6 months
Dominican Republic
Ecuador90 days
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea[18]
Eritrea
Estonia
30 days
Ethiopiaup to 90 days
Fiji
Finland
Gabon[19] 90 days
Gambia90 days
  • Must obtain an entry clearance from the Gambian Immigration prior to travel.[20]
Georgia[21] 30 days
Germany
Ghana30 days
Greece
Grenada3 months
Guatemala
Guinea90 days
Guinea-Bissau90 days
Guyana
Haiti3 months
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
India30 days
Indonesia
[22] 30 days
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica180 days
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan[23]
Kenya[24] 90 days
Kiribati
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan[25] 60 days
30 days
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho90 days
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madagascar60 days
Malawi90 days
Malaysia
Maldives30 days
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius90 days
Mexico
30 days
[26]
Monaco
Mongolia[27] 30 days
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique3 months
Myanmar
Nauru
Nepal90 days[28]
New Zealand
  • Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.[29]
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria[30] 90 days
Norway
Oman
Pakistan[31] 3 months
  • Online Visa eligible.[32]
Palau30 days
Panama90 days
Papua New Guinea[33] 30 days
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines30 days
Poland
Portugal
Qatar[34]
Romania
90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period.[35]
Rwanda30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis[36]
Saint Lucia6 weeks
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines3 month
Samoa60 days
San Marino
[37]
Saudi Arabia
Senegal90 days
Serbia
Seychelles[38] 3 months
Sierra Leone[39] 3 months / 30 days
Singapore30 days
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia30 days
South Africa90 days
[40]
  • Obtainable online.
  • Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel.
Spain
Sri Lanka[41] 60 days / 30 days
Sudan
Suriname[42] 90 days
Sweden
Switzerland
Tajikistan
90 days
15 days
Timor-Leste30 days
Togo[43] 15 days
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia90 days
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu1 month
Uganda[44] 3 months
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
  • May apply using 'Smart service'.[45]
United Kingdom and Crown dependencies[46]
  • Visa required since 19 July 2023.[47]
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu30 days
[48]
  • e-Visa is valid for 90 days and multiple entry.
Yemen
Zambia90 days
Zimbabwe3 months

Dependent, disputed, or restricted territories

Unrecognized or partially recognized countries
TerritoryConditions of accessNotes
[49] 90 days
[50]
Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.
Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory.
30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.
[51] Multiple entry visa to Russia and 3 day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.[52] [53]
[54]
Dependent and autonomous territories
TerritoryConditions of accessNotes
China
Hong Kong90 days
30 days
Denmark
Faroe Islands
Greenland[55]
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia
French West IndiesIncludes overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique and overseas collectivities of Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin.
Mayotte
New Caledonia
Reunion
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Wallis and Futuna[56]
Netherlands
Aruba
Caribbean NetherlandsIncludes Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba.
New Zealand
Cook Islands31 days
Niue30 days
Tokelau
United Kingdom
[57]
AnguillaHolders of a valid visa issued by the United Kingdom do not require a visa.[58]
Bermuda
British Indian Ocean TerritorySpecial permit required.[59]
Cayman Islands
Gibraltar
Montserrat
14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore.[60]
[61] 3 months within any year period.
Visitor's Pass granted on arrival valid for 4/10/21/60/90 days for 12/14/16/20/25 pound sterling.
Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.[62]
South Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsPre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours / 1 month for 110 / 160 pounds sterling).[63]
Turks and Caicos IslandsHolders of a valid visa issued by Canada, United Kingdom or United States do not required a visa for a maximum stay of 90 days.
United States
American Samoa
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
Antarctica and adjacent islands
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See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Global Passport Ranking.
  2. 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.
  3. Web site: Albania eVisa.
  4. Web site: Australia Subclass 600.
  5. Web site: Национальный правовой Интернет-портал Республики Беларусь . www.pravo.by.
  6. Web site: Национальный правовой Интернет-портал Республики Беларусь . www.pravo.by.
  7. Web site: Bénin: les ressortissants de 40 pays africains bientôt exemptés de visas - RFI . rfi.fr . 15 February 2017.
  8. Web site: Benin abolishes short-stay visa for nationals of 31 African countries - Africanew s. AfricaNews . africanews.com . 15 February 2017.
  9. Web site: Bhutan eVisa.
  10. Web site: Bolivia Online Visa.
  11. Web site: Burkina Faso eVisa.
  12. Web site: Cambodia eVisa.
  13. Web site: Cameroon eVisa.
  14. Web site: Colombia online visa.
  15. Web site: DR Congo eVisa.
  16. Web site: CI eVisa.
  17. Web site: Djibouti eVisa.
  18. Web site: Equatorial Guinea eVisa.
  19. Web site: Gabon eVisa.
  20. Web site: ENTRY INTO THE GAMBIA. GAMBIA IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT. gid.gov.gm . 2017-12-23 . 2017-12-23.
  21. Web site: Georgia eVisa.
  22. Web site: Iran eVisa.
  23. Web site: Kazakhstan eVisa.
  24. Web site: Kenya eTA.
  25. Web site: Kyrgyzstan eVisa.
  26. Web site: Moldova eVisa.
  27. Web site: Mongolia eVisa.
  28. Web site: Nepal Online Visa.
  29. Web site: Information about: Australian Resident Visa . immigration.govt.nz . Immigration New Zealand . May 21, 2020 . Australian citizens and permanent residents can visit, work and live in New Zealand. You do not need a visa before you travel to New Zealand..
  30. Web site: Nigeria Immigration Services.
  31. Web site: Pakistan Online Visa.
  32. Web site: Tourist Visa.
  33. Web site: PNG Easy Visitor Permit.
  34. Web site: Qatar Hayya.
  35. Web site: http://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/international_contracts/2_contract/-/storage-viewer/bilateral/60095. ru:Соглашение между Правительством Российской Федерации и Правительством Республики Намибии о взаимной отмене визовых требований для граждан Российской Федерации и граждан Республики Намибии. ru. mid.ru. 7 May 2020.
  36. Web site: ST.KittsNevis eVisa.
  37. Web site: ST eVisa.
  38. Web site: Seychelles Electronic Border System.
  39. Web site: Sierra Leone eVisa.
  40. Web site: South Sudan eVisa.
  41. Web site: SL eVisa.
  42. Web site: Suriname eVisa Website.
  43. Web site: Togo eVisa.
  44. Web site: Uganda eVisa.
  45. Web site: UAE Smart Service.
  46. Web site: UK introduces Visa requirement for Namibians.
  47. Web site: New visa requirement for Namibian nationals visiting the UK . GOV.UK. 21 July 2023 . 23 July 2023.
  48. Web site: Vietnam eVisa.
  49. Web site: Visas For Foreign Citizens - For Kosovo Citizens - Consular Services - Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Republic of Kosovo. Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Republic of Kosovo.
  50. Web site: VISA Regulations. Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. 4 March 2014.
  51. Web site: Procedure of the Entry to the Territory of the Republic of South Ossetia - Министерство иностранных дел . www.mfa-rso.su.
  52. Web site: О визах - Министерство иностранных дел . mfa-rso.su.
  53. Web site: Procedure of the Entry to the Territory of the Republic of South Ossetia - Министерство иностранных дел . mfa-rso.su.
  54. Web site: Rules and recommendations - Transnistria tour . transnistria-tour.com.
  55. Web site: Advice & Services for travelling to and staying in Greenland.
  56. Web site: Requesting a visa.
  57. http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/archives/pdf/enlargement_process/future_prospects/negotiations/eu10_bulgaria_romania/treaty_2003/en/aa00042_re03_en.pdf Protocols No. 3 and 10 to the Treaty of Accession 2003
  58. Web site: Visas & Travel . Government of Anguilla.
  59. Web site: British Indian Ocean Territory travel advice. GOV.UK.
  60. Web site: Immigration Control Ordinance 2006 . . 5 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211106205311/http://www.government.pn/immigration%20ordinance.pdf . 6 November 2021 . live.
  61. Web site: Ascension Island E-Visa System . 13 November 2018.
  62. Web site: Tristan da Cunha Tourism. Richard. Grundy. www.tristandc.com.
  63. Web site: South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (British Overseas Territory) travel advice . fco.gov.uk.

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