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| The ] allows citizens of specific countries and territories to travel to ''']''' for tourism, visiting friends and relatives as well as official purposes for |
The ] allows citizens of specific countries and territories to travel to ''']''' 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 |
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.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.iol.co.za/business/news/namibia-lightens-visa-requirements-2049735 | title=Namibia lightens visa requirements {{!}} IOL | access-date=2017-07-12 | language=en | archive-date=2016-10-03 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003043708/http://www.iol.co.za/business/news/namibia-lightens-visa-requirements-2049735 | url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/namibia-set-to-abolish-visas-for-all-africans-20160726 | title=Namibia set to abolish visas for all Africans | work=News24 | access-date=2017-07-12}}</ref> | ||
| Namibia is expected to become part of the universal ] visa.<ref>{{ |
Namibia is expected to become part of the universal ] visa.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tourismupdate.co.za/Home/Detail?articleId=105396 | title=Kaza UniVisa to include Angola, Botswana and Namibia | website=Tourism Update | language=en | access-date=2017-07-12 | archive-date=2016-06-30 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630080559/http://www.tourismupdate.co.za/Home/Detail?articleId=105396 | url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
| ==Visa policy map== | ==Visa policy map== | ||
| [[File:Namibia visa policy map.svg|thumb|none|678px| | |||
| [[File:Visa policy of Namibia.png|thumb|center|800px|Visa policy of Namibia | |||
| {{legend|#ED1C24|Namibia}} | {{legend|#ED1C24|Namibia}} | ||
| {{legend|#22B14C|Visa |
{{legend|#22B14C|Visa not required}} | ||
| {{legend|#FFD000|Visa on arrival}} |
{{legend|#FFD000|Visa on arrival}} | ||
| {{legend|#C0C0C0|Visa required}}]] | |||
| ==Visa exemption== | ==Visa exemption== | ||
| Holders of ordinary passports issued by the following |
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:<ref>{{Timatic Visa Policy|country=NA|access-date=1 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://mha.gov.na/documents/292728/582288/ordinary+passport+holders.pdf/3d7eec54-6113-23d5-ca05-79096b9f08cb?t=1644825477569 | title=Visa exemption}}</ref> | ||
| <ref>{{Timatic Visa Policy|country=NA|access-date=1 April 2017}}</ref> | |||
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://mha.gov.na/documents/373314/794971/ordinary+passport+holders.pdf/ed6c820b-91fe-4e49-859c-699d0744af32 | title=Visa exemption}}</ref> | |||
| <ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110704124637/http://209.88.21.36/opencms/opencms/grnnet/MFA/consInformation/foreigners.html |date=2011-07-04 }} Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Namibia</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/international_contracts/2_contract/-/storage-viewer/bilateral/60095|script-title=ru:Соглашение между Правительством Российской Федерации и Правительством Республики Намибии о взаимной отмене визовых требований для граждан Российской Федерации и граждан Республики Намибии|language=ru|website=mid.ru|access-date=7 May 2020}}</ref> | |||
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| *{{flag|Angola}} | *{{flag|Angola}} | ||
| *{{flag|Armenia}} | *{{flag|Armenia}}<sup>#</sup> | ||
| *{{flag|Australia}} | *{{flag|Australia}}<sup>#</sup> | ||
| *{{flag|Austria}} | *{{flag|Austria}}<sup>#</sup> | ||
| *{{flag|Azerbaijan}} | *{{flag|Azerbaijan}}<sup>#</sup> | ||
| *{{flag|Belarus}} | *{{flag|Belarus}}<sup>#</sup> | ||
| *{{flag|Belgium}} | *{{flag|Belgium}}<sup>#</sup> | ||
| *{{flag|Botswana}} | *{{flag|Botswana}}<sup>ID</sup> | ||
| *{{flag|Brazil}} | *{{flag|Brazil}} | ||
| *{{flag|Canada}} | *{{flag|Canada}}<sup>#</sup> | ||
| *{{flag|Cuba}} | *{{flag|Cuba}} | ||
| *{{flag|Denmark}} | *{{flag|Denmark}}<sup>#</sup> | ||
| *{{flag|Eswatini}} | *{{flag|Eswatini}} | ||
| *{{flag|Finland}} | *{{flag|Finland}}<sup>#</sup> | ||
| |valign=top| | |valign="top"| | ||
| *{{flag|France}} | *{{flag|France}}<sup>#</sup> | ||
| *{{flag|Germany}} | *{{flag|Germany}}<sup>#</sup> | ||
| *{{flag|Hong Kong}} | *{{flag|Hong Kong}} | ||
| *{{flag|Iceland}} | *{{flag|Iceland}}<sup>#</sup> | ||
| *{{flag|Indonesia}} | |||
| *{{flag|Indonesia}}<ref></ref> | |||
| *{{flag|Ireland}} | *{{flag|Ireland}}<sup>#</sup> | ||
| *{{flag|Italy}} | *{{flag|Italy}}<sup>#</sup> | ||
| *{{flag|Jamaica}} | |||
| *{{flag|Jamaica}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.newera.com.na/2018/07/06/namibia-exempts-jamaica-from-visas/ |title=Namibia exempts Jamaica from visas |access-date=2018-07-14 |archive-date=2018-07-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715011004/https://www.newera.com.na/2018/07/06/namibia-exempts-jamaica-from-visas/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> | |||
| *{{flag|Japan}} | *{{flag|Japan}}<sup>#</sup> | ||
| *{{flag|Kazakhstan}} | *{{flag|Kazakhstan}}<sup>#</sup> | ||
| *{{flag|Kenya}} | *{{flag|Kenya}} | ||
| *{{flag|Kyrgyzstan}} | *{{flag|Kyrgyzstan}}<sup>#</sup> | ||
| *{{flag|Lesotho}} | *{{flag|Lesotho}} | ||
| *{{flag|Liechtenstein}} | *{{flag|Liechtenstein}}<sup>#</sup> | ||
| |valign=top| | |valign="top"| | ||
| *{{flag|Luxembourg}} | *{{flag|Luxembourg}}<sup>#</sup> | ||
| *{{flag|Macao}}<sup>1</sup> | *{{flag|Macao}}<sup>1</sup> | ||
| *{{flag|Malaysia}} | *{{flag|Malaysia}} | ||
| *{{flag|Malawi}} | *{{flag|Malawi}} | ||
| *{{flag|Mauritius}} | *{{flag|Mauritius}} | ||
| *{{flag|Moldova}} | *{{flag|Moldova}}<sup>#</sup> | ||
| *{{flag|Mozambique}} | *{{flag|Mozambique}} | ||
| *{{flag|Netherlands}} | *{{flag|Netherlands}}<sup>#</sup> | ||
| *{{flag|New Zealand}} | *{{flag|New Zealand}}<sup>#</sup> | ||
| *{{flag|Norway}} | *{{flag|Norway}}<sup>#</sup> | ||
| *{{flag|Portugal}} | *{{flag|Portugal}}<sup>#</sup> | ||
| *{{flag|Russia}} | *{{flag|Russia}} | ||
| *{{flag|Seychelles}} | *{{flag|Seychelles}} | ||
| *{{flag|Singapore}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Namibia - Travel Page |url=https://www.mfa.gov.sg/countries-regions/n/namibia/travel-page |website=www.mfa.gov.sg |publisher=] |access-date=12 June 2024 |language=en |date=4 June 2024}}</ref> | |||
| *{{flag|Singapore}} | |||
| |valign=top| | |valign="top"| | ||
| *{{flag|South Africa}} | *{{flag|South Africa}} | ||
| *{{flag|Spain}} | *{{flag|Spain}}<sup>#</sup> | ||
| *{{flag|Sweden}} | *{{flag|Sweden}}<sup>#</sup> | ||
| *{{flag|Switzerland}} | *{{flag|Switzerland}}<sup>#</sup> | ||
| *{{flag|Tajikistan}} | *{{flag|Tajikistan}}<sup>#</sup> | ||
| *{{flag|Tanzania}} | *{{flag|Tanzania}} | ||
| *{{flag|Turkmenistan}} | *{{flag|Turkmenistan}}<sup>#</sup> | ||
| *{{flag|Ukraine}} | *{{flag|Ukraine}}<sup>#</sup> | ||
| *{{flag|United Kingdom}}<sup>2</sup> | *{{flag|United Kingdom}}<sup>2</sup> <sup>#</sup> | ||
| *{{flag|United States}} | *{{flag|United States}}<sup>#</sup> | ||
| *{{flag|Uzbekistan}} | *{{flag|Uzbekistan}}<sup>#</sup> | ||
| *{{flag|Zambia}} | *{{flag|Zambia}} | ||
| *{{flag|Zimbabwe}} | *{{flag|Zimbabwe}} | ||
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| |} | |} | ||
| <sub>ID - May enter Namibia using an ID card in lieu of a passport.</sub><br /> | |||
| <sub>1 - including holders of ]s and ]s.</sub><br /> | <sub>1 - including holders of ]s and ]s.</sub><br /> | ||
| <sub>2 - including all classes of ].</sub> | <sub>2 - including all classes of ].</sub><br /> | ||
| <sub># - 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. <ref></ref> The decision will enter into force on 1 April 2025.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://atta.travel/resource/namibia-sets-implementation-date-for-new-visa-requirements.html | title=Namibia Sets Implementation Date for New Visa Requirements }}</ref></sub> | |||
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| {{Expand list|date=October 2018}} | {{Expand list|date=October 2018}} | ||
| *1 June 1991: Finland<ref>{{cite web |url=https://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/Monthly%20Statement/1991/10/monstate.pdf |title=STATEMENT of TREATIES and INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS Registered or filed and recorded with the Secretariat during October 1991 |date=1992 |place=New York |website=]}}</ref> | * 1 June 1991: Finland<ref>{{cite web |url=https://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/Monthly%20Statement/1991/10/monstate.pdf |title=STATEMENT of TREATIES and INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS Registered or filed and recorded with the Secretariat during October 1991 |date=1992 |place=New York |website=]}}</ref> | ||
| *July 2018: Jamaica<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://neweralive.na/2018/07/06/namibia-exempts-jamaica-from-visas/ |title=Namibia exempts Jamaica from visas |date=6 July 2018 |website=neweralive.na |access-date=2019-10-30 |archive-date=2019-10-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030015338/https://neweralive.na/2018/07/06/namibia-exempts-jamaica-from-visas/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> | * July 2018: Jamaica<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://neweralive.na/2018/07/06/namibia-exempts-jamaica-from-visas/ |title=Namibia exempts Jamaica from visas |date=6 July 2018 |website=neweralive.na |access-date=2019-10-30 |archive-date=2019-10-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030015338/https://neweralive.na/2018/07/06/namibia-exempts-jamaica-from-visas/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
| *August 2018: Indonesia<ref>{{cite news |url=https://allafrica.com/stories/201808310360.html |title=Namibia: Geingob Wraps Up Indonesian Visit, Heads to China |date=31 August 2018 |newspaper=] |place=Namibia |via=AllAfrica.com}}</ref> | * August 2018: Indonesia<ref>{{cite news |url=https://allafrica.com/stories/201808310360.html |title=Namibia: Geingob Wraps Up Indonesian Visit, Heads to China |date=31 August 2018 |newspaper=] |place=Namibia |via=AllAfrica.com}}</ref> | ||
| |- | |- | ||
| |} | |} | ||
| === Non-ordinary passports === | |||
| Holders of diplomatic, official or service passports issued to nationals of ], ], ], ], ], ],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.migration.gov.rw/fileadmin/templates/PDF_files/COMMUNIQUE/NAMIBIA_VISA_EXEMPTION.pdf |title=Namibia visa exemption |date=6 August 2018 |publisher=High Commission of Namibia in Rwanda |website=migration.gov.rw |access-date=2018-09-01 |archive-date=2018-09-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901215634/https://www.migration.gov.rw/fileadmin/templates/PDF_files/COMMUNIQUE/NAMIBIA_VISA_EXEMPTION.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> ] and ] do not require a visa to enter Namibia. | |||
| <ref>{{ |
Holders of diplomatic or official service category passports of the following countries may enter without a visa.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://mha.gov.na/documents/292728/582288/diplomatic+passport.pdf/31b0a7c3-01e6-3425-3d1d-5d6621864de5?t=1644825474431 | title=Namibian visas exemption for holders of diplomatic or official passports.}}</ref> | ||
| <br>African holders of diplomatic or official passports are exempted from Namibian visas. | |||
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newera.com.na/2016/05/29/african-holders-diplomatic-official-passports-exempted-namibian-visas/|title=Only African holders of diplomatic or official passports are exempted from Namibian visas|date=2016-05-29|website=New Era Newspaper Namibia|access-date=2017-07-12}}</ref> | |||
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| Visa waiver agreement for diplomatic and service passports was signed with {{flag|Vietnam}} in 2013 but has not yet come into force.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.vietnamplus.vn/vietnam-namibia-enhance-relations-in-fields/131391.vnp|title = Vietnam, Namibia enhance relations in fields | Politics | Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus)|date = 20 May 2018}}</ref> | |||
| |- style="vertical-align:top;" | |||
| | | |||
| * {{flag|Algeria}} | |||
| * {{flag|Benin}} | |||
| * {{flag|Burkina Faso}} | |||
| * {{flag|Burundi}} | |||
| * {{flag|Cameroon}} | |||
| * {{flag|Cape Verde}} | |||
| * {{flag|Central African Republic}} | |||
| * {{flag|Chad}} | |||
| * {{flag|Comoros}} | |||
| * {{flag|Congo}} | |||
| * {{flag|DR Congo}} | |||
| |valign="top"| | |||
| * {{flag|Côte d'Ivoire}} | |||
| * {{flag|Djibouti}} | |||
| * {{flag|Egypt}} | |||
| * {{flag|Equatorial Guinea}} | |||
| * {{flag|Eritrea}} | |||
| * {{flag|Ethiopia}} | |||
| * {{flag|Gabon}} | |||
| * {{flag|Gambia}} | |||
| * {{flag|Ghana}} | |||
| * {{flag|Guinea}} | |||
| * {{flag|Guinea-Bissau}} | |||
| |valign="top"| | |||
| * {{flag|India}} | |||
| * {{flag|Liberia}} | |||
| * {{flag|Madagascar}} | |||
| * {{flag|Mali}} (30 days) | |||
| * {{flag|Mauritania}} | |||
| * {{flag|Niger}} | |||
| * {{flag|Nigeria}} | |||
| * {{flag|Poland}} | |||
| * {{flag|São Tomé and Príncipe}} | |||
| * {{flag|Senegal}} | |||
| * {{flag|Sierra Leone}} | |||
| |valign="top"| | |||
| * {{flag|Rwanda}} | |||
| * {{flag|Togo}} | |||
| * {{flag|Tunisia}} | |||
| * {{flag|Turkey}} | |||
| * {{flag|Uganda}} | |||
| * {{flag|Venezuela}} | |||
| * {{flag|Vietnam}} | |||
| * {{flag|Western Sahara}} | |||
| | | |||
| |} | |||
| Namibia signed an agreement with ] in February 2023 allowing citizens to travel between the two countries using only identity cards, with passports no longer being needed.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.newsday.co.zw/local-news/article/200007748/botswana-namibia-to-abolish-passports-citizens-of-the-two-countries-will-now-use-identity-cards | title=Botswana, Namibia to abolish passports: Citizens of the two countries will now use identity cards | author=Silence Mugadzaweta | work=NewsDay Zimbabwe | date=20 February 2023 | access-date=8 June 2023}}</ref> | |||
| ==Visa on arrival== | ==Visa on arrival== | ||
| Citizens of the following |
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.<ref>{{Timatic Visa Policy|country=NA|access-date=1 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://mhaiss.gov.na/documents/-/document_library/rsyi/view_file/2785984?_com_liferay_document_library_web_portlet_DLPortlet_INSTANCE_rsyi_redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fmhaiss.gov.na%2Fdocuments%2F-%2Fdocument_library%2Frsyi%2Fview%2F2785980%3F_com_liferay_document_library_web_portlet_DLPortlet_INSTANCE_rsyi_redirect%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmhaiss.gov.na%252Fdocuments%252F-%252Fdocument_library%252Frsyi%252Fview%252F549078 | title=List of countries to benefit from visas upon arrival at HKIA_ Trans Kalahari Border Post and Walvis Bay Airport}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://neweralive.na/posts/namibia-to-issue-visas-on-arrival-to-selected-countries | title=Namibia to issue visas on arrival to selected countries| date=14 June 2019}}</ref> | ||
| {|style=" border-radius:1em; box-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.5em rgba(0,0,0,0.75); background-color: white; border: 1px solid white; padding: 5px;" | {|style=" border-radius:1em; box-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.5em rgba(0,0,0,0.75); background-color: white; border: 1px solid white; padding: 5px;" | ||
| |- style="vertical-align:top;" | |- style="vertical-align:top;" | ||
| | | | | ||
| *{{flag| |
*{{flag|Argentina}} | ||
| *{{flag|Benin}} | *{{flag|Benin}} | ||
| *{{flag|Bulgaria}} | *{{flag|Bulgaria}} | ||
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| *{{flag|Chile}} | *{{flag|Chile}} | ||
| *{{flag|Comoros}} | *{{flag|Comoros}} | ||
| |valign=top| | |||
| *{{flag|Côte d'Ivoire}} | *{{flag|Côte d'Ivoire}} | ||
| *{{flag|Croatia}} | |||
| |valign="top"| | |||
| *{{flag|Czech Republic}} | *{{flag|Czech Republic}} | ||
| *{{flag|Djibouti}} | *{{flag|Djibouti}} | ||
| *{{flag|Ecuador}} | |||
| *{{flag|Equatorial Guinea}} | *{{flag|Equatorial Guinea}} | ||
| *{{flag|Eritrea}} | *{{flag|Eritrea}} | ||
| *{{flag|Estonia}} | |||
| *{{flag|Gabon}} | *{{flag|Gabon}} | ||
| *{{flag|Gambia}} | *{{flag|Gambia}} | ||
| *{{flag|Greece}} | |||
| *{{flag|Guinea}} | *{{flag|Guinea}} | ||
| *{{flag|Guinea-Bissau}} | *{{flag|Guinea-Bissau}} | ||
| *{{flag|Hungary}} | *{{flag|Hungary}} | ||
| *{{flag|Israel}} | |||
| *{{flag|Latvia}} | |||
| |valign="top"| | |||
| *{{flag|Liberia}} | *{{flag|Liberia}} | ||
| *{{flag|Lithuania}} | |||
| *{{flag|Madagascar}} | *{{flag|Madagascar}} | ||
| |valign=top| | |||
| *{{flag|Mauritania}} | *{{flag|Mauritania}} | ||
| *{{flag|Mexico}} | *{{flag|Mexico}} | ||
| *{{flag|Moldova}}<sup>1</sup> | |||
| *{{flag|Nicaragua}} | *{{flag|Nicaragua}} | ||
| *{{flag|Niger}} | *{{flag|Niger}} | ||
| *{{flag|Paraguay}} | |||
| *{{flag|Peru}} | |||
| *{{flag|Poland}} | *{{flag|Poland}} | ||
| *{{flag|Romania}} | *{{flag|Romania}} | ||
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| *{{flag|São Tomé and Príncipe}} | *{{flag|São Tomé and Príncipe}} | ||
| *{{flag|Sierra Leone}} | *{{flag|Sierra Leone}} | ||
| |valign="top"| | |||
| *{{flag|Singapore}}<sup>1</sup> | *{{flag|Singapore}}<sup>1</sup> | ||
| *{{flag|Slovakia}} | *{{flag|Slovakia}} | ||
| |valign=top| | |||
| *{{flag|South Korea}} | *{{flag|South Korea}} | ||
| *{{flag|Thailand}} | *{{flag|Thailand}} | ||
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| *{{flag|Turkey}} | *{{flag|Turkey}} | ||
| *{{flag|Uganda}} | *{{flag|Uganda}} | ||
| *{{flag|Ukraine}}<sup>1</sup> | |||
| *{{flag|United Arab Emirates}} | *{{flag|United Arab Emirates}} | ||
| *{{flag|Uruguay}} | |||
| *{{flag|Vatican City}} | |||
| *{{flag|Venezuela}} | *{{flag|Venezuela}} | ||
| *{{flag|Vietnam}} | *{{flag|Vietnam}} | ||
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| |} | |} | ||
| <sub>1 |
<sub>1 - Already exempt from visa requirement.</sub> | ||
| Travelers can obtain a visa upon arrival in the following locations.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.fragomen.com/insights/namibia-visa-on-arrival-expanded-to-three-additional-border-posts.html | title=Namibia : Visa-on-Arrival Expanded to 3 Additional Border Posts}}</ref> | |||
| In the future,{{when|date=May 2023}} visas will be issued on arrival at border crossings in ], ], ], ], ] and ]. | |||
| * ] | |||
| * ] | |||
| * ] | |||
| * ] | |||
| * Trans Kalahari (]) | |||
| * ] | |||
| ==Visitor statistics== | ==Visitor statistics== | ||
| Most visitors arriving to Namibia were from the following countries of nationality:<ref></ref> | Most visitors arriving to Namibia were from the following countries of nationality:<ref></ref> | ||
| {| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
| |- | |- | ||
| |- style="color:white;" | |- style="color:white;" | ||
| ! Country | |||
| ! style="width:130px; background:#00966E;"| Country | |||
| ! 2016 | |||
| ! style="width:50px; background:#00966E;"| 2016 | |||
| ! 2015 | |||
| ! style="width:50px; background:#00966E;"| 2015 | |||
| ! 2014 | |||
| ! style="width:50px; background:#00966E;"| 2014 | |||
| ! 2013 | |||
| ! style="width:50px; background:#00966E;"| 2013 | |||
| |- | |- | ||
| | {{flag|Angola}} || 420,763 || 492,866 || 519,191 || 477,828 | | {{flag|Angola}} || 420,763 || 492,866 || 519,191 || 477,828 | ||
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| {{Portal|Africa}} | {{Portal|Africa}} | ||
| {{Wikivoyage|Namibia}} | {{Wikivoyage|Namibia}} | ||
| *] | |||
| * ] | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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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.
Namibia is expected to become part of the universal KAZA visa.
Visa policy map
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:
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. The decision will enter into force on 1 April 2025.
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Non-ordinary passports
Holders of diplomatic or official service category passports of the following countries may enter without a visa.
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.
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.
1 - Already exempt from visa requirement.
Travelers can obtain a visa upon arrival in the following locations.
- 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:
| Country | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 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
References
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- Tourist Statistical Report 2016