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| Citizens of the following 42(+5) countries and territories can obtain a visa on arrival arriving at ] or ] for a maximum stay of 3 months. | Citizens of the following 42(+5) countries and territories can obtain a visa on arrival arriving at ] or ] for a maximum stay of 3 months. 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://mha.gov.na/documents/373314/794971/List+of+Exemption+for+Countries+to+Receive+Visas+at+Hosea+Kuutako+International+Airport+on+Arrival/2e683f09-dabf-42aa-9c09-00fe760b2e14 |title=Visa on arrival}}</ref><ref></ref><ref></ref> | ||
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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 three months with an ordinary, diplomatic and service passports without having to obtain a visa. All visitors must hold a passport valid for 6 months.
Namibia will soon start 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 55 jurisdictions can enter Namibia without a visa for a maximum stay of 3 months within one calendar year (90 days within any 180 day period for Russia):
1 - including holders of MSAR passports and MSAR Travel Permits.
2 - including all classes of British nationality.
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Holders of diplomatic, official or service passports issued to nationals of Ghana, Congo, India, Nigeria, Poland, Rwanda, Turkey and Venezuela do not require a visa to enter Namibia.
African holders of diplomatic or official passports are exempted from Namibian visas.
Visa waiver agreement for diplomatic and service passports was signed with 
Vietnam in 2013 but has not yet come into force.
Visa on arrival
Citizens of the following 42(+5) countries and territories can obtain a visa on arrival arriving at Hosea Kutako International Airport or Walvis Bay Airport for a maximum stay of 3 months. The cost of the visa on arrival is N$1200.
1 — Already exempt from visa requirement.
In the future, visas will be issued on arrival at border crossings in Ariamsvlei, Noordoewer, Oranjemund, Trans-Kalahari, Katima Mulilo and Oshikango.
Visitor statistics
Most visitors arriving to Namibia were from the following countries of nationality:
| 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
References
- "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".
- Visa Requirements for Foreigners Travelling to Namibia Archived 2011-07-04 at the Wayback Machine Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Namibia
- Соглашение между Правительством Российской Федерации и Правительством Республики Намибии о взаимной отмене визовых требований для граждан Российской Федерации и граждан Республики Намибии. mid.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- Namibia: Geingob Wraps Up Indonesian Visit, Heads to China
- "Namibia exempts Jamaica from visas". Archived from the original on 2018-07-15. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
- "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.
- "Namibia visa exemption" (PDF). migration.gov.rw. High Commission of Namibia in Rwanda. 6 August 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-01. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
- "Namibian visas exemption for holders of diplomatic or official passports".
- "Only African holders of diplomatic or official passports are exempted from Namibian visas". New Era Newspaper Namibia. 2016-05-29. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
- "Vietnam, Namibia enhance relations in fields | Politics | Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus)". 20 May 2018.
- "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- "Visa on arrival".
- Namibia to issue visas on arrival to selected countries
- Visas on arrival now available at Walvis Bay airport
- Tourist Statistical Report 2016