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==Visa policy map== ==Visa policy map==

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==Visa exemption== ==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: Holders of ordinary passports issued by the following jurisdictions can enter Namibia without a visa for a maximum stay of 3 months within one 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/292728/582288/ordinary+passport+holders.pdf/3d7eec54-6113-23d5-ca05-79096b9f08cb?t=1644825477569 | 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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=== 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>{{Cite web |url=https://mha.gov.na/documents/373314/794971/Foreign+National+from+the+following+Countries+are+Exemted+from+Visa+Requirements+when+travveling+to+Namibia++for+Holiday+Purposes/489b3a1d-c067-44fd-b59c-9c600b95738b |title=Namibian visas exemption for holders of diplomatic or official passports.}}</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 &#124; Politics &#124; Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus)|date = 20 May 2018}}</ref>
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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.<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> Namibia signed an agreement with {{flag|Botswana}} 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 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> Citizens of the following countries and territories can obtain a visa on arrival 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>

Citizens of the following 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.


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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 ].
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==Visitor statistics== ==Visitor statistics==

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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 policy of Namibia   Namibia   Visa free   Visa on arrival

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 one calendar year:

1 - including holders of MSAR passports and MSAR Travel Permits.
2 - including all classes of British nationality.
3 - Allowed to enter using identity cards (ID Cards) as well

Date of visa changes
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (October 2018)
  • 1 June 1991: Finland
  • July 2018: Jamaica
  • August 2018: Indonesia

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 3 months. The cost of the visa on arrival is N$1200.

Citizens of the following 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.

Travelers can obtain a visa upon arrival in the following locations.

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

  1. "Namibia lightens visa requirements | IOL". Archived from the original on 2016-10-03. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  2. "Namibia set to abolish visas for all Africans". News24. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  3. "Kaza UniVisa to include Angola, Botswana and Namibia". Tourism Update. Archived from the original on 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  4. "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  5. "Visa exemption".
  6. Namibia: Geingob Wraps Up Indonesian Visit, Heads to China
  7. "Namibia exempts Jamaica from visas". Archived from the original on 2018-07-15. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
  8. "STATEMENT of TREATIES and INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS Registered or filed and recorded with the Secretariat during October 1991" (PDF). United Nations. New York. 1992.
  9. "Namibia exempts Jamaica from visas". neweralive.na. 6 July 2018. Archived from the original on 2019-10-30. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  10. "Namibia: Geingob Wraps Up Indonesian Visit, Heads to China". New Era. Namibia. 31 August 2018 – via AllAfrica.com.
  11. "Namibian visas exemption for holders of diplomatic or official passports".
  12. 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.
  13. "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  14. "Visa on arrival".
  15. Namibia to issue visas on arrival to selected countries
  16. "Namibia : Visa-on-Arrival Expanded to 3 Additional Border Posts".
  17. Tourist Statistical Report 2016
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