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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><br/> | <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 from an undisclosed future date which will be obtainable at the border crossings<ref></ref></sub> | ||
| <sub>3 - Allowed to enter using identity cards (ID Cards) as well</sub><br> | |||
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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 from an undisclosed future date which will be obtainable at the border crossings
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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 |
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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".
- 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.
- "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.
- "Namibian visas exemption for holders of diplomatic or official passports".
- 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.
- "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- "List of countries to benefit from visas upon arrival at HKIA_ Trans Kalahari Border Post and Walvis Bay Airport".
- "Namibia to issue visas on arrival to selected countries".
- "Namibia : Visa-on-Arrival Expanded to 3 Additional Border Posts".
- Tourist Statistical Report 2016