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The Government of Namibia allows citizens of specific countries and territories to travel to Namibia for tourism or business purposes for three months with an ordinary passport, and 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 exempt citizens
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:
1 - including holders of MSAR passports and MSAR Travel Permits.
2 - including all classes of British nationality.
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.
Visitor statistics
Most visitors arriving to Namibia were from the following countries of nationality:
| Country | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Angola |
492,866 | 519,191 | 477,828 |
 South Africa |
381,854 | 329,850 | 317,563 |
 Zambia |
168,899 | 167,407 | 167,044 |
 Germany |
93,939 | 91,900 | 84,121 |
 Zimbabwe |
78,205 | 67,809 | 62,778 |
 Botswana |
50,908 | 40,311 | 36,556 |
 United Kingdom |
27,365 | 29,016 | 25,351 |
 United States |
26,339 | 25,291 | 21,884 |
 France |
20,598 | 20,549 | 16,837 |
 Portugal |
18,679 | 16,885 | 15,574 |
| Total | 1,519,618 | 1,477,593 | 1,372,602 |
See also
References
- "Namibia lightens visa requirements | IOL". 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. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
- "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- Visa Requirements for Foreigners Travelling to Namibia Archived 2011-07-04 at the Wayback Machine Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Namibia
- Namibia: Geingob Wraps Up Indonesian Visit, Heads to China
- Namibia exempts Jamaica from visas
- "Only African holders of diplomatic or official passports are exempted from Namibian visas". New Era Newspaper Namibia. 2016-05-29. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
- https://en.vietnamplus.vn/vietnam-namibia-enhance-relations-in-fields/131391.vnp
- Tourist Statistical Report 2015