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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.[1][2]
Namibia is expected to become part of the universal KAZA visa.[3]
Visa policy map
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Visa exemption
[edit]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:[4][5]
ID - May enter Namibia using an ID card in lieu of a passport.
1 - including holders of MSAR passports and MSAR Travel Permits.
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Non-ordinary passports
[edit]Holders of diplomatic or official service category passports of the following countries may enter without a visa.[11]
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.[12]
Visa on arrival
[edit]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$1,600 (approximately €82 / US$88) for citizens of non-African countries and N$1,200 (approximately €62 / US$66) for nationals of African countries.[13][14][15][16]
1 - including all classes of British nationality.
Travelers can obtain a visa upon arrival in the following locations.[17]
- Windhoek Hosea Kutako International Airport
- Walvis Bay Airport
- Port of Lüderitz
- Port of Walvis Bay
- Ariamsvlei Border Post (with South Africa)
- Impalia Island Border Post
- Oranjemund Border Post (with South Africa)
- Oshikango Border Post (with Angola)
- Katima Mulilo Border Post (with Zambia)
- Mohembo Border Post (with Botswana)
- Ngoma Border Post (with Botswana)
- Noordoewer Border Post (with South Africa)
- Trans-Kalahari Border Post (with Botswana)
eVisa
[edit]The Namibian authorities strongly recommend that you apply for an e-Visa in advance of your trip, to avoid any queues or complications on the spot. The same nationalities that are eligible for a visa on arrival are also eligible for the e-visa. Holders of an eVisa can use the following entry points:
- Windhoek Hosea Kutako International Airport
- Walvis Bay Airport
- Eros Airport
- Ondangwa Airport
- Oranjemund Airport
- Gobabis Airport
- Grootfontein Airport
- Keetmanshoop Airport
- Lüderitz Airport
- Mpacha Airport
- Rundu Airport
- Singalamwe Airport
- Lüderitz Port
- Walvis Bay Port
- Ariamsvlei Border Post (with South Africa)
- Impalia Island Border Post
- Omahenene Border Post (with Angola)
- Oranjemund Border Post (with South Africa)
- Oshikango Border Post (with Angola)
- Kasika Border Post (with Zambia)
- Katima Mulilo Border Post (with Zambia)
- Border Post Katwitwi Border Post (with Angola)
- Klein Manasse Border Post (with South Africa)
- Mata-Mata Border Post (with Botswana)
- Mohembo Border Post (with Botswana)
- Ngoma Border Post (with Botswana)
- Nkurenkuru Border Post (with Angola)
- Noordoewer Border Post (with South Africa)
- Rucana Border Post (with Angola)
- Sarasungu Border Post (with Angola)
- Sendelingsdrift Border Post (with South Africa)
- Trans-Kalahari Border Post (with Botswana)
- Velloorsdrift Border Post (with South Africa)
History
[edit]Before 2025, nationals of 33 countries which include some EU states (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden), other European countries (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, the United Kingdom), as well of Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and Canada, could enter Namibia visa-free. Effective 1 April 2025, the Namibia government abolished visa-free entry for the nationals of these countries citing the lack of reciprocal agreements.[18][19]
Visitor statistics
[edit]Most visitors arriving to Namibia and spending at least 1 night were from the following countries of nationality:[20]
| Country | 2023[21] | 2022 [22] | 2017[23] | 2016[24] | 2015[24] | 2014[24] |
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 South Africa | 349,728 | 116,897 | 325,968 | 342,044 | 351,864 | 312,153 |
 Angola | 112,336 | 82,199 | 403,129 | 398,939 | 447,038 | 470,747 |
 Germany | 79,989 | 62,691 | 123,022 | 122,142 | 90,729 | 86,121 |
 Zambia | 56,243 | 25,041 | 195,289 | 190,457 | 147,754 | 125,889 |
 Botswana | 56,157 | 19,761 | 52,021 | 50,665 | 45,049 | 36,724 |
 Zimbabwe | 30,460 | 89,241 | 83,287 | 70,940 | 61,187 | |
 United States | 25,526 | 12,419 | 31,144 | 27,264 | 24,430 | 21,425 |
 United Kingdom | 18,426 | 12,705 | 33,450 | 31,558 | 25,412 | 25,653 |
 France | 16,002 | 17,503 | 31,758 | 23,484 | 20,189 | 19,577 |
 Netherlands | 14,822 | 9,075 | 20,169 | 13,967 | 11,137 | |
| Total | 863,872 | 461,027 | 1,499,442 | 1,469,258 | 1,387,773 | 1,320,062 |
See also
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References
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- ^ "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".
- ^ "Namibia - Travel Page". www.mfa.gov.sg. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Singapore). 4 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "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 now imposes visa requirements on 33 nationalities".
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Namibia's new visa policy".
- ^ "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". 14 June 2019.
- ^ "Namibia : Visa-on-Arrival Expanded to 3 Additional Border Posts".
- ^ Desku, Arta (2 April 2025). "Namibia Imposes New Visa on Arrival Requirements for Nationals of 33 Countries". VisaGuideNews.
- ^ Stender, Sven-Eric (2025). "Visa Requirement For Namibia Visitors From Europe Applies From April 2025". namibian.org.
- ^ Tourist Statistical Report 2016
- ^ "Tourist Statistical Report 2023" (PDF). Ministry of Environment and Tourism. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
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