Exempted Countries List

FOREIGN NATIONALS

COUNTRIES WITH VISA EXEMPTION AGREEMENT WITH NAMIBIA

The following countries have VISA Exemption Agreements with Namibia:

Country List:
Angola	Armenia	Australia
Austria	Azerbaijan	Belarus
Belgium	Brazil	Botswana
Canada	Cuba	Denmark
Finland	France	Germany
Hong Kong (SAR)	Iceland	Ireland
Italy	Japan	Kenya
Lesotho	Ghana (Diploatic and Official only)	Italy
Kazakhstan	Kyrgystan	Liechtenstein
Luxembourg	Macau (SAR)	Malawi
Malaysia	Mauritius	Moldova
Mozambique	Netherlands	New Zealand
Norway	Portugal	Russian Federation
Singapore	South Africa	Spain
Eswatini	Sweden	Switzerland
Tajikistan	Tanzania	Turkmenistan
United States of America	United Kingdom	Ukraine
Uzbekistan	Venezuela	Zambia
Zimbabwe

 

Only Diplomatic, Official and Service passports

Only Official and Diplomatic passport holders for a maximum period of 90 days per calendar year

Kindly note:

• A passport must have at least six (6) months validity from the intended date of return (date you plan to leave Namibia) and at least three (3) or more blank pages.
• Visa has validity of 90 days, from date of submission.
• The Mission does not issue post-dated visas.
• Holders of refugee travel document do require a Visa in advance, before entering Namibia.

NOTE:

As of 1 August 2016, all citizens of countries with which Namibia has VISA Exemption Agreements will be allowed to enter Namibia for no linger than three (3) months per calendar year and will receive Visitor's Entry Permit (VEP) endorsement stamps at the port of entry for the following reasons:

• Holiday/Vacation;
• Visiting friends or relatives;
• Attending workshops (Not as Facilitator - facilitators require a business visa);
• Attending meetings;
• Exploring of business opportunities;
• Medical treatment; and
• Any other purpose other than employment of any kind

NB!!All visitors travelling to Namibia for business or work at their subsidiary companies, such as providing training to staff at a Namibian company, conducting, conducting audits at their companies, doing volunteer work of any kind etc. are required to apply for employment permit/work visas in terms of section 27 of Immigration Control Act regardless of whether they are citizens of countries which are exempted.

Applications for Work/Study/Research visas must be sent in advance and directly to the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Securoty. Check their website for more information www.mha.gov.na .

Here are the guidelines when travelling to and from Namibia with children. 

 

COUNTRIES QUALIFIED FOR VISAS ON ARRIVAL

The following countries are qualified for visas on arrival for all three categories of passports, being ordinary, diplomatic and official/service passports.

African countries

Benin	Burkina Faso	Burundi
Cabo Verde	Cameroon	Central Africa Republic (CAR)
Chad	Comoros	Cote d'Ivore
Djibouti	Equaorial Guinea	Eritrea
Gabon	The Gambia	Guinea
Guinea Bissau	Liberia	Madagascar
Mauritania	Niger	Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe	Sierra Leone	Togo
Tunisia	Western Sahara Republic	Uganda

Other countries are as follows:

Argentina	Belarus	Bulgaria
Cambodia	Chile	Croatia
Czech Republic	Ecuador	Estonia
Greece	Hungary	Israel
Latvia	Lithuania	Mexico
Moldova	Nicaragua	Paraguay
Peru	Poland	Romania
Slovakia	South Korea	Uruguay
Vatican/Holy See	Venezuela	Vietnam
Singapore	Türkiye	United Arab Emirates
	Vatican/Holy Sea

Visa on arrival will benefit the following categories of visitors:

• Bona fide tourists (excluding tour guides who are required to obtain employment permit/work visa in advance)
• Potential investors to explore business opportunities
• Visitors to attend meetings, seminars and workshops (excluding those who will perform pay related jobs which do require an employment permit/work visas)
• Friendships and family related visits
• Medical related visits

NOTE: Visas on arrival excludes people going to Namibia for employment purposes which require application for and acquiring employment permit in advance.

HOW VISAS ON ARRIVAL WORK?

• Kindly note: A passport must have at least six(6) months validity from the intended date of return (date you plan to leave Namibia) and at least three (3) or more blank pages.
• The visitor will complete a visa application form upon arrival at the airport and submit the application together with the passport to an immigration officer. 
• Visa applicant should satisfy immigration officer that the visit is legitimate
• Visa applicant should have enough funds for the visit or proof that the visit is fully sponsored
• Upon approval of the application, the immigration officer would request the applicant to make payment of N$1080.00 (credit/debit cards are accepted). Foreign currency exchange is also available.
• Tourist/Visitor visa in Namibia is 90 days which may be granted at once or at the discretion of the immigration officer at entry point depending on information provided
• Tourist/Visitor visa applicant may apply for extension at the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security, while in Namibia, which may be granted subject to the payment of N$580 fee and reasons advanced.

Visas on arrival pilot Phase project commenced at Hosea Kutako International Airport as of September 25, 2019. This was extended to the following ports of entry:

• Walvis Bay Airport from end October 2019
• Katima Mulilo Border Post from end November 2019
• Noordoewer, Ariamsvlei, Oshikango, Transkalahari and Oranjemund began issuing visas on arrival during the first quarter of 2020

VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR NAMIBIANS TRAVELING ABROAD

Namibians ARE NOT required to obtain a visa when traveling as tourists to the countries listed below, however they must contact the relevant mission to meet the standard visitor eligibility requirements:

Country	Visa Requirement
Angola
Bahamas	Visa required
Botswana
Brazil	Business and Offical trips require visa
Congo Brazzaville	Diplomatic, Official, and Service passports require visa
Cuba
Ethiopia	Only Official business visitors exempted
France	Diplomatic passports exempted for 3 months
Ghana	Diplomatic, Official, and Service passports require visa
Germany	Diplomatic passports exempted
Hong Kong (SAR)
India	Diplomatic and Offical passports exempted for up to 3 months
Kenya
Lesotho
Macau (SAR)
Malawi
Malaysia
Philippines	Diplomatic and Offical passports exempted for up to 21 days
Rwanda	Entry visas issues at the any entry point
Singapore
South Africa
Swaziland
Switzerland	Diplomatic and Offical passports exempted
Tanzania
Trinidad & Tobago	Visa required
Türkiye	Diplomatic and Offical passports exempted
United Kingdom	Diplomatic and Offical passports require visa
Venezuela	Diplomatic, Official, and Service passports require visa
Zambia
Zimbabwe

*Only Official business visitors - attending workshops, seminars and official functions of the AU and the UNECA and other UN Organizations