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Foreign nationals exempted from visa requirements when traveling to Namibia for a maximum period of 90 days per year

Nationals from the countries listed below with whom Namibia has Visa Exemption Agreements are not required to obtain visa and will be allowed to enter into Namibia and get VisitorĀ“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)
  • Attending meetings
  • Exploring of business opportunities
  • Medical treatment
  • Any other purpose other than employment of any kind
 
Angola Ireland Portugal
Armenia (Visa required)  Italy Russian Federation
Australia Japan Seychelles
Austria Kazakhstan Singapore
Azerbaijan Kenya South Africa
Belarus Kyrgyzstan Spain
Belgium Liechtenstein Swaziland
Botswana Lesotho Sweden
Brazil Luxembourg Switzerland
Canada Macau (SAR) Tajikistan
Congo Brazzaville (only Diplomatic/official and service passports) Malawi Tanzania
Cuba Malaysia Turkey (Diplomatic and official passports only)
Denmark Mauritius Turkmenistan
  Moldova Ukraine
Iceland Norway Zambia
India (Diplomatic and official passports up to 3 months) Poland (Diplomatic and official passports up to 3 months) Zimbabwe

All Africans that are holders of Diplomatic and Official passports are exempted from Visa requirements. 

 

COUNTRIES THAT HAVE EXEMPTED NAMIBIAN NATIONALS FROM VISA REQUIREMENTS WHEN VISITING THEIR COUNTRIES

 

Angola *

Lesotho

Switzerland *

Botswana

Macau

Tanzania

Brazil

Malawi

The Bahamas

Canada

Malaysia

Trinidad & Tobago

Cuba

Mauritius

United Kingdom

Ethiopia **

Seychelles

Zambia

Germany***

Singapore

Zimbabwe

Hong Kong

South Africa

 
Kenya

Swaziland

 

* Applies only to Official and Diplomatic Passport Holders.

** Only official business visitors - attending workshops, seminars and official functions of the OUA and the UNECA and other UN Organs.

*** Applies only to Holders of Diplomatic Passports

 

LIST OF COUNTRIES TO BENEFIT FROM VISAS UPON ARRIVAL AT HOSEA KUTAKO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, KATIMA MULILO, ARIAMSVLEI, NOORDOEWER, OSHIKANGO, TRANS KALAHARI POST AND WALVIS BAY AIRPORT

 

African Countries Other Countries
Benin Argentina
Burkina Faso Bulgaria
Burundi Cambodia
Cabo Verde Chile
Cameroon Croatia
Central Africa Republic (CAR)             Czech Republic
Chad Ecuador
  Estonia
Comoros Finland
Cote d'Ivore Greece
Djibuti Hungary
Equatorial Guinea  
Eritrea Israel
Gabon Latvia
Gambia Lithuania
Guinea Mexico
Guinea-Bissau Nicaragua
Liberia Paraguay
Madagascar Peru
Mauritania Poland
Niger Romania
Rwanda Slovakia
Sao Tome and Principe South Korea
Sierra Leone Vatican / HolySee
Togo Venezuela
Tunisia Vietnam
Western Sahara Republic Thailand
Uganda Turkey
  United Arab Emirates
  Uruguay
  Singapore

  

 


  Ministry of Home Affairs, Safety & Security  29 May 2024