Visa & Consular
DO I NEED A VISA?
Nationals from the countries listed below are exempted from visa requirements when travelling to Namibia for visits shorter than 3 months:
Angola |
Ireland |
Norway |
Australia |
Jamaica |
Portugal |
Austria |
Japan |
Seychelles |
Belgium |
Kenya |
Singapore |
Botswana |
Lesotho |
South Africa |
Brazil |
Liechtenstein |
Spain |
Canada |
Luxembourg |
Swaziland |
Cuba |
Macau (SAR) |
Sweden |
Denmark |
Malaysia |
Switzerland |
Finland |
Malawi |
Tanzania |
France |
Mauritius |
Ukraine |
Germany |
Moldova |
United Kingdom |
Hong Kong (SAR) |
Mozambique |
United States of America |
Iceland |
Netherlands |
Zambia |
Italy |
New Zealand |
Zimbabwe |
Indonesia |
Russian Federation |
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Nationals from the countries listed below are exempted from visa requirements (as holders of diplomatic and official/service passports) only:
Africa Development Bank (Laisser-Passer holders) |
Equatorial Guinea |
Poland |
Algeria |
Eritrea |
Rwanda |
Benin |
Ethiopia |
Sao Tome and Principe |
Burkina Faso |
India |
Senegal |
Burundi |
Gabon |
Sierra Leone |
Cabo Verde |
Gambia |
Togo |
Cameroon |
Ghana |
Tunisia |
Central African Republic (CAR) |
Guinea |
Turkey |
Chad |
India |
Uganda |
Comoros |
Liberia |
United Nations (Laisser-Passer holders) |
Congo Brazzaville |
Madagascar |
Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic |
Cote d’Ivoire |
Mauritania |
Venezuela |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Niger |
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Egypt |
Nigeria |
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Nationals from the countries listed below to benefit from visa upon arrival at Hosea Kutako International Airport*:
African Countries: |
Other Countries: |
Benin |
Armenia |
Burkina Faso |
Azerbaijan |
Burundi |
Argentina |
Cabo Verde |
Belarus |
Cameroon |
Bulgaria |
Central African Republic (CAR) |
Cambodia |
Chad |
Chile |
Comoros |
Croatia |
Core d’Ivoire |
Czech Republic |
Djibouti |
Ecuador |
Equatorial Guinea |
Estonia |
Eritrea |
Greece |
Gabon |
Hungary |
Gambia |
Israel |
Guinea |
Kazakhstan |
Guinea-Bissau |
Kyrgyzstan |
Liberia |
Latvia |
Madagascar |
Lithuania |
Mauritania |
Mexico |
Niger |
Nicaragua |
Rwanda |
Paraguay |
Sao Tome and Principe |
Peru |
Sierra Leone |
Poland |
Togo |
Romania |
Tunisia |
Singapore |
Western Sahara Republic |
Slovakia |
Uganda |
South Korea |
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Tajikistan |
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Turkmenistan |
Thailand |
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Turkey |
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Ukraine |
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United Arab Emirates |
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Uzbekistan |
Vatican/Holy See |
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Venezuela |
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Vietnam |
* Visa upon arrival may also be obtained at the following points of entry: Walvis Bay International Airport, Oshikango Border Post, Trans-Kalahari Border Post, Oranjemund Border Post, Noordover Border Post, Katima Mulilo Border Post, Impala Island Border Post, Ngoma Border Post and Mohembo Border Post).
Namibian Nationals do not require Visas when travelling to the countries listed below:
Angola * |
Lesotho |
Switzerland * |
Botswana |
Macau (SAR) |
Tanzania |
Brazil |
Malawi |
The Bahamas |
Canada |
Malaysia |
Trinidad and Tobago |
Cuba |
Mauritius |
United Kingdom |
Ethiopia*** |
Seychelles |
Zambia |
Germany** |
Singapore |
Zimbabwe |
Hong Kong (SAR) |
South Africa |
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Kenya |
Swaziland |
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* Applies only to Official and Diplomatic Passport Holders
** Applies only to Holders of Diplomatic Passports
*** Applies only to official business visitors - attending workshops, seminars and official functions of the AU and the UNECA and other UN Organsations