List of Countries with Visa Exemption Agreements with Namibia

FOREIGN COUNTRIES EXEMPTED FROM VISA REQUIREMENT FOR HOLDERS OF DIPLOMATIC AND OFFICIAL/SERVICE PASSPORT

Algeria
Benin
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cabo Verde
Cameroon
Canada
Central African Republic (CAR)
Chad
Comoros
Congo Brazzaville
Cote d’Ivoire
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
India
Liberia
Madagascar
Mauritania
Niger
Nigeria
Poland
Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic
Togo
Tunisia
Turkey
Uganda
Venezuela

FOREIGN NATIONALS EXEMPTED FROM VISA REQUIREMENT FOR HOLDERS OF ALL PASSPORTS

Angola
Botswana
Brazil
Cuba
Hong Kong (SAR)
Indonesia
Jamaica
Kenya
Lesotho
Macau (SAR)
Malawi
Malaysia
Mauritius
Mozambique
Russian Federation
Seychelles
Singapore
South Africa
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Uzbekistan
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Kindly note: The passport should at least be valid for a period of not less than 6 months from the date of arrival and there should be enough pages for endorsement of visas, at least not less than 3 blank pages.

All citizens of countries whom we have VISA Exemption Agreements are not required to obtain a visa and will be allowed to enter into Namibia and get 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);
  • 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 to work at their subsidiary companies, for example, give training to local staff, conduct audits of their companies, 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.

Work/Study/Research visas must be applied at the Ministry of Home Affairs. Check their website for more information www.mha.gov.na.

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

VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR NAMIBIANS TRAVELING ABROAD

Namibians ARE NOT required to obtain a visa when traveling as tourists to the countries listed below:

Angola
Bahamas
Botswana
Brazil (Only for Tourist visa, When traveling on Official and Business trips, visa is required)
Congo Brazzaville (Only Diplomatic, Official and Service passports)
Cuba
Ethiopia*
France (Only Diplomatic Passport are exempted for 3 months)
Ghana (Only Diplomatic, Official and Service passports)
Germany (Only Diplomatic passports)
Hong Kong (SAR)
India (Only Diplomatic and Official Passports are exempted up to 3 months)
Kenya
Lesotho
Macau (SAR)
Malawi
Malaysia
Mauritius
Mozambique
Philippines (Only Diplomatic and Official up to 21 days)
Rwanda (Entry visas are issued at any entry point)
Singapore
South Africa
Swaziland
Switzerland (Only Diplomatic and Official)
Tanzania
Trinidad & Tobago
Turkey (Only Diplomatic and Official Passports)
United Kingdom
Venezuela (Only Diplomatic, Official and Service passports)
Zambia
Zimbabwe
*Only Official business visitors – attending workshops, seminars and official functions of the AU and the UNECA and other UN Organizations