The Namibian government, through the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security (MHAISS), has released an updated list of countries and territories whose citizens qualify for its visa-on-arrival programme, leaving out more than 60 countries.
The revised list was published on the official MHAISS visa-on-arrival portal. A total of 28 African countries were included among the eligible destinations, while several others, including Nigeria, did not make the list.
Namibia: Countries eligible for visa-on-arrival
According to the official Namibia Ministry of Home Affairs Visa on Arrival portal, citizens of the following 121 countries and territories are eligible for visa-on-arrival in Namibia:
- Åland Islands
- American Samoa
- Andorra
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Aruba
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Benin
- Bermuda
- Bolivia
- Brunei Darussalam
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- Comoros
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Croatia
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Ecuador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Haiti
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Kazakhstan
- Kiribati
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Liberia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Madagascar
- Maldives
- Mauritania
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Norway
- Palestine
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Rwanda
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sovereign Order of Malta
- St. Kitts and Nevis
- St. Lucia
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Suriname
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vatican/Holy See
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Western Sahara Republic
Namibia short visit: Visa-free countries
A total of 70 countries are not covered by Namibia’s visa-on-arrival programme. Among them, citizens of the following countries can still enter Namibia without a visa when travelling on ordinary passports:
- Angola
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Cuba
- Eswatini
- Indonesia
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Malaysia
- Malawi
- Mauritius
- Mozambique
- Russia
- Seychelles
- South Africa
- Tanzania
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
The remaining countries are required to obtain a visa before travelling to Namibia, with Nigeria among those affected.
These countries include:
- Albania
- Algeria
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- China
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Cyprus
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Dominican Republic
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Honduras
- India
- Iran
- Iraq
- Jordan
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Mali
- Morocco
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- Qatar
- Republic of the Congo
- Samoa
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Timor-Leste
- Tuvalu
- Yemen
