Namibia entry requirements, by passport
Namibia visa requirements at a glance: 138 of the 198 passports VisaRadar tracks can enter Namibia without arranging a visa beforehand: visa-free, with a visa on arrival, or with an electronic travel authorisation. The other 60 must obtain a visa before they travel.
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What we've verified for Namibia
Beyond the yes/no matrix, we've checked these against an official primary source (last checked 25 September 2026). The specifics depend on your nationality: open your passport's row in the table for the detail that applies to you.
- Required documents (8)
- Required vaccinations
- Customs limits (cash, alcohol, tobacco)
- Overstay penalties
- Stay and transit rules
Sources: mha.gov.na (Namibian Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security, "Visa on Arrival Implementation Modalities": country list, in force since 1 April 2025, NAD 1,600 and 1,200 fees, designated ports, documents); exteriores.gob.es (travel advice of Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Namibia, updated 26 May 2026: visa for Spain since 1 April 2025, printed e-Visa, documents, NAD 1,200 a day, minors, Embassy in Paris, international permit, risk areas, mines); gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/namibia (UK Government: NAD 800 for ages 6 to 11, multiple entries, stamps, penalties, minors, yellow fever); sanidad.gob.es ("Listado de países") and who.int (WHO): yellow fever; data.unesco.org (World Heritage List). All checked on 25 September 2026. Also: namra.org.na (Namibia Revenue Agency, "Customs Procedure: Traveller's Guide Information", PDF: allowances from outside SACU, NAD 5,000 of other goods, 15% VAT and cash declaration on departure; ).
This table summarises the exact entry mechanism for every passport we track. The difference between entering visa-free, with an electronic authorisation, with an e-Visa, or with a traditional visa is explained in visa, e-Visa, and electronic authorisation: what's the difference. How we verify every row before publishing it is on methodology.
Base entry rules refreshed 12 October 2026. Published: 25 September 2026.
| Passport | Requirement | Max. stay |
|---|---|---|
| Visa-free | ||
| Andorra | Visa on arrival | — |
| Angola | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Visa on arrival | — |
| Argentina | Visa on arrival | — |
| Armenia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Australia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Austria | Visa on arrival | — |
| Azerbaijan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Bahamas | Visa on arrival | — |
| Barbados | Visa on arrival | — |
| Belarus | Visa on arrival | — |
| Belgium | Visa on arrival | — |
| Benin | Visa on arrival | — |
| Bolivia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Botswana | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Brazil | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Brunei | Visa on arrival | — |
| Bulgaria | Visa on arrival | — |
| Burkina Faso | Visa on arrival | — |
| Burundi | Visa on arrival | — |
| Cambodia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Cameroon | Visa on arrival | — |
| Canada | Visa on arrival | — |
| Cape Verde | Visa on arrival | — |
| Central African Republic | Visa on arrival | — |
| Chad | Visa on arrival | — |
| Chile | Visa on arrival | — |
| Comoros | Visa on arrival | — |
| Croatia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Cuba | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Cyprus | Visa on arrival | — |
| Czech Republic | Visa on arrival | — |
| Denmark | Visa on arrival | — |
| Djibouti | Visa on arrival | — |
| Ecuador | Visa on arrival | — |
| Equatorial Guinea | Visa on arrival | — |
| Eritrea | Visa on arrival | — |
| Estonia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Eswatini | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Finland | Visa on arrival | — |
| France | Visa on arrival | — |
| Gabon | Visa on arrival | — |
| Gambia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Georgia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Germany | Visa on arrival | — |
| Ghana | Visa on arrival | — |
| Greece | Visa on arrival | — |
| Grenada | Visa on arrival | — |
| Guinea | Visa on arrival | — |
| Guinea-Bissau | Visa on arrival | — |
| Haiti | Visa on arrival | — |
| Hong Kong | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Hungary | Visa on arrival | — |
| Iceland | Visa on arrival | — |
| Indonesia | Visa-free | 30 days |
| Ireland | Visa on arrival | — |
| Israel | Visa on arrival | — |
| Italy | Visa on arrival | — |
| Ivory Coast | Visa on arrival | — |
| Jamaica | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Japan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Kazakhstan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Kenya | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Kiribati | Visa on arrival | — |
| Kyrgyzstan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Latvia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Lesotho | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Liberia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Liechtenstein | Visa on arrival | — |
| Lithuania | Visa on arrival | — |
| Luxembourg | Visa on arrival | — |
| Macao | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Madagascar | Visa on arrival | — |
| Malawi | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Malaysia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Maldives | Visa on arrival | — |
| Malta | Visa on arrival | — |
| Mauritania | Visa on arrival | — |
| Mauritius | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Mexico | Visa on arrival | — |
| Moldova | Visa on arrival | — |
| Monaco | Visa on arrival | — |
| Mongolia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Montenegro | Visa on arrival | — |
| Mozambique | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Netherlands | Visa on arrival | — |
| New Zealand | Visa on arrival | — |
| Nicaragua | Visa on arrival | — |
| Niger | Visa on arrival | — |
| North Macedonia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Norway | Visa on arrival | — |
| Palestine | Visa on arrival | — |
| Panama | Visa on arrival | — |
| Paraguay | Visa on arrival | — |
| Peru | Visa on arrival | — |
| Poland | Visa on arrival | — |
| Portugal | Visa on arrival | — |
| Romania | Visa on arrival | — |
| Russia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Rwanda | Visa on arrival | — |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa on arrival | — |
| Saint Lucia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa on arrival | — |
| Samoa | Visa on arrival | — |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Visa on arrival | — |
| Seychelles | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Sierra Leone | Visa on arrival | — |
| Singapore | Visa on arrival | — |
| Slovakia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Slovenia | Visa on arrival | — |
| South Africa | Visa-free | 90 days |
| South Korea | Visa on arrival | — |
| Spain | Visa on arrival | — |
| Suriname | Visa on arrival | — |
| Sweden | Visa on arrival | — |
| Switzerland | Visa on arrival | — |
| Tajikistan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Tanzania | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Thailand | Visa on arrival | — |
| Togo | Visa on arrival | — |
| Tonga | Visa on arrival | — |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Visa on arrival | — |
| Tunisia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Turkey | Visa on arrival | — |
| Turkmenistan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Uganda | Visa on arrival | — |
| Ukraine | Visa on arrival | — |
| United Arab Emirates | Visa on arrival | — |
| United Kingdom | Visa on arrival | — |
| United States | Visa on arrival | — |
| Uruguay | Visa on arrival | — |
| Uzbekistan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Vanuatu | Visa on arrival | — |
| Vatican | Visa on arrival | — |
| Venezuela | Visa on arrival | — |
| Vietnam | Visa on arrival | — |
| Zambia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Zimbabwe | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Visa required | ||
| Afghanistan | e-Visa | — |
| Albania | e-Visa | — |
| Algeria | e-Visa | — |
| Bahrain | e-Visa | — |
| Bangladesh | e-Visa | — |
| Belize | e-Visa | — |
| Bhutan | e-Visa | — |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | e-Visa | — |
| China | e-Visa | — |
| Colombia | e-Visa | — |
| Costa Rica | e-Visa | — |
| Dominica | e-Visa | — |
| Dominican Republic | e-Visa | — |
| DR Congo | e-Visa | — |
| Egypt | e-Visa | — |
| El Salvador | e-Visa | — |
| Ethiopia | e-Visa | — |
| Fiji | e-Visa | — |
| Guatemala | e-Visa | — |
| Guyana | e-Visa | — |
| Honduras | e-Visa | — |
| India | e-Visa | — |
| Iran | e-Visa | — |
| Iraq | e-Visa | — |
| Jordan | e-Visa | — |
| Kosovo | e-Visa | — |
| Kuwait | e-Visa | — |
| Laos | e-Visa | — |
| Lebanon | e-Visa | — |
| Libya | e-Visa | — |
| Mali | e-Visa | — |
| Marshall Islands | e-Visa | — |
| Micronesia | e-Visa | — |
| Morocco | e-Visa | — |
| Myanmar | e-Visa | — |
| Nauru | e-Visa | — |
| Nepal | e-Visa | — |
| Nigeria | e-Visa | — |
| North Korea | e-Visa | — |
| Oman | e-Visa | — |
| Pakistan | e-Visa | — |
| Palau | e-Visa | — |
| Papua New Guinea | e-Visa | — |
| Philippines | e-Visa | — |
| Qatar | e-Visa | — |
| Republic of the Congo | e-Visa | — |
| San Marino | e-Visa | — |
| Saudi Arabia | e-Visa | — |
| Senegal | e-Visa | — |
| Serbia | e-Visa | — |
| Solomon Islands | e-Visa | — |
| Somalia | e-Visa | — |
| South Sudan | e-Visa | — |
| Sri Lanka | e-Visa | — |
| Sudan | e-Visa | — |
| Syria | e-Visa | — |
| Taiwan | e-Visa | — |
| Timor-Leste | e-Visa | — |
| Tuvalu | e-Visa | — |
| Yemen | e-Visa | — |
Namibia rules for every passport
Vaccinations, customs limits and penalties are the same for every traveller. Grounds for refusal depend on how you enter.
Vaccinations
- Yellow fever: a certificate is required from travellers arriving from a country with risk of transmission, which Namibia defines as the endemic countries or areas of Africa and South America. It is not required from scheduled-flight passengers who only passed through one of those countries in transit without leaving the airport or the transit city. Children under one year need no certificate, though they may be placed under surveillance.
Customs limits
- Cash
- The Namibia Revenue Agency guide requires travellers leaving the country to declare the cash, bearer negotiable instruments and foreign currency they carry; it does not publish a threshold. On entry, besides the consumable allowances, new or used goods worth up to 5,000 Namibian dollars per person may be brought in.
- Alcohol
- Arriving from outside the Southern African Customs Union (SACU), after at least 48 hours abroad: 2 litres of wine and 1 litre in total of other alcoholic drinks per person, duty-free. VAT on anything above that is 15%.
- Tobacco
- Arriving from outside SACU: 200 cigarettes and 20 cigars per person, and 250 grams of cigarette or pipe tobacco.
Overstay penalties
Breaching visa rules, overstaying or having a wrong or missing entry stamp can lead to fines, arrest or detention, according to Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the UK Government. The amount could not be confirmed against the Namibian immigration law.
Grounds for refusal
Apply to: Visa-free
- A passport with less than six months' validity after return or without three blank pages.
- Minors without the full birth certificate or the absent parent's consent.
- Coming to work or volunteer on a tourist visa.
- Arriving from a yellow fever risk country without the certificate.
Apply to: Visa on arrival, e-Visa
- A passport with less than six months' validity after return or without three blank pages.
- Showing the e-Visa on a phone instead of printed.
- Minors without the full birth certificate or the absent parent's consent.
- Coming to work or volunteer on a tourist visa.
- Arriving from a yellow fever risk country without the certificate.
Travel insurance
Each destination decides whether to require insurance, and some check it at the border. If yours does, make sure the policy covers the whole trip.
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Do you need a different visa for Windhoek, Swakopmund, or Walvis Bay?
No. Namibia sets the requirements, so entering through Windhoek asks for the same as entering through Swakopmund or Walvis Bay. If you're arriving overland or through a small border post, check that separately: some countries apply their own rules to specific crossings.
What does change is where you file the application when a visa is needed, and that depends on the country you live in rather than the city you're travelling to.
What draws travellers to Namibia
Namibia has two properties on the World Heritage List. The Namib Sand Sea, on the Atlantic coast, is a desert of coastal dunes that includes Sossusvlei, with some of the tallest dunes in the world. Twyfelfontein, in Damaraland, holds thousands of rock engravings. In the north, Etosha National Park is where most safaris go, and Swakopmund keeps German colonial architecture beside the desert. Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs urges extreme caution on the border with Angola because of possible mines and basic precautions in Windhoek, Swakopmund and Walvis Bay, where petty crime has risen. It also notes that many products made from protected animals, such as ivory or elephant-hair bracelets, cannot be bought or exported without permits.
Sources for this section: data.unesco.org (World Heritage List: Twyfelfontein 2007, Namib Sand Sea 2013); Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs travel advice for Namibia. Accessed 25 September 2026.
Things to see and do in Namibia
Tours, skip-the-line tickets and day trips, most with free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
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Where can Namibia passport holders travel visa-free? →
Informational only. Always verify requirements with the official embassy or consulate before you travel.