Visa policy of Namibia
Country 2016 2015 2014 2013
Angola 420,763 492,866 519,191 477,828
South Africa 355,391 381,854 329,850 317,563
Zambia 240,117 168,899 167,407 167,044
Germany 124,152 93,939 91,900 84,121
Zimbabwe 87,181 78,205 67,809 62,778
Botswana 54,960 50,908 40,311 36,556
United Kingdom 32,712 27,365 29,016 25,351
United States 28,659 26,339 25,291 21,884
France 23,794 20,598 20,549 16,837
Netherlands 20,596 14,539 12,015 10,782
Total 1,574,148 1,519,618 1,477,593 1,372,602
Visitor statistics
Most visitors arriving to Namibia were from the following countries of nationality : [ 17 ]
The Government of Namibia allows citizens of specific countries and territories to travel to Namibia for tourism, visiting friends and relatives as well as official purposes for three months with an ordinary, diplomatic and service passports without having to obtain a visa. All visitors must hold a passport valid for 6 months. Namibia will soon start issuing African passport holders with visas on arrival at ports of entry as a first step towards the eventual abolition of all visa requirements for all Africans. Namibia is expected to become part of the universal KAZA visa.