update (31 July 2024): We just had a chat with the Namibian Tourism Board (NTB). According to their information, Namibia is planing to impose new visa requirements on nationals from 31 countries, and not from 33 countries, from 01 April 2025. See press release below.
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update (18 July 2024): The Namibian Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security Deputy Minister Lucia Witbooi has announced that Namibia will impose new visa requirements on nationals from now 33 (!) countries from 01 April 2025. Unfortunately, the Minister did not say which two new countries have been added to the list. She further announced that visitors from these 33 countries will be eligible for visas on arrival upon paying a fee of N$1 600 and meeting entry requirements, which include possessing a return ticket, medical insurance, proof of financial means, no criminal record, and a passport valid for at least six months. We'll keep you posted!
The Namibian Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security has released the implementation modalities of the visa on arrival as approved by the Namibian Cabinet (Cabinet decision No. 8th/21.05.24/002). The visa requirement for non-reciprocating countries will become effective on 01 April 2025. Also effective from 01 April 2025, visa fees for travellers from non-African Union (AU) member states will be increases from N$1200/person to N$1600/person. Travellers from AU member states who qualify for visas on arrival will still pay N$1200/person. These fees are subject to an annual review.
In addition, the "visa on arrival form" will be merged with the "arrvial form", while the "departure form" will be discontinued to simplify departure processes.
Effective 01 April 2025, nationals from the following countries will require a "visa on arrival" to enter Namibia:
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbajian
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Canada
- Denmark
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Japan
- Kazakstan
- Kygyzistan
- Liechtenstein
- Luxemburg
- Moldova
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Portugal
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Tajikistan
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Uzbekistan
whew not NZ because the US$70 is my $120 maybe they forgot we exist
ReplyDeleteplus is this one time entry or come and go for 3 months?
NZ wasn't on the list of the 31 countries the MHAISS released in May 2024, but I presume that NZ is one of the two countries the Ministry added since that (see update).
DeleteFurther modalities are still set to be released.