Namibia passport — visa-free travel

Holders of a Namibia passport can enter 51 countries visa-free and 20 more on arrival — Henley Passport Index rank #61.

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Visa-free destinations (51)

Countries you can enter on a Namibia passport without applying for a visa in advance.

Angola AO Anguilla AI Antigua and Barbuda AG Barbados BB Belize BZ Benin BJ Botswana BW Brazil BR British Virgin Islands VG Cayman Islands KY Cook Islands CK Cuba CU Dominica DM Dominican Republic DO Ecuador EC eSwatini SZ Ghana GH Grenada GD Guinea GN Haiti HT Hong Kong (SAR China) HK Jamaica JM Kenya KE Kiribati KI Kosovo XK Lesotho LS Macao (SAR China) MO Malawi MW Malaysia MY Mauritius MU Micronesia FM Montserrat MS Mozambique MZ Panama PA Philippines PH Rwanda RW Senegal SN Singapore SG South Africa ZA St. Helena SH St. Lucia LC St. Vincent and the Grenadines VC Suriname SR Tanzania TZ The Bahamas BS The Gambia GM Trinidad and Tobago TT Tunisia TN Vanuatu VU Zambia ZM Zimbabwe ZW

Visa on arrival (20)

Countries that issue a visa on arrival to Namibia passport holders. Bring your passport, fee, and any required photos — no advance application.

Bangladesh BD Burundi BI Cambodia KH Cape Verde Islands CV Comoro Islands KM Djibouti DJ Ethiopia ET Guinea-Bissau GW Iran IR Laos LA Madagascar MG Maldives MV Nepal NP Niue NU Palau Islands PW Samoa WS Sierra Leone SL Thailand TH Timor-Leste TL Tuvalu TV

Electronic travel authorisation (3)

Countries requiring an eTA — quick online pre-approval, usually issued in minutes to hours.

Russian Federation RU Seychelles SC Sri Lanka LK

e-Visa available (37)

Countries with an online e-visa. Apply through the official portal before departure.

Albania AL Azerbaijan AZ Bahrain BH Bhutan BT Bolivia BO Burkina Faso BF Cameroon CM Colombia CO Congo (Dem. Rep.) CD Côte d'Ivoire CI Equatorial Guinea GQ Gabon GA Georgia GE India IN Indonesia ID Kazakhstan KZ Kyrgyzstan KG Liberia LR Mauritania MR Moldova MD Nicaragua NI Nigeria NG Oman OM Pakistan PK Papua New Guinea PG Qatar QA São Tomé and Príncipe ST Somalia SO South Sudan SS St. Kitts and Nevis KN Syria SY Tajikistan TJ Togo TG Uganda UG United Arab Emirates AE United Kingdom GB Vietnam VN

Visa required (116)

Countries requiring a pre-arranged visa for Namibia passport holders. Apply through the destination's embassy or consular service before travel.

Afghanistan AF Algeria DZ American Samoa AS Andorra AD Argentina AR Armenia AM Aruba AW Australia AU Austria AT Belarus BY Belgium BE Bermuda BM Bonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba BQ Bosnia and Herzegovina BA Brunei BN Bulgaria BG Canada CA Central African Republic CF Chad TD Chile CL China CN Congo (Rep.) CG Costa Rica CR Croatia HR Curacao CW Cyprus CY Czechia CZ Denmark DK Egypt EG El Salvador SV Eritrea ER Estonia EE Falkland Islands FK Faroe Islands FO Fiji FJ Finland FI France FR French Guiana GF French Polynesia PF French West Indies FW Germany DE Gibraltar GI Greece GR Greenland GL Guam GU Guatemala GT Guyana GY Honduras HN Hungary HU Iceland IS Iraq IQ Ireland IE Israel IL Italy IT Japan JP Jordan JO Kuwait KW Latvia LV Lebanon LB Libya LY Liechtenstein LI Lithuania LT Luxembourg LU Mali ML Malta MT Marshall Islands MH Mayotte YT Mexico MX Monaco MC Mongolia MN Montenegro ME Morocco MA Myanmar MM Namibia NA Nauru NR Netherlands NL New Caledonia NC New Zealand NZ Niger NE North Korea KP North Macedonia MK Northern Mariana Islands MP Norway NO Palestinian Territory PS Paraguay PY Peru PE Poland PL Portugal PT Puerto Rico PR Reunion RE Romania RO San Marino SM Saudi Arabia SA Serbia RS Slovakia SK Slovenia SI Solomon Islands SB South Korea KR Spain ES St. Maarten MF Sudan SD Sweden SE Switzerland CH Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) TW Tonga TO Türkiye TR Turkmenistan TM Turks and Caicos Islands TC Ukraine UA United States US Uruguay UY US Virgin Islands VI Uzbekistan UZ Vatican City VA Venezuela VE Yemen YE

Frequently asked questions

  • How many countries can I visit visa-free with a Namibia passport?

    Holders of a Namibia passport have visa-free access to 51 countries and visa-on-arrival access to 20 more, for a total of 71 destinations without a pre-arranged visa. Add 40 more reachable via eTA or e-visa.

  • What is the Henley rank of the Namibia passport?

    The Namibia passport is ranked #61 in the Henley Passport Index for 2026, with a visa-free count of 74.

  • Where do Namibia passport holders need a visa?

    Namibia passport holders need a pre-arranged visa to enter 116 countries.

  • What is the most popular visa-free destination for Namibia travellers?

    Based on direct flight volume, South Africa is the most-flown visa-free destination from Namibia, with 4 non-stop routes.

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