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fly_yag Oct 17, 2005 3:08 am
Namibia visa question
 
A friend of mine from Sweden who is volunteering at an organization here in Namibia. He entered the country on a three month tourist visa but his return ticket doesn't leave until 3 weeks after his three month period is up and the ticket does not allow any changes. After dealing with Namibia's department of Home Affairs on a number of occasions I have found that they are horribly disorganized and the chances of them granting him an extension are about the same as winning the lottery. So I guess what we're wondering is if he were to overstay his visa what the chances are that he'll have problems dealing with immigration on his way out and if so what the problems might be. If anybody has any experience with this I'd appreciate your thoughts

Martinis at 8 Oct 17, 2005 5:24 am
Originally Posted by fly_yag
A friend of mine from Sweden who is volunteering at an organization here in Namibia. He entered the country on a three month tourist visa but his return ticket doesn't leave until 3 weeks after his three month period is up and the ticket does not allow any changes. After dealing with Namibia's department of Home Affairs on a number of occasions I have found that they are horribly disorganized and the chances of them granting him an extension are about the same as winning the lottery. So I guess what we're wondering is if he were to overstay his visa what the chances are that he'll have problems dealing with immigration on his way out and if so what the problems might be. If anybody has any experience with this I'd appreciate your thoughts
Find out what the fine structure is. This happened to me in Angola. It was $7 dollars a day for the overstay, which of course is preferable to seven years ;)

M8

dogcanyon Oct 17, 2005 11:30 am
Could he just take a weekend trip to Botswana or South Africa and then
re-enter Namibia to get another 3 months visa-free as a tourist?

fly_yag Oct 18, 2005 3:31 am
Originally Posted by dogcanyon
Could he just take a weekend trip to Botswana or South Africa and then
re-enter Namibia to get another 3 months visa-free as a tourist?
Unfourtunately this isn't an option as the visa is good for three months in a one year period. He's decided that he's going to attempt the extension and see what happens. We know some people with connections to Home Affairs who will hopefully be able to help us out if all else fails.

SkyTeam777 Oct 30, 2008 9:20 am
Can a Namibian tourist visa be arranged at the airport upon arrival?

fly_yag Nov 2, 2008 6:37 pm
From the Namibia Tourism Board

Visa Requirements for Foreigners traveling to Namibia
Nationals from the countries listed below are not required to obtain Visas to travel to Namibia for visits shorter than three months:
Angola
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Botswana
Brazil
Canada
Cuba
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Hong Kong (SAR)
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Kenya
Lesotho
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Macau (SAR)
Malaysia
Malawi
Mozambique
New Zealand
Netherlands
South Africa
Norway
Portugal
Russian Federation
Singapore
Spain
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Tanzania
United Kingdom
United States of America
Zambia
Zimbabwe


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