Namibia visa question
Oct 17, 2005 | 3:08 am
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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
Oct 17, 2005 | 5:24 am
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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
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Oct 18, 2005 | 3:31 am
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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?
re-enter Namibia to get another 3 months visa-free as a tourist?
Nov 2, 2008 | 6:37 pm
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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
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