{"schemaVersion":1,"source":"live","checkedAt":"2026-10-08T03:06:05.901Z","passport":{"code":"VC","name":"St. Vincent and the Grenadines","slug":"st-vincent-and-the-grenadines"},"destination":{"code":"NA","name":"Namibia"},"status":"visa_on_arrival","evidenceLevel":"exact","supportsCurrentStatus":true,"reviewedAt":"2026-08-21","allowedStays":[],"policies":[{"id":"namibia-approved-september-2025-additional-ordinary-passports-visa-on-arrival","title":"Approved September 2025 additional ordinary passports: visa on arrival","summary":"MHAISS's approved 23 September 2025 notice expressly adds this catalog cohort to Visa-on-Arrival eligibility at designated ports. Its online e-services reference is an application for VOA, not proof of an electronically issued advance visa.","status":"visa_on_arrival","announcedOn":"2025-09-23","conditions":["The official additional-country notice says these nationals are now eligible to obtain visas on arrival at designated ports and directs them to the e-services portal for an optional VOA application. It therefore does not establish an ETA or a mandatory pre-travel eVisa.","The FAQ visitor requirements, 90-days-in-a-calendar-year visitor-permit cap, extension-before-expiry procedure, six-month passport validity and three clean VOA passport pages apply. Carry accommodation/invitation, funds, itinerary/onward evidence, insurance and child documentation as applicable.","VOA is only at designated ports; the FAQ and Version 4 differ about whether Lüderitz Harbour is in the current set, so travellers must check the operating port. Fees were announced as subject to a later implementation notice. This excludes work, residence, business-only, transit, diplomatic, official, service and special-document routes."],"sourceIds":["namibia-mhaiss-approved-voa-additions-2025","namibia-mhaiss-current-visa-permits-faq","namibia-mhaiss-current-visa-fact-sheet-v4"],"application":{"url":"https://eservices.mhaiss.gov.na/visaonarrival","label":"Namibia online Visa-on-Arrival application","processingTime":"The FAQ describes a 48-hour online Visa-on-Arrival application, while the notice also preserves issuance on arrival at designated ports.","steps":["Choose the MHAISS online VOA application before travel or apply manually on arrival at a designated port.","Bring the required passport, supporting visitor evidence and any printed approval requested at the border.","Receive the actual visa and visitor-entry permission from immigration; entry is subject to officer assessment."]}}],"conditional":[],"sources":[{"id":"namibia-mhaiss-approved-voa-additions-2025","title":"Visa on arrival additional countries, 23 September 2025","url":"https://mhaiss.gov.na/documents/292728/5902034/Visa%2Bon%2Barrival%2Badditional%2Bcountries%2B23%2BSeptember%2B2025.pdf/17630001-afcb-d649-5666-b7e1b2a3e84f?download=true&t=1758798708563","publisher":"Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security","jurisdiction":"Namibia","kind":"official-dataset","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-21"},{"id":"namibia-mhaiss-current-visa-permits-faq","title":"Visa and permits FAQ","url":"https://mhaiss.gov.na/documents/292728/5839021/VISA%2Band%2BPERMITS%2BFAQ.pdf/3005c430-1833-f89a-a6b6-5bd8fa88fe5f?download=true","publisher":"Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security","jurisdiction":"Namibia","kind":"government-guidance","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-21"},{"id":"namibia-mhaiss-current-visa-fact-sheet-v4","title":"Namibia Visa Fact Sheet – Version 4","url":"https://mhaiss.gov.na/documents/292728/6201234/Namibia%2BVisa%2BFact%2BSheet%2B-%2BVersion%2B4%2B-%2B28%2BMay%2B2025.pdf/e47c4aff-5418-8fe6-a98b-15ebaf2386b7?download=true&t=1748602076823","publisher":"Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security","jurisdiction":"Namibia","kind":"official-dataset","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-21"}]}