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Namibia Digital Nomad Visa

Namibia Residency
Pathway overview

At a glance

Namibia's Digital Nomad Visa lets you stay for six months while working remotely for employers or clients outside Namibia. You need at least USD $2,000 a month for yourself, plus USD $1,000 for an accompanying spouse and USD $500 for each accompanying child.

Monthly funds
USD $2,000 for you, plus USD $1,000 for a spouse and USD $500 per child
New application
Allowed only 12 months after the previous visa expires

Summary

Namibia offers remote workers with overseas employers or clients a temporary stay through its Digital Nomad Visa, administered by the Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board. The checklist requires proof of income or funds, including USD $2,000 per month for the applicant, USD $1,000 per month for an accompanying spouse, and USD $500 per month for each accompanying child, plus medical or comprehensive travel insurance and other standard documents. The six-month visa is nonrenewable. Confirm the income calculation, application location and reentry conditions with NIPDB before traveling.

The visa cannot be renewed or have its conditions changed. You may apply again only 12 months after it expires. The current program page lists a fee of NAD 3,300.

Could this pathway work for you?

Eligibility

Document your remote work, employment contract, or other accepted proof of funds, and show that you meet the monthly amount for your household. You need six months of bank statements and medical insurance or comprehensive travel insurance.

Prepare police clearance, a medical certificate, a radiological report—the required medical imaging report—and the other checklist documents.

Ask the Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB) how your income or funds will be assessed and whether you must apply before traveling. Confirm whether your visa permits reentry before planning trips outside Namibia.

Working remotely from Namibia
  1. Check household funds Include the extra amounts for any spouse and children.
  2. Prepare and apply Gather work, bank, insurance, police, and medical records.
  3. Plan the six-month stay Check reentry rules and the wait before any new application.

The visa is nonrenewable; a new application is allowed only 12 months after expiry.

What This Route Allows

You can live temporarily in Namibia for six months while continuing remote work supported by income or funds from outside the country.

What This Route Is Not

This is not permission for local employment or a route to permanent residence. The six-month visa is nonrenewable, its conditions cannot be changed, and the 12-month wait before a new application starts when the previous visa expires.

Next Steps

  1. Check the monthly funds required for yourself and any accompanying spouse or children.
  2. Gather six months of bank statements, work or funds evidence, insurance, police clearance, and medical documents.
  3. Confirm the application process and travel conditions with NIPDB, then submit the required records.
  4. Pay the applicable fee after approval and plan around the six-month limit and later reapplication rules.

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