No visa needed

Do citizens of Russia need a visa for Namibia?

Citizens of Russia don’t need a visa for Namibia and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Russia: the passport opens 79 countries visa-free; Moscow — Windhoek: ≈ 8,920 km, about 11.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Namibia without a visa on a Russia passport?

Yes, citizens of Russia don’t need a visa for Namibia for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Namibia visa rules at a glance

With a Russia passport you can visit 79 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 31 with an e-visa; 61 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Russia passport ranks 79th of 199.
Russia passport: visa-free access to 79 countries; Namibia passport: 43.
Citizens of Russia and Namibia can travel together visa-free to 31 countries, for example: Tunisia, Seychelles, Macau, Angola, Malawi, Malaysia, Philippines, Mauritius, Botswana, Antigua and Barbuda, South Africa, Bahamas, Dominica, Eswatini, and Saint Lucia.
Citizens of Namibia, in turn, don’t need a visa for Russia. Russia visa for citizens of Namibia

Travelling to Namibia: good to know

Moscow — Windhoek: about 8,920 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 11.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −10 hours.
Local time: Moscow 12:00 — Windhoek 02:00.
Local currency: Namibian Dollar and South African Rand.
Languages: Afrikaans, German, English, and Herero.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ NAD 16.
Namibia is the 143rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Russia.