No visa needed

Do citizens of Tanzania need a visa for Namibia?

Citizens of Tanzania 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 Tanzania: the passport opens 42 countries visa-free; Dodoma — Windhoek: ≈ 2,710 km, about 4 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 Tanzania passport?

Yes, citizens of Tanzania 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 Tanzania passport you can visit 42 countries visa-free, 21 with a visa on arrival and 40 with an e-visa; 95 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Tanzania passport ranks 116th of 199.
Tanzania passport: visa-free access to 42 countries; Namibia passport: 43.
Citizens of Tanzania and Namibia can travel together visa-free to 33 countries, for example: Kenya, Rwanda, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Seychelles, Eswatini, Botswana, South Africa, Angola, Lesotho, Mauritius, Benin, Gambia, and Malaysia.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Namibia, in turn, don’t need a visa for Tanzania. Tanzania visa for citizens of Namibia

Travelling to Namibia: good to know

Dodoma — Windhoek: about 2,710 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Dodoma 12:00 — Windhoek 11:00.
Local currency: Namibian Dollar and South African Rand.
Languages: Afrikaans, German, English, and Herero.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ NAD 16.
Namibia is the 26th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Tanzania.