No visa needed

Do citizens of Namibia need a visa for Panama?

Citizens of Namibia don’t need a visa for Panama 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 Namibia: the passport opens 43 countries visa-free; Windhoek — Panama City: ≈ 11,060 km, about 14.5 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 Panama without a visa on a Namibia passport?

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

Panama visa rules at a glance

With a Namibia passport you can visit 43 countries visa-free, 23 with a visa on arrival and 43 with an e-visa; 89 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Namibia passport ranks 111th of 199.
Namibia passport: visa-free access to 43 countries; Panama passport: 88.
Citizens of Namibia and Panama can travel together visa-free to 24 countries, for example: South Africa, Zambia, Angola, Seychelles, Brazil, Kosovo, Russia, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Dominica, Malaysia, Antigua and Barbuda, and Singapore.
Citizens of Panama, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Namibia. Namibia visa for citizens of Panama

Travelling to Panama: good to know

Windhoek — Panama City: about 11,060 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 14.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −7 hours.
Local time: Windhoek 12:00 — Panama City 05:00.
Local currency: Panamanian Balboa and US Dollar.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ PAB 1.00.
Panama is the 162nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Namibia.