No visa needed

Do citizens of Namibia need a visa for Russia?

Citizens of Namibia don’t need a visa for Russia 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 — Moscow: ≈ 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 Russia without a visa on a Namibia passport?

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

Russia 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; Russia passport: 79.
Citizens of Namibia and Russia can travel together visa-free to 31 countries, for example: Botswana, South Africa, Eswatini, Angola, Malawi, Mauritius, Seychelles, Tunisia, Brazil, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Saint Lucia, and Dominica.
Citizens of Russia, in turn, don’t need a visa for Namibia. Namibia visa for citizens of Russia

Travelling to Russia: good to know

Windhoek — Moscow: 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: Windhoek 12:00 — Moscow 22:00.
Local currency: Russian Ruble.
Languages: Russian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ RUB 84.
Russia is the 128th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Namibia.