Namibian passport
Namibian passports are issued to citizens of Namibia to travel internationally.
| Namibian passport | |
|---|---|
 Contemporary ordinary Namibian biometric passport (since January 2018) | |
| Type | Passport |
| Issued by |  Namibia |
| First issued | 1990 (first version) January 2018 (biometric version) |
| Purpose | Identification |
| Eligibility | Namibian citizenship |
| Expiration | 10 years after issuance[1] |
| Cost | N$200[2] |
Namibian passports are green, with the national coat of arms emblazoned on the front cover. "REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA" is inscribed above the coat of arms and "PASSPORT" is inscribed below. The "Biometric" logo also appears above "PASSPORT". All information in the passport is printed in English with the photo page also translated into French.
visa-free & visa-on-arrival countries for holders of the Namibian passport
History
The first Namibian passports were introduced in 1990, shortly after the country gained its independence from South Africa. In January 2018, a new biometric passport type was introduced; existing non-biometric passports issued until said date continue to be valid until expired.
Gallery of historic images
Namibian non-biometric passport (1990–2017)
See also
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References
- "Namibian passports validity period to be increased to 10 years". Namibian.
- "Passports". GRN Portal. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
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