Namibia-China visa exemption social media post misleading-Home Affairs

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2025-02-16

WINDHOEK, 13 March 2019 - Executive Director of the Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration, Etienne Maritz. (Photo by: Uerikoha Tjijombo) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 16 FEB (NAMPA)—The Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety, and Security has dismissed information circulating on social media suggesting that Namibia has approved visa-free entrance for all Chinese nationals.
The ministry in a media statement on Saturday, described the information as misleading. It said the mutual visa exemption agreement between Namibia and China strictly applies only to holders of diplomatic and official/servic...

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