Immigration ministry dismisses tourist cancellation claims

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2025-02-21

WINDHOEK, 23 October 2023 - Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety, and Security Executive Director Etienne Maritz. (Photo by: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 21 FEB (NAMPA) – The Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security has dismissed claims by a local newspaper that European tourists are cancelling their trips to Namibia due to the introduction of new visa regulations and a malfunctioning E-visa portal.
In a statement on Thursday, the ministry refuted these allegations published in The Namibian newspaper on the same day, clarifying that the E-visa for visa-on-Arrival has no...

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