Nearly 400 foreigners exit Namibia under immigration amnesty

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2026-03-02

Windhoek, 02 March 2026- Executive Director in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration,Safety and Security, Nghidinua Daniel. (Photo by Eba Kandovazu)NAMPA

By Eba Kandovazu
WINDHOEK, 02 MAR (NAMPA) - At least 379 foreign nationals have voluntarily left Namibia under the government’s immigration amnesty programme, with 55 per cent of this number from Zimbabwe and the majority of the remainder from Angola, China and other African countries.
The ministry extended the amnesty deadline to 27 February 2026 following an initial rollout that began on 15 December 2025 and was originally set to end on 16 Janu...

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