Sub Saharan Africa

UK Passport Issuing

Our High Commission in Namibia does not issue standard passports.  Before leaving, you should ensure that your passport is valid for at least six months and has several unused pages remaining.  Applications made from Namibia for new passports are processed by the British High Commission in Pretoria.

All applications for full passports should be sent direct to the British High Commission in Pretoria, where they will be processed and printed.  Contact details for the Consular Section of the British High Commission in Pretoria together with passport application forms and details of how to make payment are available from our website (www.ukinnamibia.fco.gov.uk) or can be collected in person from the British High Commission Windhoek  premises at 116 Robert Mugabe Avenue.

Applicants can choose themselves which courier company to use to forward their applications, but will wish to be aware that the FedEx Express Licensee in Namibia, Supaswift, has agreed to a reduced rate of N$100 for the return trip of a passport application from its office to and from Pretoria.  Supaswift contact details are also available on our website (www.ukinnamibia.fco.gov.uk).

The British High Commission in Pretoria remains committed to our Consular Business Target of issuing 90% of all straightforward passports applications within 10 working days on receipt of the correct supporting documents and fee and excluding transit time.  Customers will need to allow extra time for applications to be sent to and from Pretoria.

The British High Commission in Windhoek will continue to issue Emergency Passports for customers who need to travel urgently. However, Emergency Passports are only valid for a single journey to the United Kingdom via agreed transit points as necessary, or to some Commonwealth countries providing prior agreement exists with the Commonwealth country concerned. The British High Commission in Windhoek can advise which Commonwealth countries accept Emergency Passports.

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least six months upon entry and you must have at least one completely blank page for Namibian Immigration to use. If you are travelling on to South Africa, you should be aware that while the South African authorities state that officially only one blank passport page is required for entry, there have been reports that some officials insist on two blank pages.  We recommend you have a total of three blank pages.

Failure to comply may result in you being denied entry to Namibia, being denied onward passage to South Africa; being detained pending supervised departure, or all three.

Travelling with children

Single parents and other adults travelling alone with children should be aware that some countries require documentary evidence of parental responsibility before allowing lone parents to enter the country or, in some cases, before permitting the children to leave the country.  For further information on exactly what will be required at immigration, please contact the Namibian High Commission in London.