Namibia has gotten the ball rolling on plans to flake visa requirements for African passport holders afterwards Cabinet authorised the implementation of this physical care for – to endure carried out inwards trouble amongst diplomatic procedures.
Namibia volition shortly start out issuing African passport holders amongst visas on arrival at ports of entry every bit a outset stride towards the eventual abolition of all visa requirements for all Africans.
However, no deadline has been announced for the conclusion of the visa-free authorities amongst all countries.
The Minister of Information in addition to Communication Technology, Tjekero Tweya, on Th during a Cabinet briefing announced that Namibia is cook to implement the diplomatic procedure, although it was waiting for unopen to countries to finalise reciprocal arrangements amongst Namibia.
According to the Namibian Visa Policy, the Government of Namibia allows citizens of specific countries in addition to territories to go to Namibia for tourism or concern purposes for 3 months amongst an ordinary passport, in addition to diplomatic in addition to service passports without having to obtain a visa. All visitors must concur a passport valid for vi months.
Cabinet finally twelvemonth resolved to abolish all visa requirements into the province for all African holders of diplomatic or official passports, every bit a gesture to African countries for the role they played during Namibia’s liberation struggle.
Even though the visa exemption physical care for was cumbersome due to unopen to countries’ complex processes, Tweya said that spell negotiations are yet continuing, no soul amongst a diplomatic or official passport would endure shunned.
Last year, the Ministry of International Relations in addition to Cooperation was directed to transmit this conclusion to all Namibian embassies abroad for speedy implementation.
Hammering dwelling solid the importance of his decision, President Hage Geingob at the fourth dimension reminded Cabinet near the critical role played, inwards a truthful Harambee spirit, past times African brothers in addition to sisters towards the liberation of Namibia.
“African nations offered refuge to our people every bit they fled the brutality of the apartheid system. Many of our immature people institute shelter inwards beau African countries, enabling them to croak along amongst their education, which would inwards plough equip them amongst the noesis in addition to skills needed to contribute to the evolution of our country,” a State House contention had said.
It is against this background that Cabinet at its coming together on the 24th of May 2016, inwards the spirit of Harambee in addition to African unity decided to, amongst immediate effect, exempt all visa requirements into Namibia for all Africans that are holders of diplomatic or official passports.
Meanwhile, Cabinet likewise endorsed the hateful solar daytime of the month of novel members to the Namibia Film Commission (NFC), for a menstruum of 3 years.
These are Joel Janus Kaudife Haikali (chairperson), Nelao Helena Haukongo (vice-chairperson), Ziegie Willemse, Mirinda Stein, Uatirohange Tjiuoro, Katrina Diedericks (alternate member), Mutaleni Nadimi (alternate member).
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