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Namibian nationality law is regulated by the Constitution of Namibia, as amended; the Namibian Citizenship Act, and its revisions; and various international agreements to which the country is a signatory. [1] [2] These laws determine who is, or is eligible to be, a national of Namibia. [3]
Namibian passport. Visa requirements for Namibian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Namibia.. As of 2024, Namibian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 80 countries and territories, ranking the Namibian passport 67th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index.
ID - May enter Namibia using an ID card in lieu of a passport. 1 - including holders of MSAR passports and MSAR Travel Permits. 2 - including all classes of British nationality. # - On 24 May 2024, the Government of Namibia adopted a decision to introduce a reciprocal visa regime and countries labelled are those whose citizens will require a visa.
Domicile of Origin. Domicile of origin is established by law at birth to every individual. It refers to the domicile of the person's parent, and is hard for the person to lose. [8] This means that it is not necessarily established based on where an individual was born or where their parents live. [9]
A resident register is a government database which contains information on the current residence of persons. In countries where registration of residence is compulsory, the current place of residence must be reported to the registration office or the police within a few days after establishing a new residence.
Compulsory for citizens 16 and older, and compulsory for all non-citizen permanent residents. The older form of Identity Document, in the form of a green booklet, began being phased out in 2013. [91] Although passports and driver's licences are also acceptable forms of identification, banks only accept a national identity card.
White Namibians (German: Weiße Namibier or Europäische Namibier) are people of European descent settled in Namibia.The majority of White Namibians are Dutch-descended Afrikaners (locally born or of White South African descent), with a minority being native-born German Namibians (descended from Germans who colonised Namibia in the late-nineteenth century).
1. For the purposes of this Convention, the term "resident of a Contracting State" means any person who, under the laws of that State, is liable to tax therein by reason of his domicile, residence, place of management or any other criterion of a similar nature, and also includes that State and any political subdivision or local authority thereof.