{"id":54339,"date":"2023-09-23T16:43:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-23T16:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/namibia-launches-online-tourist-visa-application-service-to-boost-tourism"},"modified":"2023-09-23T17:07:21","modified_gmt":"2023-09-23T17:07:21","slug":"namibia-launches-online-tourist-visa-application-service-to-boost-tourism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/namibia-launches-online-tourist-visa-application-service-to-boost-tourism","title":{"rendered":"Namibia launches online tourist visa application service to boost tourism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>Namibia officially launched its online tourist visa application service on Friday aimed at facilitating tourism and driving economic growth.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the launch in the country\u2019s capital of Windhoek, Albert Kawana, minister of home affairs, immigration, safety and security, said the new service is in line with Namibia\u2019s broader push toward digitalization and e-governance.<\/p>\n<p>It comes on the heels of the successful introduction of visas on arrival earlier this year, which Kawana said has led to a significant increase in tourist arrivals and a positive impact on the country\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have no doubt that with the launch of the online tourist visa application, our tourism industry is expected to perform economic miracles. This is good news for employment, especially among our youth and women,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing security concerns, Kawana said the new system has been carefully designed with security in mind, urging both staff members and users to popularize and utilize this user-friendly facility to enhance convenience and efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>This innovative service allows travellers across the world to apply for tourist or holiday visas to Namibia from the comfort of their homes, Kawana said, adding that the service is expected to significantly streamline and expedite the visa application process, making it more convenient for prospective visitors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\">Namibia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. Namibia officially launched its online tourist visa application service on Friday aimed at facilitating tourism and driving economic growth. Speaking at the launch in the country\u2019s capital of Windhoek, Albert Kawana, minister of home affairs, immigration, safety and security, said the new service is in line with Namibia\u2019s broader push toward digitalization [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":54337,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,7,12],"tags":[234,236,233],"class_list":["post-54339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-head-lines","category-policy","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-namibia","tag-namibia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Namibia launches online tourist visa application service to boost tourism - Namibia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Namibia officially launched its online tourist visa application service on Friday aimed at facilitating tourism and driv ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/namibia-launches-online-tourist-visa-application-service-to-boost-tourism\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Namibia launches online tourist visa application service to boost tourism\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Namibia officially launched its online tourist visa application service on Friday aimed at facilitating tourism and driv ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/namibia-launches-online-tourist-visa-application-service-to-boost-tourism\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Namibia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-09-23T16:43:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-09-23T17:07:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nambia\/sites\/29\/2023\/09\/sm_1695476151.361956.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"481\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/namibia-launches-online-tourist-visa-application-service-to-boost-tourism#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/namibia-launches-online-tourist-visa-application-service-to-boost-tourism\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Namibia launches online tourist visa application service to boost tourism\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-09-23T16:43:01+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-09-23T17:07:21+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/namibia-launches-online-tourist-visa-application-service-to-boost-tourism\"},\"wordCount\":233,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/namibia-launches-online-tourist-visa-application-service-to-boost-tourism#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nambia\/sites\/29\/2023\/09\/sm_1695476151.361956.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"africa press\",\"Africa Press-Namibia\",\"namibia\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"head lines\",\"policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/namibia-launches-online-tourist-visa-application-service-to-boost-tourism#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/namibia-launches-online-tourist-visa-application-service-to-boost-tourism\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/namibia-launches-online-tourist-visa-application-service-to-boost-tourism\",\"name\":\"Namibia launches online tourist visa application service to boost tourism - 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