Overview
A dedicated Employment Permit to Conduct a Business for qualifying investors and businesspersons seeking to establish, operate or expand a business in Namibia, with NIPDB serving as the first point of submission.
Complete opportunity details
Introduced on 1 September 2026, the Investor Permit uses a coordinated process in which NIPDB confirms investor status and performs the required economic evaluation and impact assessment before the application proceeds for immigration consideration. Upon approval, the applicable fee is N$2,600. The permit may be issued for up to five years and also serves as work authorisation for the approved investment-related business activity.
Eligibility requirements
The official route is for qualifying investors and businesspersons seeking to establish, operate or expand a business in Namibia. Applicants must use the current NIPDB/MHAISS application forms and requirements; the final immigration decision is made through the competent immigration process after NIPDB’s investor and economic assessment.
Tips for this visa & mobility opportunity
Practical Job and Scholarship guidance. These tips do not replace official rules or create new eligibility requirements.
- Verify the official immigration, program or host-organization requirements before paying fees or sending documents.
- Check passport validity, financial evidence, insurance, appointment and processing-time requirements early.
- Do not rely on third-party claims of guaranteed visas; final decisions are made by the responsible authority.
Verification notes
Verified on NIPDB’s official current Investor Permit page. No application deadline is stated, so deadline fields remain null. The N$2,600 fee is payable upon approval; no unsupported processing time or investment threshold is inferred.
Job and Scholarship is the discovery and verification layer. Confirm eligibility, dates, salary/funding and application instructions on the original source before submitting anything.
Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB) ↗