Marriage to a Namibian Citizen

Every country has its own laws that apply to its citizens marrying a person from a different country. Getting married to a Namibian citizen with the goal of eventually bringing them to Canada to live is a process with many steps.

If you want to bring your Namibian spouse or partner to live in Canada, you must then file a sponsorship application for them to become a permanent resident. If they would like to visit you in Canada while their application is in process, they must also apply for a visitor visa. For more information, please see our family sponsorship page and our visitor visa page.

 

Processing Time

If you file a Canadian sponsorship application for your Namibian spouse or partner, this application takes an average of 10-12 months.

A visitor visa application for your spouse or partner to visit you in Canada while the sponsorship applications are processing takes an average of 3 –14 days.

Please see our pages on family sponsorship and Canadian visitor visa for more information on the processing times of these applications.

 

Namibian Marriage Basic Requirements

Family Members

If your Namibian spouse has dependent children, this does not affect the Namibian Marriage document application.

If you have dependent children, they have no effect on the application to marry a Namibian citizen.

 

List of Namibian Consulates in Canada

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Calling Namibia from Canada

011 – 264- Area Code – local number

Area Codes of Namibia (landlines only)

Gobabis	681	Okahandja	621	Swakopmund	64
Grootfontein	6731	Ondangwa	6762	Tsumeb	671
Karasburg	6342	Oranjemund	6332	Uis	629
Keetmanshoop	631	Oshakati	6752	Walvis Bay	64
Kombat	672	Otjiwarongo	651	Windhoek	61
Lüderitz	6331	Outjo	6542	Windhoek International Airport	626
Mariental	661	Rehoboth	627	Witvlei	683

 

Cell and Voip Codes by Provider

• Cell One: 85
• MTC: 81
• Paratus: 83
• Telecom Switch: 60

 

Calling Canada from Namibia

00 – 1 – Area Code – local number

• 00- Exit code for Namibia, and is needed for making any international call from Namibia
• 1 – ISD Code or Country Code of Canada

List of Area Codes in Canada

Province	Code	Province	Code
Alberta	403 / 587 (southern Alberta) 587 / 780 (central and northern Alberta)	Nunavut	867
BC	236 / 250 / 778 (majority of BC) 236 / 604 / 778 (Metro Vancouver)	Ontario	226 / 519 (southwestern Ontario) 249 / 705 (northeastern Ontario) 289 / 365 / 905 (Greater Toronto Area) 343 / 613 (eastern Ontario) 416 / 647 (Toronto) 807 (northwestern Ontario)
Manitoba	204 / 431	PEI	782 / 902
New  Brunswick	506	Quebec	418 / 581 (eastern Quebec) 438 / 514 (Montreal) 450 / 579 (Greater Montreal) 819 / 873 (remainder of Quebec)
Newfoundland and Labrador	709	Saskatchewan	306 / 639
Northwest Territories	867	Yukon	867
Nova Scotia	782 / 902

 

Time Difference

Namibia is on West Africa Time (GMT+1). Namibia observes Daylight Saving Time however, because Namibia is in the Southern Hemisphere, calculating the time difference can be complicated.

Canadian Time Zones	Time of Year	Second Sunday of March to First Sunday of April and First Sunday of September to first Sunday of November Only (DST)	November-March (Namibia DST)	April-September (Canada DST)
Pacific Time Zone		Namibia is 9 hours ahead	10 hours	8 hours
Mountain Time Zone		Namibia is 8 hours ahead	9 hours	7 hours
Saskatchewan Time Zone		Namibia is 8 hours ahead	8 hours	7 hours
Central Time Zone		Namibia is 7 hours ahead	8 hours	6 hours
Eastern Time Zone		Namibia is 6 hours ahead	7 hours	5 hours
Atlantic Time Zone		Namibia is 5 hours ahead	6 hours	4 hours
Newfoundland Time Zone		Namibia is 4.5 hours ahead	5.5 hours	3.5 hours

 

Emergency Information for Canadians in Namibia

Consulate of Canada in Windhoek Suite 403, First Floor, Office Tower Maerua Mall, Jan Jonker Street Windhoek Namibia Telephone: 264 (61) 251 254 Fax: 264 (61) 251 686 Email: [email protected] Website: No Website	View Larger Map
High Commission of Canada in Pretoria 1103 Arcadia Street Hatfield, Pretoria, 0083 South Africa Postal Address: P.O. Box Private Bag X13, Hatfield, Pretoria, 0028, South Africa Telephone: 27 (12) 422-3000 Fax: 27 (12) 422-3052 E-mail: [email protected] Website: canadainternational.gc.ca/southafrica-afriquedusud/	View Larger Map

 

Sponsoring a Namibian Spouse to Canada

The sponsorship process is lengthy and complicated. To learn more about it, click the button below:

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Sponsorship Review

Immigroup will review your completed spousal sponsorship application. . Immigroup will make sure you have not made any mistakes on your application or in gathering the documentation of your relationship. We will assess your sponsorship letter and give you peace of mind that you are submitting an application with a very good chance of success. Don’t lose sleep at night worrying about whether you’ve done enough. Call us at 1-866-760-2623 for a review.