No specific licence

Private investigator licensing in Namibia

No. Namibia has no specific private investigator licence.

Namibia has no licence for private investigators. The Security Enterprises and Security Officers Act 1998 requires registration with the Security Enterprises and Security Officers Regulation Board (SESORB) for businesses and people who protect or safeguard people or property, or advise on doing so, for reward. Investigation alone falls outside that definition, unlike in South Africa.1

Minimum age

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Experience

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Exam

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Bond / insurance

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No. Namibia has no specific private investigator licence. Namibia has no licence for private investigators. The Security Enterprises and Security Officers Act 1998 requires registration with the Security Enterprises and Security Officers Regulation Board (SESORB) for businesses and people who protect or safeguard people or property, or advise on doing so, for reward. Investigation alone falls outside that definition, unlike in South Africa.

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