Visa policy of Zambia

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Visitors to Zambia must obtain a visa from one of the Zambian diplomatic missions, unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries or countries whose citizens are eligible for visa on arrival. Visitors may alternatively obtain an electronic visa. [1]

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All visitors must hold a passport valid for at least 6 months. As of November 2014, Zambia and Zimbabwe also offer a universal visa. [2]

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Visa exemption

Holders of passports issued by the following countries and territories do not need a visa to enter Zambia for up to 90 days in one year as tourists or 30 days in one year for business: [3] [4]

1 - As of 1 November 2022, visa requirements were waived for tourists holding a passport from the following countries and territories: [6]

In addition, visa exemption applies to holders of passports issued to residents of the following jurisdictions:

Holders of the following British passports:

British Overseas Territories Citizens :
British Citizens :

Holders of the following New Zealand passports:

Holders of the following Australian passports:

Visa on arrival

Nationals of following countries and territories may obtain a visa for Zambia on arrival for up to 90 days as tourists or 30 days for business: [8]

Holders of diplomatic or official passports of any countries may obtain visa on arrival.

Electronic Visa (e-Visa)

Zambia introduced an e-Visa system in late 2014. [9] It is an alternative to visas issued at Zambian missions abroad or on arrival. [10]

Visa holder can stay in Zambia for the period of 90 days during a given calendar year since the date of entry into Zambia. [11] For nationals that may obtain visas at ports of entry, the e-Visa takes 3 working days to process and for nationals that require visas prior to travel to Zambia processing time takes a minimum of 5 working days. [12]

Universal visa

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KAZA visa eligible countries
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Searchtool.svg Map of entry points where universal KAZA visa can be obtained

Zambia and Zimbabwe introduced a universal visa on 28 November 2014 called KAZA Visa. This visa can be obtained on arrival and is valid for both countries for visits up to 30 days while remaining within Zambia and Zimbabwe (including day trips to Chobe National Park in Botswana at Kazungula). [13] In second phase Namibia, Angola and Botswana are expected to join the project. [14] [15] In third stage three SADC pilot countries are expected to join and in fourth stage all SADC countries are expected to become part of the universal visa project. [16]

The universal visa project was suspended in 2015 due to running out of visa stickers and the expiry of the Memorandum of Understanding between the two countries. The new Memorandum was signed in December 2016, extending the list of eligible countries (including territories) from 40 to 65. [17] In Zambia it is issued at Livingstone Airport, Victoria Falls, Kazungula and Lusaka Airport border crossings. [18]

Eligible countries are: [19] [20]

Visitor statistics

Most visitors arriving to Zambia were from the following countries of nationality: [25] [26] [27]

Country20212020201920182017201520142013
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 169,798118,708206,771161,990222,095166,833219,215184,187
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 139,881185,154424,921340,263242,848225,527208,962191,048
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of Congo 75,46648,311108,42182,57896,48096,20189,796
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 36,01828,43792,03394,17092,48694,03098,21687,048
Flag of India.svg  India 14,94410,96030,78925,50522,33725,51721,11717,136
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 14,76512,95523,67119,89919,833
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 12,68313,60326,20832,66728,78331,53929,579
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 12,2566,12039,93041,39039,12138,49632,62531,826
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 7,8485,53013,92411,75410,626
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 7,3158,991
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 7,2268,51027,01934,78943,48736,99731,28032,309
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 6,9187,69634,40027,79626,56220,64830,83127,603
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 6,1487,53722,31116,742
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 4,175
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2,2711,5027,8569,5657,952
Flag of France.svg  France 1,9561,6236,1426,4605,092
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1,4341,174
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1,2441,4066,7866,9115,311
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 9338514,2325,7333,138
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 6771,64410,61411,0598,547
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 4243791,6701,7642,225
Total554,290501,6061,266,4271,072,0121,009,173931,782946,969914,576

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