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Zambia visa exemption & requirements

As of 2025, regular passport holders from 42 countries visiting Zambia for tourism purposes including Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cyprus, Dominica, Fiji and Grenada Do Not require a visa and will be granted permission for short-term stay on arrival.
Zambia Visa Required Visa Not Required E-visa Visa On Arrival

Zambian visa exempt countries

To enter Zambia for a short term visit, citizens of the following countries are able to travel in Zambia without a visa:

Asia

Nationals from 3 countries in Asia are exempt from Zambia visa, while those from 29 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Afghanistan Visa required Yes No
Armenia Visa required Yes No
Azerbaijan Visa required Yes No
Bangladesh Visa required Yes No
Bhutan Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Brunei Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Cambodia Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
China Visa required Yes No
Timor-Leste Visa required Yes No
Georgia Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
India Visa required 30 days Yes No
Indonesia Visa required 90 days Yes No
Japan Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Kazakhstan Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Kyrgyzstan Visa required Yes No
Laos Visa required No Yes
Malaysia Visa not required 90 days No No
Maldives Visa not required 90 days No No
Mongolia Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Myanmar Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Nepal Visa required Yes No
North Korea Visa required Yes No
Pakistan Visa required Yes No
Philippines Visa required Yes No
Singapore Visa not required 90 days No No
South Korea Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Sri Lanka Visa required Yes No
Tajikistan Visa required Yes No
Thailand Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Turkmenistan Visa required Yes No
Uzbekistan Visa required Yes No
Vietnam Visa required 90 days Yes Yes

Europe

Nationals from 6 countries in Europe are exempt from Zambia visa, while those from 40 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Albania Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Andorra Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Austria Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Belarus Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Belgium Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Bosnia and Herzegovina Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Bulgaria Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Croatia Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Cyprus Visa not required 90 days No No
Czech Republic Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Denmark Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Estonia Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Finland Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
France Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Germany Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Greece Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Hungary Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Iceland Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Ireland Visa not required 90 days No No
Italy Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Latvia Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Liechtenstein Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Lithuania Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Luxembourg Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
North Macedonia Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Malta Visa not required 90 days No No
Moldova Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Monaco Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Montenegro Visa not required 90 days No No
Netherlands Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Norway Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Poland Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Portugal Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Romania Visa not required 90 days No No
Russia Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
San Marino Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Serbia Visa not required 90 days No No
Slovakia Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Slovenia Visa required N/A No Yes
Spain Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Sweden Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Switzerland Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Turkey Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Ukraine Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
United Kingdom Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Kosovo Visa required N/A No No

Africa

Nationals from 13 countries in Africa are exempt from Zambia visa, while those from 40 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Algeria Visa required Yes No
Angola Visa required 30 days No Yes
Benin Visa required Yes No
Botswana Visa not required 90 days No No
Burkina Faso Visa required Yes No
Burundi Visa required No Yes
Cameroon Visa required Yes No
Cape Verde Visa required N/A Yes Yes
Central African Republic Visa required No No
Chad Visa required Yes No
Comoros Visa required No Yes
Democratic Republic of the Congo Visa required 3 months No Yes
Djibouti Visa required 90 days No Yes
Egypt Visa required Yes No
Equatorial Guinea Visa required Yes No
Eritrea Visa required No Yes
Ethiopia Visa required Yes No
Gabon Visa required Yes No
Gambia Visa required Yes No
Ghana Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Guinea Visa required Yes No
Côte d'Ivoire Visa required Yes No
Kenya Visa not required 90 days No No
Lesotho Visa not required 90 days No No
Liberia Visa required Yes No
Libya Visa required Yes No
Madagascar Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Malawi Visa not required 90 days No No
Mali Visa required Yes No
Mauritania Visa required Yes No
Mauritius Visa not required 90 days No No
Morocco Visa required Yes No
Mozambique Visa not required 90 days No No
Namibia Visa not required 90 days No No
Niger Visa required Yes No
Nigeria Visa required Yes No
Rwanda Visa required No Yes
São Tomé and Príncipe Visa required N/A No Yes
Senegal Visa required Yes No
Seychelles Visa not required 90 days No No
Sierra Leone Visa required No No
Somalia Visa required Yes No
South Africa Visa not required 90 days No No
Sudan Visa required Yes No
Eswatini Visa not required 90 days No No
Tanzania Visa not required 90 days No No
Togo Visa required Yes No
Tunisia Visa required Yes No
Uganda Visa not required 90 days No No
Zimbabwe Visa not required 90 days No No
Republic of the Congo Visa required 3 months No Yes
Guinea-Bissau Visa required Yes No
South Sudan Visa required Yes No

Central America and Caribbean

Nationals from 11 countries in Central America and Caribbean are exempt from Zambia visa, while those from 9 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Antigua and Barbuda Visa not required 90 days No No
Bahamas Visa not required 90 days No No
Barbados Visa not required 90 days No No
Belize Visa not required 90 days No No
Costa Rica Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Cuba Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Dominica Visa not required 90 days No No
Dominican Republic Visa required N/A Yes Yes
El Salvador Visa required N/A Yes Yes
Grenada Visa not required 90 days No No
Guatemala Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Haiti Visa required Yes Yes
Honduras Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Jamaica Visa not required 90 days No No
Nicaragua Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Panama Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Saint Kitts and Nevis Visa not required 90 days No No
Saint Lucia Visa not required 90 days No No
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Visa not required 90 days No No
Trinidad and Tobago Visa not required 90 days No No

South America

Nationals from all countries in South America will need visas to travel to Zambia as tourists.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Argentina Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Bolivia Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Brazil Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Chile Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Colombia Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Ecuador Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Guyana Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Paraguay Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Peru Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Suriname Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Uruguay Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Venezuela Visa required 90 days Yes Yes

Oceania

Nationals from 9 countries in Oceania are exempt from Zambia visa, while those from 5 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Australia Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Fiji Visa not required 90 days No No
Kiribati Visa not required 90 days No No
Marshall Islands Visa not required 90 days No No
Micronesia Visa required N/A Yes Yes
Nauru Visa not required 90 days No No
New Zealand Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Palau Visa required Yes No
Papua New Guinea Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Samoa Visa not required 90 days No No
Solomon Islands Visa not required 90 days No No
Tonga Visa not required 90 days No No
Tuvalu Visa not required 90 days No No
Vanuatu Visa not required 90 days No No

Middle East

Nationals from all countries in Middle East will need visas to travel to Zambia as tourists.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Bahrain Visa required Yes No
Iran Visa required Yes No
Iraq Visa required Yes No
Israel Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Jordan Visa required Yes No
Kuwait Visa required Yes No
Lebanon Visa required Yes No
Oman Visa required Yes No
Qatar Visa required Yes No
Saudi Arabia Visa required Yes No
Syria Visa required Yes No
United Arab Emirates Visa required 90 days No Yes
Yemen Visa required Yes No

North America

Nationals from all countries in North America will need visas to travel to Zambia as tourists.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Canada Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Mexico Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
United States Visa required 90 days Yes Yes

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