ZAMBIAN VISA REQUIREMENTS
Revised – January 2011
Important Note:
This
document is not an official Zambian Department of Immigration circular and for
more detailed information on travel to Zambia please refer to the website: www.zambiaimmigration.gov.zm .
Whilst
every care has been taken in the preparation of this document, Wildfrontier
Africa Travel, will not be held responsible for any errors or inaccuracies
which may inadvertently occur, or for changes made subsequent to the release of
this document.
Tourists
to Zambia
Please find below the relevant regulations
governing visa issues and associated costs.
Countries
That Do Not Require Visas to Enter Zambia
Nationals of all Commonwealth countries (See
Appendix Two) do not require visas to enter Zambia EXCEPT for the following
countries that need visas on a reciprocal basis:
1.
AUSTRALIA
2.
BRITAIN UNITED KINGDOM
3.
CANADA
4.
GAMBIA
5.
GHANA
6.
INDIA
7.
NEW ZEALAND
8.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
The following countries have signed visa
abolition agreements with Zambia:
1.
IRELAND
2.
ROMANIA
3.
SERBIA-MONTENEGRO
4. MOZAMBIQUE
Business
Visitors
Nationals of countries which require visas for
business purposes can be issued with entry visas at port of entry EXCEPT those
from countries as listed in Appendix One. A business visitor should produce a
letter of invitation from the institution which invited him/her. A business
visitor is entitled to thirty (30) days visit in a twelve (12) month period.
Transit
Visitors
Cost of Transit visa is the same as the single
entry visa. Transit visas are only valid
for 7 days.
Day
Trippers
The Day-trip visa has been re-instated and is
available at Port of Entry for a fee of USD20.00 per person (EXCEPT those from countries as listed in
Appendix One). Please note that day trip visas are not available to persons
in transit as they will only be issued to persons entering and exiting through the
same Port of Entry on the same day.
Re-Entry
Visas
The re-entry visa system has been abolished at
the end of January 2008. Persons wishing to leave Zambia and then return on the
same or at a later date will now be required to purchase a NEW visa at port of
entry, assuming all other previously issued visas have been utilized.
Visa
Fees
Passport Nationality
|
Required # of Entries
|
Validity*
|
USD $
|
All Nationalities**
|
Single entry
Double entry
Multiple entry***
Day Tipper Visa
|
3 months
3 months
3 months
1 day
|
50.00
80.00
80.00
20.00
|
IMPORTANT
NOTES:
*The validities listed are the maximum
permitted. The actual validity of any visa issued will depend on the number of
days requested by the applicant on the immigration declaration form completed
at port of entry
** Multiple entry visas are only obtainable through
Immigration HQ IN Lusaka or Zambian missions abroad prior to travel.
*** The above excludes persons from
countries as listed in Appendix One and Two.
APPENDIX ONE
REFERRED
VISAS
Nationals of the below listed countries will
require visas authorised by the Chief Immigration Officer or stipulated
missions abroad. Visas will NOT be issued at ports of entry.
Zambian Missions Abroad
·
London (U.K.)
·
Pretoria (South Africa)
·
Lumbumbashi (DRC)
·
New Delhi (India)
·
Beijing (China)
·
Lilongwe (Malawi)
1.
AFGHANISTAN
2.
ALGERIA
3.
ARMENIA
4.
AZERBAYJAN
5.
BANGLADESH
6.
BENIN
7.
BURKINA FASO
8.
CAMEROON
9.
CENTRAL AFRICA REP.
10.
CHAD
11.
CHINA
12.
CROATIA
13.
EQUITORIAL GUINEA
14.
GABON
15.
GAMBIA
16.
GEORGIA
17.
GREECE
18.
GUINEA BISSAU
19.
GUINEA CONAKRY
20. HAITI
21.
HONG KONG
22.
INDIA
23.
INDONESIA
24.
IRAN
25.
IRAQ
26.
ISRAEL
27.
IVORY COAST
28.
JORDAN
29.
KOREA – NORTH
30.
KUWAIT
31.
LEBANON
32.
LIBERIA
33.
LIBYA
34.
MALI
35.
MAURITANIA
36.
MORROCCO
37.
NIGER
38.
NIGERIA
39.
OMAN
40.
PAKISTAN
41.
PAPAU EW GUINEA
42.
SAUDI ARABIA
43.
SENEGAL
44.
SIERA LEONE
45.
SOMALIA
46.
SRI LANKA
47.
SUDAN
48.
SYRIA
49.
TAJIKISTAN
50.
TOGO
51.
TUNISIA
52.
TURKMISTAN
53.
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
54.
UZBEKISTAN
55.
YEMEN
APPENDIX TWO
COMMONWEALTH
AND ABOLISHED VISAS
1.
ANTIGUA & BARUDA
2.
BAHAMAS
3.
BARBADOS
4.
BELIZE
5.
BOTSWANA
6.
BRUNEI
7.
CYPRUS
8.
DOMINICA
9.
FIJI ISLANDS
10. GRENADA
11. IRELAND
12. JAMAICA
13. KENYA
14. KIRIBATI
15. LESOTHO
16. MALAWI
17. MALAYSIA
18. MALDIVES
19. MALTA
20. MAURITIUS
21. MOZAMBIQUE
22. NAMIBIA
23. ROMANIA
24. ST.
KITTS & NEVIS
25. ST.
LUCIA
26. ST.
VINCENT & GRENADINES
27. SAMOA
28. SEYCHELLES
29. SINGAPORE
30. SOLOMON
ISL.
31. SOUTH
AFRICA
32. SWAZILAND
33. TAIWAN
34. TANZANIA
35. TONGA
36. TRINIDAD
& TOBAGO
37. TUVALU
38. UGANDA
39. VANUATU
40. ZIMBABWE
APPENDIX
THREE
COUNTRIES THAT CAN OBTAIN
VISAS AT ANY ZAMBIAN MISSIONS ABROAD OR PORT OF ENTRY.
1.
ALBANIA
2.
ANDORRA
3.
ANGOLA
4.
ARGENTINA
5.
AUSTRALIA
6.
AUSTRIA
7.
BELARUS
8.
BELGIUM
9.
BHUTAN
10.
BOLIVIA
11.
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
12.
BRAZIL
13.
BRUNEI
14.
BULGARIA
15.
BURMA (MYANMAR)
16.
BURUNDI
17.
CAMBODIA
18.
CANADA
19.
CAPE VERDE
20.
CHILE
21.
COLOMBIA
22.
COMOROS
23.
CONGO D.R.
24.
CONGO BRAZAVILLE
25.
COOK ISL.
26.
COSTA RICA
27.
CUBA
28.
CZECH REPUBLIC
29.
DENMARK
30.
DJIBOUTI
31.
ECUADOR
32.
EGYPT
33.
ERITREA
34.
ESTONIA
35.
ETHIOPIA
36.
EYREM
37.
FINLAND
38.
FRANCE
39.
GERMANY
40.
GHANA
41.
GUATEMALA
42.
GUYANA
43.
HAWAII
44.
HUNDUROS
45.
HUNGARY
46.
ICELAND
47.
ITALY
48.
JAPAN
49.
KAZAKHSTAN
50.
KOREA SOUTH
51.
LAOS
52.
LATVIA
53.
LIECHTENSTIEN
54.
LITHUANIA
55.
LUXEMBOURG
56.
MADAGASCAR
57.
MECEDONIA
58.
MEXICO
59.
MOLDOVIA
60.
MONACO
61.
MONGOLIA
62.
NAURU
63.
NEPAL
64.
NETHERLANDS
65.
NEW CALEDONIA
66.
NEW ZEALAND
67.
NICARAGUA
68.
NORWAY
69.
PANAMA
70.
PARAGUAY
71.
PERU
72.
PHILLIPINES
73.
POLAND
74.
PORTUGAL
75.
PUERTO RICO
76.
QATAR
77.
RUSSIA
78.
RWANDA
79.
SAN MARINO
80.
SAO TOME AND PRINCE
81.
SLOVAKIA REPUBLIC
82.
SPAIN
83.
SURINAME
84.
SWEDEN
85.
SWITZERLAND
86.
THAILAND
87.
TURKEY
88.
UKRAINE
89.
UNITED KINGDOM
90.
UNITED STATES
91.
URUGUAY
92.
VATICAN
93.
VIETNAM
94.
WESTERN SAHARA
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