Visa policy of Zambia

Holders of passports issued by the following 44 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]

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

Nationals of following 94 countries and territories may obtain a visa for Zambia on arrival for up to 90 days as tourists or 30 days for business:[6]

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

Zambia introduced an e-Visa system in late 2014.[7] It is an alternative to visas issued at Zambian missions abroad or on arrival.[8] Visa holder can stay in Zambia for the period of 90 days during a given calendar year since the date of entry into Zambia.[9] 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.[10]

KAZA visa eligible countries

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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).[11] In second phase Namibia, Angola and Botswana are expected to join the project.[12][13] 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.[14]

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.[15] In Zambia it is issued at Livingstone Airport, Victoria Falls, Kazungula and Lusaka Airport border crossings.[16]

Eligible countries are:[17][18]

Most visitors arriving to Zambia were from the following countries of nationality:[23]

Country	2015	2014	2013
Zimbabwe	225,527	208,962	191,048
Tanzania	166,833	219,215	184,187
Democratic Republic of Congo	96,201	89,796	N/A
South Africa	94,030	98,216	87,048
United States	38,496	32,625	31,826
United Kingdom	36,997	31,280	32,309
Malawi	31,539	29,579	N/A
India	25,517	21,117	17,136
Namibia	22,311	16,742	N/A
China	20,648	30,831	27,603
Total	931,782	946,969	914,576

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Zambia.

• Visa requirements for Zambian citizens
• List of diplomatic missions of Zambia

• Nationals who do not require a visa, Department of Immigration
• Nationals requiring visas on arrival or at missions abroad, Department of Immigration
• Nationals requiring visas prior to travel, Department of Immigration
• e-Visa