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Zambia visa requirements

Current entry categories for 199 passport nationalities, paired with official evidence as it is reviewed.

Access data checked August 24, 20268 official sources collected
Citizenship1Visa-free118Visa on arrival28eVisa52
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199 passports

Citizenship

1

Visa-free

118

Visa on arrival

28

eVisa

52
Policy history

Official evidence timeline

One group agreement or destination policy can support many passport relationships. Dates are recorded only when an official source establishes them.

  1. Current official routeVisa-free

    Zambia: listed ordinary passports that do not require a visa

    DGI expressly places these nationalities in its no-visa entry category.

    • Ordinary-passport nationality classification only. DGI's country list says these nationals do not require a visa to enter Zambia.
    • For air arrival, non-citizens/non-residents need a valid return air ticket; for land or water arrival, they need funds for their stay and departure. Admission remains subject to immigration examination.
    • This does not establish access for diplomatic, official, service, emergency, refugee, stateless or other special travel documents, residents, workers, students, crew, or case-specific travel.
    • Transit, including direct airside transit, and purpose-specific requirements are separate rules.
    115 passport nationalities covered

    Albania, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Cape Verde Islands, China, Comoro Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong (SAR China), Hungary, Iceland, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, North Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Palau Islands, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, San Marino, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, São Tomé and Príncipe, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, eSwatini, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Türkiye, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vanuatu, Vatican City, Zimbabwe

    Official sourcesZambia Department of Immigration: Zambia Department of Immigration: Nationals Who Do Not Require VisaZambia Department of Immigration: Zambia Department of Immigration: For VisitorsZambia Department of Immigration: Zambia Department of Immigration: Visa Requirements by Purpose of Visit
  2. Current official routeCitizenship

    Zambia: Zambian citizenship entry

    Current Department of Immigration arrival guidance confines the visa requirement to qualifying non-citizens or non-residents; the same-country ordinary-passport relationship is normalized as citizenship, not a foreign visitor visa-free route.

    • DGI's arrival guidance distinguishes Zambian citizens from visa-requiring non-citizens; the no-visa schedule also expressly includes Zambia. This does not decide passport/document, dual-nationality, border, security or individual-admissibility formalities.
    • Direct-air-transit, resident, work, study, diplomatic, official, service and special-document rules are outside this nationality baseline.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Zambia

    Official sourcesZambia Department of Immigration: Zambia Department of Immigration: Nationals Who Do Not Require VisaZambia Department of Immigration: Zambia Department of Immigration: Arriving & Departing Zambia
  3. Current official routeVisa on arrival

    Zambia: listed ordinary passports eligible for visa on arrival

    DGI expressly allows these nationalities to get a visa at any Zambian port of entry.

    • DGI states these nationalities may receive a visa on arrival at any port of entry or from selected Zambian missions.
    • The same page says they may apply online, but that optional online route does not replace the expressly available arrival-visa route or make this a nationality-wide eVisa classification.
    • For arrival issuance, DGI requires host information and a physical Zambia address, a passport valid at least six months from entry with at least three full blank pages, and either a return air ticket or sufficient funds for land/water arrival.
    • Purpose, residence, employment, study, crew, transit, diplomatic, official, special-document and individual admissibility rules remain separate.
    28 passport nationalities covered

    Belarus, Bolivia, Brazil, Burundi, Chile, Colombia, Congo (Dem. Rep.), Congo (Rep.), Cuba, Djibouti, Ecuador, El Salvador, Eritrea, Georgia, Ghana, Haiti, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Thailand, Uruguay, Venezuela

    Official sourcesZambia Department of Immigration: Zambia Department of Immigration: Nationals requiring visas on arrival or from Zambian Missions AbroadZambia Department of Immigration: Zambia Department of Immigration: For VisitorsZambia Department of Immigration: Zambia Department of Immigration: Visa Requirements by Purpose of Visit
  4. Current official routeeVisa

    Zambia: listed ordinary passports requiring prior-clearance eVisa

    DGI requires these nationalities to apply online and receive an approval letter before travelling to Zambia.

    • DGI says this category requires advance clearance, online application through eServices, and an approval letter before travel; it cannot use a visa-on-arrival route.
    • The electronic approval is an eVisa for the model's pre-travel-entry category; it does not guarantee admission, which remains subject to immigration examination.
    • Bring the approval letter and receipt to entry. DGI states eVisa approval-letter holders may enter through any port of entry.
    • DGI notes that applicants under 16 cannot make an eVisa application themselves and must be included in an adult's application when travelling with an adult.
    • Does not decide special documents, diplomatic/official treatment, residence, employment, study, crew, transit or case-specific purpose rules.
    51 passport nationalities covered

    Afghanistan, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, North Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Libya, Macao (SAR China), Mali, Mauritania, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestinian Territory, Philippines, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

    Official sourcesZambia Department of Immigration: Zambia Department of Immigration: Nationals Requiring Visa Prior to TravelZambia Department of Immigration: Zambia Department of Immigration: For VisitorsZambia Department of Immigration: Zambia Department of Immigration: Visa Requirements by Purpose of Visit
  5. Current official routeVisa-free

    Taiwan ordinary passports: named visa-free short visits

    Taiwan MOFA BOCA's current outbound schedule places these destinations in its visa-free category for Taiwanese travellers.

    • This is the ordinary Taiwanese-passport short-visitor baseline recorded in BOCA's current visa-free schedule; destination rules, stay limits and entry conditions can change.
    • It excludes work, residence, transit-only facilities, emergency or other non-ordinary travel documents, carrier controls and individual final-admission decisions.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)

    Official sourceBureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan): Taiwan MOFA BOCA: destinations available visa-free, visa on arrival, or by eVisa
  6. Current official routeVisa-free

    Montenegrin ordinary passports: Zambia visa-free entry

    Montenegro's Foreign Ministry says its citizens may enter Zambia without first obtaining a visa for stays up to 90 days.

    • Applies to an ordinary Montenegrin passport holder travelling as a short visitor for up to 90 days.
    • Purpose, cumulative-stay calculation, supporting documents and final admission remain separate requirements.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Montenegro

    Official sourceMinistry of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro: Zambia: visa regime for citizens of Montenegro