Visa requirements for Zambian citizens

Visa requirements for Zambian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Zambia. As of 2025, Zambian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 66 countries and territories, its ranked 73rd according to the Henley Passport Index^[1] and It is ranked 64th by the Global Passport Power Rank.^[2]

  Zambia

  Visa not required

  Visa obtainable on arrival

  eVisa

  Visa available both on arrival or online

  Pre-arrival visa required

Visa requirements

Country	Visa requirement	Allowed stay	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan	Visa required[3]
Albania	eVisa[4][5]		90 days visa free if hold a valid, multiple-entry and previously used visa or a residence permit issued by a Schengen area country, the United States, Cyprus, Ireland or the United Kingdom
Algeria	Visa required[6]
Andorra	Visa required[7]		Andorra has not impose visa requirement, however visitors can only access Andorra via France or Spain, thus multiple entries Schengen visa is required
Angola	Visa not required[8]	90 days
Antigua and Barbuda	Visa not required[9]	6 months
Argentina	Visa required[10]		An Electronic Authorization (AVE or ETA) option is available for valid visa holders of the United States.[11]
Armenia	Visa required[12]
Australia and territories	Visa required[13]		May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).[14]
Austria	Visa required[15]
Azerbaijan	Visa required[16]
Bahamas	Visa not required[17]	3 months
Bahrain	eVisa /visa on arrival[18][19]	14 days
Bangladesh	Visa not required[20]	90 days
Barbados	Visa not required[21]	6 months
Belarus	Visa required[22]
Belgium	Visa required[23]
Belize	Visa not required[24]
Benin	Visa not required[18][25][26]	90 days
Bhutan	eVisa[27][28]		Must pay 100 USD per person per day for Sustainable Development Fee
Bolivia	eVisa / Visa on arrival[29][30]	90 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa required[31]		30 days visa free if hold a valid multiple entry visa holders and residents of Cyprus, the Republic of Ireland, Schengen Area member states, and United States of America
Botswana	Visa not required[32]	90 days
Brazil	Visa required[33]
Brunei	Visa required[34]
Bulgaria	Visa required[35]
Burkina Faso	eVisa[36][37]	1 month
Burundi	Visa on arrival[38]
Cambodia	eVisa / Visa on arrival[39][40]	30 days
Cameroon	eVisa[41][42]
Canada	Visa required[43]
Cape Verde	Visa on arrival[44]
Central African Republic	Visa required[45]
Chad	eVisa[46][47]
Chile	Visa required[48]
China	Visa required[49]
Colombia	eVisa[50][51]		May apply online.
Comoros	Visa on arrival[52]	45 days
Republic of the Congo	Visa required[53]
Democratic Republic of the Congo	eVisa[54][55]	7 days
Costa Rica	Visa required[56]		90 days visa free if hold a valid, multiple-entry visa or residence permit issued by the European Union member state, European Free Trade Association member state, Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States
Côte d'Ivoire	eVisa[57][58]	90 days	Must arrive via Port Bouet Airport
Croatia	Visa required[59]
Cuba	eVisa[60][61]	90 days	Tourist card must be obtained in advance via travel agency, airline or at the embassy. Can be extended up to another 90 days with a fee
Cyprus	Visa required[62]
Czech Republic	Visa required[63]
Denmark	Visa required[64]
Djibouti	eVisa[65]	31 days
Dominica	Visa not required[66]	6 months
Dominican Republic	Visa required[67]		30 days visa free if hold a valid visa or residence card of any member state of the Schengen Area, Canada, Cyprus, Ireland, the United Kingdom or the United States
Ecuador	Visa not required[68]	90 days
Egypt	Visa required[69]
El Salvador	Visa required[70]		180 days visa free if hold a valid visa issued by Canada, the United States or a Schengen member state
Equatorial Guinea	eVisa[71][72]		Must arrive via Malabo International Airport, processing fee 75 USD
Eritrea	Visa required[73]
Estonia	Visa required[74]
Eswatini	Visa not required[75]	30 days
Ethiopia	eVisa / Visa on arrival[76]	up to 90 days	Visa on arrival is obtainable only at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport.[77] e-Visa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. e-Visa is available for 30 or 90 days.[78]
Fiji	Visa not required[79]	4 months
Finland	Visa required[80]
France	Visa required[81]
Gabon	eVisa[82]		Electronic visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
Gambia	Visa not required[83]	90 days
Georgia	eVisa[84][85]	30 days	30 days within any 120 days period
Germany	Visa required[86]
Ghana	Visa on arrival[87]	30 days
Greece	Visa required[88]
Grenada	Visa not required[89]	3 months
Guatemala	Visa required[90]		90 days visa free if hold a valid visa issued by Canada, the United States or a Schengen member state
Guinea	eVisa[91][92]	90 days
Guinea-Bissau	eVisa / Visa on arrival[93]	90 days
Guyana	Visa required[94]
Haiti	Visa not required[95]	3 months
Honduras	Visa required[96]		90 days visa free if hold a valid visa issued by Canada, the United States or a Schengen member state
Hungary	Visa required[97]
Iceland	Visa required[98]
India	e-Visa[99]	60 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via 32 designated airports[Note 1] or 5 designated seaports.[Note 2][100] An Indian e-Tourist Visa may only be obtained twice within 1 calendar year.[101] Foreigners of Pakistani origin or who hold a Pakistani Passport are not eligible for an e-Visa. Foreigners who are not Pakistani nationals, but whose parents or grandparents (either paternal or maternal) were born in, or were permanent residents in Pakistan, are also not eligible for an e-Visa.[102]
Indonesia	Visa required[103]
Iran	eVisa[104][105]	30 days	Can be extended up to 90 day
Iraq	eVisa[106][107]
Ireland	Visa required[108]		Exempt from paying a fee
Israel	Visa required[109]
Italy	Visa required[110]
Jamaica	Visa not required[111]
Japan	Visa required[112]
Jordan	Visa required[113]
Kazakhstan	eVisa[114][115]		must arrive via Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport or Almaty International Airport
Kenya	Visa not required[116][117]	3 months
Kiribati	Visa not required[118]	90 days	90 days within any calendar year period
North Korea	Visa required[119]
South Korea	Visa required[120]
Kuwait	Visa required[121]
Kyrgyzstan	eVisa[122][123]	30 days or 60 days	must arrive via Manas or Osh airports or through land crossings with China (at Irkeshtam and Torugart), Kazakhstan (at Ak-jol, Ak-Tilek, Chaldybar, Chon-Kapka), Tajikistan (at Bor-Dobo, Kulundu, Kyzyl-Bel) and Uzbekistan (at Dostuk, north of Osh).
Laos	Visa required[124]
Latvia	Visa required[125]
Lebanon	Visa required[126]		In addition to a visa, an approval should be obtained from the Immigration department of the General Directorate for General Security (La Surete Generale).
Lesotho	Visa not required[127]	90 days
Liberia	Visa required[128]
Libya	eVisa[129][130]	30 days
Liechtenstein	Visa required[131]
Lithuania	Visa required[132]
Luxembourg	Visa required[133]
Madagascar	eVisa / Visa on arrival[134][135]	90 days
Malawi	Visa not required[136]	90 days
Malaysia	Visa not required[137]	30 days
Maldives	Free visa on arrival[138]	30 days
Mali	Visa required[139]
Malta	Visa required[140]
Marshall Islands	Visa required[141]
Mauritania	eVisa[142][143]
Mauritius	Visa not required[144]	180 days	180 days per calendar year for tourism, 120 days per calendar year for business
Mexico	Visa required[145]		180 days visa free if hold a permanent residence or a valid visa issued by Canada, Schengen Area, Japan, the United States or the United Kingdom and only a permanent residence issued by Chile or Colombia
Micronesia	Visa not required[146]	30 days
Moldova	Visa required[147]		90 days visa free if hold a valid residence permit, a valid 'C'-type, or a valid 'D'-type visa issued by a Schengen member state or a European Union member state
Monaco	Visa required[148]
Mongolia	eVisa[149][150]
Montenegro	Visa required[151]		30 days visa free if Holde valid foreign travel documents containing a valid visa issued by the Schengen Area, Australia, Japan, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland, the United States and the United Kingdom
Morocco	Visa required[152]		May apply for an e-Visa if holding a valid visa or a residency document issued by one of the following countries: Schengen Area, Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States a residency document issued by Cyprus, Japan, United Arab Emirates.[153]
Mozambique	Visa not required[154]	3 months
Myanmar	Visa required[155]
Namibia	Visa not required[156]	3 months
Nauru	Visa required[157]
Nepal	Visa on arrival / eVisa[158][159]	90 days
Netherlands	Visa required[160]
New Zealand	Visa required[161]		Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.[162]
Nicaragua	Visa on arrival[163]	90 days
Niger	Visa required[164]
Nigeria	Visa on arrival[165]
North Macedonia	Visa required[166]		15 days visa free if hold a valid Type "C" multiple-entry visa for the Schengen Area or a temporary/permanent residence permit of an EU Member State or a country signatory of the Schengen Agreement
Norway	Visa required[167]
Oman	Visa required[168]
Pakistan	eVisa[169]	90 days	free of charge
Palau	Free visa on arrival[170]	30 days	Can be extended by twice only with a fee
Panama	Visa required[171]		30 days visa free if hold a valid visitor (used at least once for entry) or resident visa for any of the following nations: UK, USA, Canada, the European Union member state, Australia, Japan, Singapore, South Korea
Papua New Guinea	Easy Visitor Permit[172]	30 days
Paraguay	Visa required[173]
Peru	Visa required[174]
Philippines	Visa not required[175]	30 days
Poland	Visa required[176]
Portugal	Visa required[177]
Qatar	eVisa[178][179]
Romania	Visa required[180]
Russia	Visa required[181]
Rwanda	Visa not required[182]	30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Electronic Travel Authorisation[183][184]	3 months
Saint Lucia	Visa not required[185]	6 weeks
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa not required[186]	3 months
Samoa	Visa not required[187]	60 days
San Marino	Visa required[188]		San Marino has not impose visa requirement, however visitors can only access San Marino via Italy, thus multiple entries Schengen visa is required
São Tomé and Príncipe	eVisa[189][190]	7 days
Saudi Arabia	Visa required[191]
Senegal	Visa on arrival[192][193]	90 days
Serbia	Visa required[194]		visa free if hold a valid visa or residents of the Cyprus, Ireland, Schengen Area member states, United Kingdom or the United States
Seychelles	Free Visitor's Permit on arrival[195]	3 months	Can be extended up to a year with a fee.
Sierra Leone	Visa on arrival / eVisa[196][197]	1 month
Singapore	Visa not required[198]	30 days
Slovakia	Visa required[199]
Slovenia	Visa required[200]
Solomon Islands	Visa required[201]
Somalia	eVisa[202][203]	30 days
South Africa	Visa not required[204]	90 days
South Sudan	eVisa[205]		Obtainable online[206] Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel[206]
Spain	Visa required[207]
Sri Lanka	ETA /Visa on arrival[208]	30 days	Electronic Travel Authorization can also be obtained on arrival.[209] 30 days extendable to 6 months.[210] The standard visitor visa allows a stay of 60 days within any 6-month period. Visa fees (for Standard visitor visa): SAARC - USD 35 Non SAARC - USD 75 e-Visa categories will be charged an additional USD 18.50 service fee. If transiting from any of the Sri Lankan airports, An e-Visa is exempted (2 day transit period).
Sudan	Visa required[211]
Suriname	Visa not required[212]	90 days
Sweden	Visa required[213]
Switzerland	Visa required[214]
Syria	eVisa[215][216]
Tajikistan	Visa required[217]
Tanzania	Visa not required[218]	3 months
Thailand	eVisa[219][220]
Timor-Leste	Visa on arrival[221]	30 days	At Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport or the Dili Sea Port only.
Togo	eVisa[222][223]	15 days
Tonga	Visa required[224]
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa not required[225]
Tunisia	Visa required[226]
Turkey	Visa required[227]
Turkmenistan	Visa required[228]
Tuvalu	Visa on arrival[229]	1 month
Uganda	Visa not required[230]	3 months
Ukraine	Visa required[231]
United Arab Emirates	Visa required[232]
United Kingdom and Crown dependencies	Visa required[233]
United States	Visa required[234]
Uruguay	Visa required[235]
Uzbekistan	Visa required[236]
Vanuatu	Visa not required[237][238]	120 days
Vatican City	Visa required[239]		Vatican City has not imposed a visa requirement, however visitors can only access The Vatican City via Italy, thus a multiple entry Schengen visa is required
Venezuela	Visa required[240]
Vietnam	eVisa[241]	90 days	30 days visa free when visit Phu Quoc Island
Yemen	Visa required[242]
Zimbabwe	Visa not required[243]	3 months

Dependent, disputed or restricted territories

Unrecognized or partially recognized countries

Territory	Conditions of access	Notes
Abkhazia	Visa required[244]
Kosovo	Visa required[245]	Not required if holding multiple entry C type Schengen visa Do not need a visa a holder of a valid biometric residence permit issued by one of the Schengen member states or a valid multi-entry Schengen Visa, a holder of a valid Laissez-Passer issued by United Nations Organizations, NATO, OSCE, Council of Europe or European Union a holder of a valid travel documents issued by EU Member and Schengen States, United States of America, Canada, Australia and Japan based on the 1951 Convention on Refugee Status or the 1954 Convention on the Status of Stateless Persons, as well as holders of valid travel documents for foreigners (maximum 15-day stay)[246]
Northern Cyprus	Visa not required[247]
Palestine	Visa not required[248]	Arrival by sea to the Gaza Strip not allowed.[249]
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic		Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory.
Somaliland	Visa on arrival	30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.[250][251]
South Ossetia	Visa not required[252]	Multiple entry visa to Russia and three-day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.[253][254]
Taiwan	Visa required[255][256]
Transnistria	Visa not required[257]	Registration required after 24h.[258][259]

Dependent and autonomous territories

Territory	Conditions of access	Notes
China
Hong Kong	Visa not required[260]	90 days
Macau	Visa on arrival[261]	30 days
Denmark
Faroe Islands	Visa required[262]
Greenland	Visa required[263]
France
French Guiana	Visa required[264]
French Polynesia	Visa required[265]
French West Indies	Visa required	Includes overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique and overseas collectivities of Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin.
Mayotte	Visa required[266]
New Caledonia	Visa required[267]
Réunion	Visa required[268]
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	Visa required[269]
Wallis and Futuna	Visa required[270]
Netherlands
Aruba	Visa required[271]
Caribbean Netherlands	Visa required[272]	Includes Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba.
Curaçao	Visa required[273]
Sint Maarten	Visa required[274]
New Zealand
Cook Islands	Visa not required[275]	31 days
Niue	Visa not required[276]	30 days
Tokelau	Visa required[277]
United Kingdom
Akrotiri and Dhekelia	Visa required[278]
Anguilla	Visa required[279]	Holders of a valid visa issued by the United Kingdom do not require a visa.[280]
Bermuda	Visa not required[281]
British Indian Ocean Territory	Special permit required	Special permit required.[282]
British Virgin Islands	Visa not required[283]
Cayman Islands	Visa not required[284]
Falkland Islands	Visa required[285]
Gibraltar	Visa required[286]
Montserrat	Visa not required[287]
Pitcairn Islands	Visa not required	14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore.[288][289][290]
Ascension Island	eVisa[291][292]	3 months within any year period
Saint Helena	eVisa[293][294]
Tristan da Cunha	Permission required	Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.[295]
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	Permit required	Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[296][297]
Turks and Caicos Islands	Visa required[298]	Holders of a valid visa issued by Canada, United Kingdom or the USA do not required a visa for a maximum stay of 90 days.
United States
American Samoa	Visa required[299]
Guam	Visa required[300]
Northern Mariana Islands	Visa required[301]
Puerto Rico	Visa required[302]
U.S. Virgin Islands	Visa required[303]
Antarctica and adjacent islands
Special permits required for Bouvet Island, British Antarctic Territory, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Argentine Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency.[304][305][306][307][308][309][310][311][312][313][314][315]

See also

• Zambia portal

• Visa policy of Zambia
• List of diplomatic missions in Zambia