ZAMBIAN VISA REQUIREMENTS
Visa Requirements - Revised 12 October 2006
Important Note:
The below information has been taken from Circular # 16/2005 as issued by the Chief Immigration Officer on 26 September 2005 and is deemed to be correct at the date of compilation (July 2006). Whilst every care has been taken in the preparation of this document, Wild Horizons, its Agents or Employees will not be held responsible for any errors or inaccuracies which may inadvertently occur, or for changes made subsequent to the issue of the above listed circular.
Tourists to Zambia
A bona fide tourist is any person traveling to Zambia as an individual or group of persons on a pre-arranged package tour through a foreign tour operator or travel agent in conjunction with a local tour operator, this includes hotels registered in Zambia as such.
All bona fide tourists shall be issued with a FREE VISA WAIVER at any port of entry to Zambia except for those listed in Appendix One (Referred Visas)
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
3. CANADA
4. GAMBIA
5. GHANA
6. INDIA
7. 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
Nationals of countries which require transit visas can be issued with them at Zambian missions abroad or ports of entry EXCEPT those from countries as listed in Appendix One.
Day Trippers
Day tripper visas shall be issued at ports of entry to tourists coming to visit Zambia for a period of less than twenty-four (24) hours, EXCEPT those from countries as listed in Appendix One. The day tripper visa shall cost US$10.00
Other Persons That May Obtain Visas at Ports Of Entry or Missions Abroad
Nationals of the following COMESA and SADC countries can obtain entry visas at ports of entry or Zambian missions abroad.
1. ANGOLA
2. BURUNDI
3. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
4. DJIBOUTI
5. ERITREA
6. ETHIOPIA
7. MADAGASCAR
8. RWANDA
Re-Entry Visas
Visitors wishing to visit neighbouring countries for a short period shall be issued with re-entry visas valid for a maximum period of seven (7) days at Regional Immigration Offices.
Visa Fees
Single Entry Transit Entry Double Entry Multiple Entry
Rwandan
Nationals US$65.00 US$65.00 US$65.00 US$65.00
Nigerian
Nationals** GBP17.00 GBP17.00 GBP17.00 GBP17.00
Ghanaian
Nationals** GBP30.00 GBP30.00 GBP30.00 GBP30.00
Canadian
Nationals USD55.00 USD55.00 USD55.00 USD55.00
British Nationals** GBP35.00 GBP35.00 GBP45.00 GBP45.00
Angolan
Nationals US$50.00 US$50.00 US$80.00 US$80.00
American Nationals US$100.00 US$100.00 US$100.00 US$100.00
All Other Nationals US$25.00 US$25.00 US$40.00 US$80.00
** Or USD equivalent.
British Nationals can get Single Entry Visas cheaper at Zambian Missions abroad - GBP33.00
PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU CHECK WITH YOUR TRAVEL AGENTS THE NATIONALITY OF THEIR CLIENTS AT CONFIRMATION!
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)
1. AFGHANISTAN
2. ARMENIA
3. AZERBAYJAN
4. BANGLADESH
5. BELARUS
6. BENIN
7. BURKINA FASO
8. CAMEROON
9. CENTRAL AFRICA REP.
10. GABON
11. GAMBIA
12. GEORGIA
13. GHANA
14. GREECE
15. GUINEA BISSAU
16. GUINEA CONAKRY
17. HONG KONG
18. INDIA
19. INDONESIA
20. IRAN
21. IRAQ
22. IVORY COAST
23. JORDAN
24. KAZAKHSTAN
25. KOREA – NORTH
26. KUWAIT
27. LEBANON
28. LIBERIA
29. LIBYA
30. MALI
31. MAURITANIA
32. MOLDOVA
33. MORROCCO
34. NIGER
35. NIGERIA
36. OMAN
37. SIERA LEONE
38. SRI LANKA
39. SOMALI
40. SUDAN
41. SYRIA
42. TAJIKISTAN
43. TUNISIA
44. TURKEY
45. UKRAINE
46. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
47. UZBEKISTAN
48. YEMEN
APPENDIX TWO
COMMONWEALTH AND ABOLISHED VISAS
1. ANTIGUA & BARUDA
2. BAHAMAS
3. BELIZE
4. BOTSWANA
5. BRUNEI
6. CYPRUS
7. DOMINICA
8. FIJI ISLANDS
9. GRENADA
10. IRELAND
11. JAMAICA
12. KENYA
13. KIRIBATI
14. LESOTHO
15. MALAWI
16. MALAYSIA
17. MALDIVES
18. MALTA
19. MAURITIUS
20. MOZAMBIQUE
21. NAMIBIA
22. NAURU
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. TANZANIA
34. TONGA
35. TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
36. TUVALU
37. UGANDA
38. VANUATU
39. ZIMBABWE
APPENDIX THREE
VISAS ISSUED AT PORT OF ENTRY OR ZAMBIAN MISSIONS ABROAD
1. ALBANIA
2. ANDORRA
3. ANGOLA
4. AUSTRALIA
5. AUSTRIA
6. BELGIUM
7. BOLIVIA
8. BRAZIL
9. BRUNEI
10. BULGARIA
11. BURMA (MYANMAR)
12. BURUNDI
13. CANADA
14. CAMBODIA
15. CHILE
16. COLOMBIA
17. CONGO D.R.
18. CONGO BRAZAVILLE
19. COOK ISL.
20. COSTA RICA
21. CROATIA
22. CUBA
23. CZECH REPUBLIC
24. DENMARK
25. DJIBOUTI
26. ECUADOR
27. ERITREA
28. ESTONIA
29. ETHIOPIA
30. GUYANA
31. NEPAL
32. NETHERLANDS
33. NICARAGUA
34. NORWAY
35. PANAMA
36. FINLAND
37. FRANCE
38. GERMANY
39. GUATEMALA
40. HAITI
41. HERZEGOVINA
42. HONDURAS
43. ICELAND
44. ISRAEL
45. ITALY
46. JAPAN
47. KOREA – SOUTH
48. LAOS
49. LATVIA
50. LIECHTENSTEIN
51. LITHUANIA
52. LUXEMBOURG
53. MADAGASCAR
54. MONACO
55. MONGOLIA
56. MEXICO
57. NAURU
58. PARAGUAY
59. PERU
60. PHILIPINES
61. POLAND
62. PUERTO RICO
63. PORTUGAL
64. RUSSIA
65. RWANDA
66. SPAIN
67. SWEDEN
68. TAIWAN
69. THAILAND
70. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
71. VIETNAM