Who doesn’t require visa?
Zambia Tourism Authority (ZTA) announced that there would be no VISA requirements for the United Kingdom, United States of America, Canada, Norway, Australia, China, South Korea, Gulf Estates and the European Union.
Nationals of the countries listed below do not require visas to enter Zambia. However, just like other non-citizen and non-residents arriving in Zambia by Air, they must be in possession of valid return air tickets. Those arriving by land and water must have enough funds for their stay in and departure from Zambia.
| Angola | Mauritius |
| Anguilla | Montenegro |
| Antigua and Bermuda | Montserrat |
| Australian Antarctic Territory | Mozambique |
| Bahamas | Namibia |
| Barbados | Nauru |
| Belize | Niue |
| Bermuda | Norfolk Island |
| Botswana | Pitcairn Islands |
| British Antarctic Territory | Romania |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | Ross Dependency |
| British Virgin Islands | St. Helena |
| Cayman Islands | St. Kitts and Nevis |
| Channel Islands | St. Lucia |
| Cyprus | St. Vincent and Grenadines |
| Dominica | Samoa |
| Falkland Islands | Serbia |
| Falkland Islands Dependencies | Seychelles |
| Fiji Islands | Singapore |
| Gilbraltar | Solomon Islands |
| Grenada | South Africa |
| Ireland | Swaziland |
| Isle of Man | Tanzania |
| Jamaica | Tokelau |
| Kenya | Tonga |
| Kiribati | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Lesotho | Tuvalu |
| Malawi | Turks and Caicos Island |
| Malaysia | Uganda |
| Maldives | Vanuatu |
| Malta | Western Samoa |
| Marshall Islands | Zimbabwe |
Who can get Visa on Arrival (VOA) or at Missions Abroad?
Nationals of the countries listed below can get visas to Zambia on arrival, at any port of entry or from selected Zambian Missions Abroad. They can also apply for their visas online from the eServices portal.
| Aaland Islands | Greenland | Slovakia |
| Albania | Guadeloupe | Slovenia |
| American Samoa | Guam | South Georgia And The South |
| Andorra | Guatemala | Spain |
| Argentina | Guyana | Suriname |
| Aruba | Haiti | Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands |
| Australia | Heard And Mc Donald Islands | Sweden |
| Austria | Honduras | Switzerland |
| Belarus | Hungary | Thailand |
| Belgium | Iceland | Turkey |
| Bhutan | Israel | Ukraine |
| Bolivia | Italy | United Arab Emirates |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Japan | United Kingdom (UK) |
| Bouvet Island | Kazakhstan | United States Minor Outlying |
| Brazil | Korea, Republic of (South Korea) | United States of America |
| Brunei Darussalam | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | Uruguay |
| Bulgaria | Latvia | Islands |
| Burundi | Liechtenstein | Vatican City State |
| Cambodia | Lithuania | Venezuela |
| Canada | Luxembourg | Vietnam |
| Cape Verde | Macedonia | Virgin Islands |
| Chile | Madagascar | Wallis and Futuna Islands |
| Christmas Island | Martinique | Western Sahara |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Mayotte | |
| Colombia | Mexico | |
| Comoros | Micronesia, Federated States Of | |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of | Moldova, Republic of | |
| Congo, Republic of (Brazzaville) | Monaco | |
| Cook Islands | Mongolia | |
| Costa Rica | Myanmar(Burma) | |
| Croatia | Netherlands | |
| Cuba | Netherlands Antilles | |
| Czech Republic | New Caledonia | |
| Denmark | New Zealand | |
| Djibouti | Nicaragua | |
| Dominican Republic | Northern Mariana Islands | |
| Ecuador | Norway | |
| El Salvador | Palau | |
| Eritrea | Panama | |
| Estonia | Paraguay | |
| Faroe Islands | Peru | |
| Finland | Poland | |
| France | Portugal | |
| French Guiana | Puerto Rico | |
| French Polynesia | Russia | |
| French Southern Territories | Rwanda | |
| Georgia | Saint Pierre And Miquelon | |
| Germany | Sandwich Islands | |
| Ghana | San Marino | |
| Greece | Saotome and Principe |
Who needs visa prior to travel?
Zambian entry visas for nationals whose countries fall under this category require advance clearance by the Zambian Authorities. Applicants must apply for the visa through the Director General of Immigration prior to their arrival into Zambia. The applicant must receive a letter of approval prior to his/her travel. Applications for visas for this category must be made online through the eServices portal.
| Afghanistan | Gambia | Nepal | Syria |
| Algeria | Guinea Conakry | Niger | Tajikistan |
| Armenia | India | Nigeria | Timor- Leste (East Timor) |
| Azerbaijan | Indonesia | Oman | Togo |
| Bangladesh | Iran | Pakistan | Tunisia |
| Benin | Iraq | Palestine | Turkmenistan |
| Burkina Faso | Ivory Coast | Papa New Guinea | Uzbekistan |
| Cameroon | Jordan | Qatar | Yemen |
| Central Africa Republic | Kuwait | Saudi Arabia | |
| Chad | Kyrgyzstan | Senegal | |
| China | Lebanon | Sierra Leone | |
| Egypt | Libya | Sri-Lanka | |
| Ethiopia | Mali | Somalia | |
| Equatorial Guinea | Mauritania | South Sudan | |
| Gabon | Morocco | Sudan |