Zambia Travel requirements, advice , Coronavirus status and Visa Policy
2023-03-28 16:19:01
Zambia is located in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is a developing country. Current Travel Advice to visitors travelling to Zambia is Exercise Normal Precautions. Check Zambia Travel Advisory, visa Requirements below.
Travel advice and advisories
Published 17.05.2022
1. Passengers must have:
- a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken at most 72 hours before departure from the first embarkation point; or
- a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated.
- This does not apply to passengers younger than 12 years.
2. A completed "Traveller Health Questionnaire" must be presented upon arrival.
3. Passengers and airline crew are subject to medical screening upon arrival.
Travel Advisory By USA
Tue, 28 Mar 2023
Last Update: Reissued after periodic review without changes.
Exercise normal precautions in Zambia.
Read the country information page for additional information about travel to Zambia.
If you decide to travel to Zambia:
- Read the Department of State’s COVID-19 page before planning any international travel, and read the Embassy COVID-19 page for country-specific COVID-19 information.
- Enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) to receive Alerts and make it easier to locate you in an emergency.
- Follow the Department of State on Facebook and Twitter.
- Follow the U.S. Embassy in Zambia on Facebook and Twitter.
- Review the Country Security Report for Zambia.
- Prepare a contingency plan for emergency situations. Review the Traveler’s Checklist.
- Visit the CDC page for the latest Travel Health Information related to your travel.
Visa Policy for Visitors travelling to Zambia
eVisa[needs update?]
- Afghanistan
eVisa / Visa on arrival
- Albania (90 days)
- Andorra (90 days)
- Argentina (90 days)
- Australia (90 days)
- Austria (90 days)
- Belarus (90 days)
- Belgium (90 days)
- Bhutan (90 days)
- Bolivia (90 days)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (90 days)
- Brazil (90 days)
- Brunei (90 days)
- Bulgaria (90 days)
- Cambodia (90 days)
- Canada (90 days)
- Chile (90 days)
- Colombia (90 days)
- Costa Rica (90 days)
- Cuba (90 days)
- Czech Republic (90 days)
- Denmark (90 days)
- Ecuador (90 days)
- Estonia (90 days)
- Finland (90 days)
- France (90 days)
- Georgia (90 days)
- Germany (90 days)
- Ghana (90 days)
- Greece (90 days)
- Guatemala (90 days)
- Guyana (90 days)
- Haiti
- Honduras (90 days)
- Hungary (90 days)
- Iceland (90 days)
- Israel (90 days)
- Italy (90 days)
- Japan (90 days)
- Kazakhstan (90 days)
- Latvia (90 days)
- Liechtenstein (90 days)
- Lithuania (90 days)
- Luxembourg (90 days)
- Macedonia [FYROM] (90 days)
- Madagascar (90 days)
- Mexico (90 days)
- Moldova (90 days)
- Monaco (90 days)
- Mongolia (90 days)
- Myanmar [Burma] (90 days)
- Netherlands (90 days)
- New Zealand (90 days)
- Nicaragua (90 days)
- Norway (90 days)
- Panama (90 days)
- Papua New Guinea (90 days)
- Paraguay (90 days)
- Peru (90 days)
- Poland (90 days)
- Portugal (90 days)
- Russia (90 days)
- San Marino (90 days)
- Slovakia (90 days)
- Slovenia (90 days)
- South Korea (90 days)
- Spain (90 days)
- Suriname (90 days)
- Sweden (90 days)
- Switzerland (90 days)
- Thailand (90 days)
- Turkey (90 days)
- Ukraine (90 days)
- United Arab Emirates (90 days)
- United Kingdom (90 days)
- Uruguay (90 days)
- Vatican City
- Venezuela (90 days)
- Vietnam (90 days)
eVisa
- Algeria
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Chad
- China
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Dominican Republic
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- India (30 days)
- Indonesia (90 days)
- Iraq
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Liberia
- Libya
- Macau
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Micronesia
- Morocco (90 days)
- Nepal
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Philippines
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Somalia
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Tajikistan
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Turkmenistan
- Yemen
Visa not required
- Angola (30 days)
- Bahamas (90 days)
- Barbados (90 days)
- Belize (90 days)
- Botswana (90 days)
- Cyprus (90 days)
- Dominica (90 days as tourists or 30 days for business)
- Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) (90 days)
- Fiji (90 days)
- Grenada (90 days)
- Hong Kong (90 days)
- Ireland (90 days)
- Jamaica (90 days)
- Kenya (90 days)
- Kiribati (90 days)
- Lesotho (90 days)
- Malawi (90 days)
- Malaysia (90 days)
- Maldives (90 days)
- Malta (90 days)
- Marshall Islands (90 days)
- Mauritius (90 days)
- Montenegro
- Mozambique (90 days)
- Namibia (90 days)
- Nauru (90 days)
- Romania (90 days)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis (90 days)
- Saint Lucia (90 days)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (90 days)
- Samoa (90 days)
- Serbia (90 days)
- Seychelles (90 days)
- Singapore (90 days)
- Solomon Islands (90 days)
- South Africa (90 days)
- Tanzania (30 days)
- Tonga (90 days)
- Trinidad and Tobago (90 days)
- Tuvalu (90 days)
- Uganda (90 days)
- Vanuatu (90 days)
- Zimbabwe (90 days)
Visa on arrival
- Burundi
- Comoros
- Congo [DRC] (3 months)
- Congo [Republic] (3 months)
- Croatia
- Djibouti (90 days)
- Eritrea
- Laos
- Rwanda
- São Tomé and Príncipe
Visa required
- Central African Republic
- Sierra Leone
- Uzbekistan
Electronic Visa
- Lebanon
evisa
- Syria
Visa Requirements for Zambia Citizens
References
- U.S Department of State - Bureau of Consular Affairs
- Systematic dataset of Covid-19 policy, from Oxford University
- International Air Transport Association (IATA)