UPDATED 24 JULY 2018 VISA INFORMATION FOR ZAMBIA A GUIDE ON THE REQUIREMENTS
GENERAL INFORMATION
ENTRY VISA – Please turn overleaf for a list of nationals requiring a visa prior to arrival and those exempt from visa requirements. Nationals not mentioned are eligible for a visa on arrival at our ports of entry. No entry visa required for SADC passports
E-VISA APPLICATION – All persons who ordinarily require a visa to come to Zambia are eligible to apply for an e-Visa, LINK HERE
ZAMBIAN MISSION ABROAD – Contact your local Zambia Diplomatic Mission to apply for a visa in person, list available HERE Check with your local embassy well before travelling or feel free to ask us and we will do our best to assist
COST OF VISAS – Credit card facilities are not guaranteed at all points of entry - please carry sufficient US$’s to pay for visa’s if necessary
ZAMBIA VISA COSTS (per passport - subject to change)
SINGLE ENTRY $ 50
DOUBLE | MULTIPLE ENTRY – This visa is required should you wish to see the Falls from the Zimbabwe side or do a Chobe Day $ 80 Trip to Botswana – we suggest a multiple entry
KAZA UNI-VISA – See further information below $ 50
KAZA UNI-VISA (40 nationalities are eligible)
INFORMATION – Valid for 30 days & allows multiple cross-border visits between Zambia & Zimbabwe and one day-trip to Botswana. No overnight stays are allowed and multiple crossings to Botswana are not allowed on the same KAZA Uni-visa (not available online).
AVAILABLE ON ARRIVAL – Livingstone International Airport, Victoria Falls International Airport, Harare International Airport, Kazungula Ferry (borders Botswana and Zambia), and Kazungula road (borders Botswana and Zimbabwe)
TIPS
TIP 1 – Be sure to specifically ask for the special KAZA Uni-visa on first arrival at any of the above-mentioned Immigration points
TIP 2 – If you aren’t eligible or the KAZA Uni-visa is not available, and you will be crossing international borders during your stay, be sure to buy a multiple entry visa for Zambia to save on re-entry costs
ROVOS RAIL ARRIVALS
SOUTH AFRICA INTO ZIMBABWE – Beitbridge Border only allows you to purchase a single-entry visa for Zimbabwe on the Rovos Rail Trip
ZIMBABWE TO ZAMBIA RETURN – Purchasing the KAZA Uni-visa at Zambia Immigration after disembarking Rovos Rail is only necessary if you are crossing a border again, either back to Zimbabwe or into Botswana and back for a day trip. If the KAZA Uni-visa is unavailable, a Zambia double/multiple entry is necessary
FOR MORE INFORMATION
E | [email protected] T | +27 72 517 4880 W | www.theriverclubafrica.com Visa requirements, costs, availability and processes are subject to change without notice. Please enquire upon reservation for more information.
THE RIVER CLUB Livingstone, Zambia [email protected] +27 72 517 4880 www.theriverclubafrica.com
NATIONALS REQUIRING A VISA PRIOR TO TRAVEL Afghanistan Guinea Oman Albania Guinea-Bissau Pakistan Algeria India Papua New Guinea Armenia Indonesia Philippines Azerbaijan Iran Qatar Bahrain Iraq Saudi Arabia Bangladesh Jordan Senegal Benin Kosovo Sierra Leone Bulgaria Kuwait Somalia Burkina Faso Kyrgyzstan South Sudan Cameroon Lebanon Sri Lanka Central African Republic Liberia Syria Chad Libya Taiwan China Mali Tajikistan Côte d’Ivoire Mauritania Timor-Leste Egypt Morocco Togo Equatorial Guinea Nepal Tunisia Ethiopia Niger Turkmenistan Gabon Nigeria Uzbekistan Gambia North Korea Yemen
E-Visas can be obtained online for the above nationals.
NATIONALS EXEMPT FROM VISA Anguilla Kenya Ross Dependency Antigua and Barbuda Kiribati Saint Helena Bahamas Lesotho Saint Kitts and Nevis Barbados Malawi Saint Lucia Belize Malaysia Saint Vincent and Grenadines Bermuda Maldives Samoa Botswana Malta Seychelles Cayman Islands Marshall Islands Singapore Channel Islands Martinique Solomon Islands Cyprus Mauritius South Africa Dominica Mayotte Suriname Dominican Republic Montenegro Swaziland El Salvador Montserrat Tanzania Falkland Islands Mozambique Tokelau Federated States of Micronesia Namibia Tonga Fiji Nauru Trinidad and Tobago French Guiana Niue Turks and Caicos Island Gibraltar Norfolk Island Tuvalu Grenada Palau Uganda Guadeloupe Pitcairn Islands Vanuatu Ireland Reunion Virgin Islands Isle of man Romania Zimbabwe Jamaica
Nationals not mentioned in either of the above tables are eligible for visas on arrival at Zambian border crossings.
THE RIVER CLUB Livingstone, Zambia [email protected] +27 72 517 4880 www.theriverclubafrica.com