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Zambia for Afghan passport holders: eVisa

Your circumstances

Passport:
🇦🇫 Afghan
Lives in:
Not specified (general rule)
Going to:
🇿🇲 Zambia
Purpose:
Holiday

Route summary

eVisa

Visa required before travel (advance clearance, apply online)

Afghan passport holders need advance clearance: apply online to the Director General of Immigration and receive an approval letter before travelling to Zambia.

Conditions

No conditions recorded for this route — check the official source.

About this route

Route type
eVisa: you apply online before you travel.
Documents
Document list not published by the official source.
Fee
Fee not published by the official source.
Processing
Processing time not published by the official source.

Next step

Steps not published by the official source — use the official link to start.

Official sourcezambiaimmigration.gov.zm ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Last checked 2 Nov 2026 against zambiaimmigration.gov.zm · Read live on official Zambia Department of Immigration pages 2026-10-10

Documents

Document list not published by the official source.

Fees

Fee not published by the official source.

Processing and validity

Processing time, validity and maximum stay: not published by the official source.

How to apply: Visa required before travel (advance clearance, apply online)

Where to apply

Where: Online (eServices portal)

Quick answers

Do Afghan passport holders need a visa for Zambia?

Visa required before travel (advance clearance, apply online). Afghan passport holders need advance clearance: apply online to the Director General of Immigration and receive an approval letter before travelling to Zambia. Source: https://www.zambiaimmigration.gov.zm/nationals-requiring-visa-prior-to-travel/

Business, work or just passing through?

The rules above are for a holiday: tourism and visiting family and friends. Business visits, paid work and transit are covered separately below.

Business visits to Zambia

Not verified yet (not yet covered). We haven't verified the business rules for Afghan passport holders, and we don't publish rules we haven't checked against an official source. A rule that is awaiting verification or not yet covered is not a negative visa decision: it only means we haven't confirmed it on an official source yet. Until then, see zambiaimmigration.gov.zm.

Working in Zambia

⚠ Not from an official source: items marked below come from secondary sources (law firms, employer-of-record guides, IOM, Wikipedia), not the destination government. They are not verified and may be out of date; confirm with the embassy or immigration authority.

Main work visa routes for Zambia

These are the main routes and what they require. Whether you qualify depends on your circumstances; the official page decides.

Short-term or long-term work permit (employment permit)

⚠ Not from an official source

For: Foreign employees in Zambia

  • Short-term permit up to 3 months (renewable once); long-term employment permit

Source: G-P Globalpedia – Zambia visas & permits (employer-of-record guide) (Not official) (globalization-partners.com) · Not from an official source.

What the source says

"Short-term work permit: A short-term permit allows a foreign employee to work in Zambia for an initial period of up to three months." … "Long-term work permit: This permit is also called an employment permit."

Checked 16 Oct 2026. Requirements, fees and thresholds change; confirm on the official page before applying.

Your work travel report

We only create the PDF report from rules checked against an official government source.

Transit through Zambia

Option 1
Visa-freeTransit (changing flights)

Airside transit within 24 hours generally without a visa (not from an official source)

Unofficial source – not verified

This rule is not from an official Zambia government source. It is based on a secondary reference source (dict.dyimin.com). Confirm with the embassy or the official immigration authority before you travel.

Not from an official Zambia government source: based on the World Visa Encyclopedia (dict.dyimin.com, an unofficial reference site), a single unofficial source. Not verified - conditions vary by airline and airport; confirm with your airline and the embassy before travel. The site says: “Airport Airside Transit A transit visa is not required for a simple transfer where the traveler does not leave the international transit area of the airport and departs on the same or a connecting flight within 24 hours, as they do not pass through immigration clearance.”

Conditions

  • Stay in the international transit area (airside); do not pass immigration.
  • Check your airline allows it (through ticket and checked-through baggage).
Government fee
Fee not officially published
Processing
Not verified yet
Validity
Not verified yet
Max stay
Not verified yet
Steps, documents & where to apply

How to apply

Steps not verified yet — follow the official source below.

Documents checklist

Document list not verified yet — check the official source.

✓ Secondary_research

Official wording

“World Visa Encyclopedia (dict.dyimin.com), 'Zambia' chapter 14 Transit / Transfer: “Airport Airside Transit A transit visa is not required for a simple transfer where the traveler does not leave the international transit area of the airport and departs on the same or a connecting flight within 24 hours, as they do not pass through immigration clearance.””

Your transit travel report

We only create the PDF report from rules checked against an official government source.

Alert me if this route changes

Get an email when we update the guidance for Afghan passport holders going to Zambia, after we've checked the change against the official source. Nothing else.

Tell me about changes to

We send a confirmation email first. Unconfirmed sign-ups are deleted after 7 days.

Before you go to Zambia

Customs cash limits and the scams official travel advice warns about in Zambia.

Common tourist traps

Official travel advice for Zambia doesn't name specific tourist scams. Normal precautions apply.

Emergency numbers in Zambia

Paraphrased from official travel advice: gov.uk · FCDO page updated 1 Jun 2026 · Last checked 24 Oct 2026.

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Plan your trip to Zambia

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