VISA APPLICATION (CLICK)


Important Visa Application Information
  1. Applicants who wish to have their passports mailed to them after processing should include a prepaid, self-addressed return envelope. For tracking purposes, the Embassy highly recommends the usage of a courier that has a tracking number such as FedEx, United States Postal Services (USPS) or certified mail.
  2. All travelers to and from Zambia are required to be in possession of either a Yellow Fever Vaccination Certificate or a valid waiver certificate.
Visa Application Form For a printable Visa Application Form with instructions, click here.

Visa Application Requirements For a printable Visa Application Requirements document, click here.

Requirements for visa applications must be submitted in the following order: Business Visa
  1. Passport
  2. Payment
  3. Photocopy of your passport
  4. Two (2) visa application forms with two (2) photos stapled to upper right corner
  5. Invitation Letter from Zambia
  6. Official cover letter
  7. Flight itinerary or a copy of ticket
Diplomatic/Official Visa
  1. Passport
  2. Photocopy of your passport
  3. Two (2) visa application forms with two (2) photos stapled to upper right corner
  4. Official cover letter
  5. Flight itinerary or a copy of ticket
Tourist Visa
  1. Passport
  2. Payment
  3. Photocopy of your passport
  4. Two (2) visa application forms with two (2) photos stapled to upper right corner
  5. Flight itinerary or a copy of ticket
Visitor Visa
  1. Passport
  2. Payment
  3. Photocopy of your passport
  4. Two (2) visa application forms with two (2) photos stapled to upper right corner
  5. Invitation letter from your host in Zambia including a photocopy of their NRC (if they are Zambian) or a photo copy of their work permit (if they are not a Zambian citizen)
  6. Flight itinerary or a copy of ticket
Transit Visa
  1. Passport
  2. Payment
  3. Photocopy of your passport
  4. Two (2) visa application forms with two (2) photos stapled to upper right corner
  5. Flight itinerary or a copy of ticket
PASSPORT APPLICATION (CLICK)


It is notified for public information and action that the Government of the Republic of Zambia has introduced digitized Machine Readable Passports.
Applicants below the age of ten (10) years will be eligible to apply for separate passports, which will be valid for 5 years.
Passport Application Procedures
  1. Submit your request for passport application forms by e-mail to [email protected] or by mail to:
    Embassy of the Republic of Zambia
    2419 Massachusetts Ave., NW
    Washington DC 20008
    Include the following details:
    1. Applicant’s name in full
    2. Date of Birth
    3. National Registration card number.
    4. Mailing Address
  2. Upon receipt of your request for passport application/renewal forms, the Embassy will mail you the Passport Application package. Included in the package will be an Application Instruction page.
  3. Passport Application fees listed below should be submitted along with the Application package:
    1. 32-Page Passport – USD $100.00
    2. 48-Page Passport – USD $150.00
    3. Travel Document of Identity – USD $20.00
    Other Fees:
    1. Penalty Fee for a Lost Passport - USD $25
    2. Penalty Fee for Travel Document of Identity – USD $15
    3. Replacement of a lost 48-Page Executive Passport - USD $125
    4. Replacement of a lost 32-Page Regular Passport – USD $100
  4. For more information, please e-mail your requests to [email protected] In the subject box, enter “Zambian Passport” and address your e-mail to the “Attention: Consular Section.”
Pending Applications
  1. Send an e-mail requesting a status update to [email protected] In the subject box, write "Passport status update". In the body of the e-mail, include the following:
    1. Applicants name in full
    2. Date of submission and receipt number
    3. Applicants telephone number
  2. For applicants who should send additional payment, mail the money order or cashier’s check of the difference to:
    Attention: Consular Section
    Embassy of the Republic of Zambia
    2419 Massachusetts Ave., NW
    Washington, DC 20008
  3. Followup should be by e-mail only. E-mail to [email protected]​
BIRTH, DEATH AND MARRIAGE CERTIFICATES (CLICK)

Registration of birth is compulsory. Birth Certificates are available to any applicant born on or after January 1, 1973 and can be obtained by the applicant applying to:

Registrar General of Births, Deaths & Marriages
P O Box 32311
Lusaka, Zambia

Tel: +260 211 236427 or +260 211 221128

If a Birth Certificate was not issued at birth, but a Hospital Record of Birth or Baptismal Certificate was obtained, an Affidavit must be prepared by a member of the applicant’s family having knowledge of the birth.

The Affidavit must be sworn to before an officer authorized to administer oaths. The Hospital or Baptismal Certificate must be attached to the Affidavit, and submitted to the Registrar General requesting issuance of a late Birth Certificate.

Fee
US $150 plus postage

Procedures for Obtaining Death Certificates
Available. See Birth Certificate

Procedures for Obtaining Marriage Certificates
Available. See Birth Certificate

Procedures for Obtaining Divorce Certificates
Available. Obtainable from one of the following addresses, depending on the section of Zambia in which the divorce took place:

Registrar of High Court
P.O. Box 50067
Lusaka, Zambia

Registrar of High Court
P.O. Box 70004
Ndola, Zambia

Registrar of High Court
P.O. Box 60110
Livingstone, Zambia