19/12/2024
Zambia has removed visa requirements for citizens of 53 countries, effective January 1, 2025, in a bid to boost tourism and trade. This move brings the total number of countries whose visa requirements have been removed to 167.
The 53 countries exempt from visa requirements include:
European Countries: Albania, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Macedonia, Monaco, San Marino, Switzerland, and Vatican City State
American Countries: American Samoa, Argentina, Aruba, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Panama, and Suriname
Asian Countries: Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Laos, and Turkey
African Countries: Cape Verde, Comoros, Liberia, Madagascar, Mauritius, Sรฃo Tomรฉ and Principe, and Seychelles
Oceanian Countries: Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Cook Islands, Guam, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, and Wallis and Futuna Islands
Other Countries: Bouvet Island, Faroe Islands, French Polynesia, French Southern Territories, Greenland, Netherlands Antilles, Sandwich Islands, Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands, and Ukraine
This visa waiver is expected to unlock economic opportunities through tourism, trade, and employment creation, while maintaining national security. The Zambian government anticipates an increase in international tourist arrivals to three million by 2026.
Credit: African Report Files