Entry right

Zambia, on a Swiss passport

Visa-free entry.

Length of stay — 90 days.

All visa-free countries with a Swiss passport

What changed

In the 12 January 2025 dataset: visa on arrival. Today: visa-free, 90 days. The rule has eased.

The official portal

Applications go through Zambia Department of Immigration. It is the only source that counts.

Open the official portal
Staying longer

No dedicated nomad stay scheme is documented in this country.

The other way round

A Zambia passport travelling to Switzerland: visa required.

Same region, same passport

Southern Africa: with a Swiss passport, 5 of the 8 other countries in the region open visa-free or with a simple online authorisation.

Visa-free (5)
Botswana (90 d), Eswatini (30 d), Lesotho (14 d), Mozambique (30 d), South Africa (90 d)
Visa on arrival (3)
Malawi, Namibia, Zimbabwe
Once you are there
Cities rated for working there
The same country, on another passport
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What this page does not replace

Entry rules change often, sometimes overnight. This record gives the known state, with its source; it does not replace checking with the destination’s embassy or consulate, the only authority on the day you leave.

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