What the Zambia visa rules mean for Sudan travellers
Sudan passport holders need an eVisa to enter Zambia. You apply online, upload a passport scan and a photo, pay the fee and receive the visa by email. Apply at least one to two weeks before your trip and print the approval — some airlines and border officers ask to see it on paper.
The main option is the e-Visa, which costs 25 USD.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Zambia applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: The UK government says your passport must have an expiry date at least 6 months after the date you arrive and at least 2 blank pages for entry stamping. Zambia's Department of Immigration says travellers getting a visa …
- Blank passport pages: Your passport needs at least 3 blank pages.
- Vaccinations: Yellow fever: The UK government says you must have a certificate to prove you have had a yellow fever vaccination if you are coming from a country listed as a transmission risk.
- Travel insurance: No official source we could read states whether travel insurance is required to enter Zambia. The UK government says medical facilities throughout Zambia are of a lower standard than in the UK and facilities in rural ar…
Zambia entry rules compared
Zambia lets 117 passports in without a visa, offers a visa on arrival to 28, issues eVisas to 53. Sudan citizens are treated the same way as Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon and Central African Republic. Overall the Sudan passport ranks #186 in the world with 13 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Africa? With a Sudan passport you can also visit 3 countries in the region without a visa, including Benin, Kenya and Togo.
In the other direction, Zambia citizens need a visa to visit Sudan.