What the Zambia visa rules mean for Timor-Leste travellers
Timor-Leste 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. Timor-Leste citizens are treated the same way as Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India and Indonesia. Overall the Timor-Leste passport ranks #99 in the world with 56 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Africa? With a Timor-Leste passport you can also visit 4 countries in the region without a visa, including Angola, Cape Verde, Sao Tome and Principe and Eswatini.
In the other direction, Zambia citizens need visa on arrival to visit Timor-Leste.