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Burundi visa for citizens of Zambia

Citizens of Zambia get a Burundi visa on arrival at passport control. You don’t apply in advance, but border officers check your passport, return ticket and accommodation. Visago checks your documents before you travel. It costs $19.

For citizens of Zambia: the passport opens 38 countries visa-free; Lusaka — Gitega: ≈ 1,350 km, about 2 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

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Can I travel to Burundi without a visa on a Zambia passport?

You don’t need to apply in advance: citizens of Zambia get the visa on arrival. To avoid problems at the border, we check your documents for $19.

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Burundi visa rules at a glance

With a Zambia passport you can visit 38 countries visa-free, 21 with a visa on arrival and 43 with an e-visa; 96 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Zambia passport ranks 127th of 199.
Zambia passport: visa-free access to 38 countries; Burundi passport: 18.
Citizens of Zambia and Burundi can travel together visa-free to 16 countries, for example: Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Mauritius, Seychelles, Benin, Gambia, Singapore, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Philippines, Haiti, and Ecuador.
Citizens of Burundi, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Zambia. Zambia visa for citizens of Burundi

Travelling to Burundi: good to know

Lusaka — Gitega: about 1,350 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 2 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Burundian Franc.
Languages: French and Rundi.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ BIF 3,009.
Burundi is the 8th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Zambia.