No visa needed

Do citizens of Cape Verde need a visa for Zambia?

Citizens of Cape Verde don’t need a visa for Zambia and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Cape Verde: the passport opens 39 countries visa-free; Praia — Lusaka: ≈ 6,610 km, about 9 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Zambia without a visa on a Cape Verde passport?

Yes, citizens of Cape Verde don’t need a visa for Zambia for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Zambia visa rules at a glance

With a Cape Verde passport you can visit 39 countries visa-free, 24 with a visa on arrival and 43 with an e-visa; 92 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Cape Verde passport ranks 125th of 199.
Cape Verde passport: visa-free access to 39 countries; Zambia passport: 38.
Citizens of Cape Verde and Zambia can travel together visa-free to 19 countries, for example: Gambia, Benin, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Angola, Haiti, Bahamas, Rwanda, Ecuador, Kenya, South Africa, Seychelles, Mauritius, and Malaysia.
Citizens of Zambia, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Cape Verde. Cape Verde visa for citizens of Zambia

Travelling to Zambia: good to know

Praia — Lusaka: about 6,610 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 9 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +3 hours.
Local time: Praia 12:00 — Lusaka 15:00.
Local currency: Zambian Kwacha.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ZMW 20.
Zambia is the 114th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Cape Verde.