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Zambia visa for citizens of the DR Congo

Citizens of the DR Congo get a Zambia 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 the DR Congo: the passport opens 16 countries visa-free; Kinshasa — Lusaka: ≈ 1,880 km, about 3 hours of flying.

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

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Can I travel to Zambia without a visa on a DR Congo passport?

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

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Zambia visa rules at a glance

With a DR Congo passport you can visit 16 countries visa-free, 23 with a visa on arrival and 50 with an e-visa; 109 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the DR Congo passport ranks 180th of 199.
DR Congo passport: visa-free access to 16 countries; Zambia passport: 38.
Citizens of the DR Congo and Zambia can travel together visa-free to 15 countries, for example: Rwanda, Benin, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Gambia, Seychelles, Mauritius, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Singapore, Haiti, Philippines, and Micronesia.
DR Congo and Zambia share a border, so you can also travel overland.
Citizens of Zambia, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to the DR Congo. DR Congo visa for citizens of Zambia

Travelling to Zambia: good to know

Kinshasa — Lusaka: about 1,880 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 3 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +1 hour.
Local time: Kinshasa 12:00 — Lusaka 13:00.
Local currency: Zambian Kwacha.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ZMW 20.
Zambia is the 13th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the DR Congo.