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Zambia visa for citizens of Eritrea

Citizens of Eritrea 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 Eritrea: the passport opens 12 countries visa-free; Asmara — Lusaka: ≈ 3,610 km, about 5 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 Eritrea passport?

You don’t need to apply in advance: citizens of Eritrea 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 Eritrea passport you can visit 12 countries visa-free, 23 with a visa on arrival and 57 with an e-visa; 105 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Eritrea passport ranks 189th of 199.
Eritrea passport: visa-free access to 12 countries; Zambia passport: 38.
Citizens of Eritrea and Zambia can travel together visa-free to 12 countries, for example: Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Seychelles, Benin, Gambia, Singapore, Philippines, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, and Micronesia.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Zambia, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Eritrea. Eritrea visa for citizens of Zambia

Travelling to Zambia: good to know

Asmara — Lusaka: about 3,610 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Asmara 12:00 — Lusaka 11:00.
Local currency: Zambian Kwacha.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ZMW 20.
Zambia is the 51st closest of 196 destinations open to citizens of Eritrea.