No visa needed

Do citizens of Guatemala need a visa for Zambia?

Citizens of Guatemala 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 Guatemala: the passport opens 78 countries visa-free; Guatemala City — Lusaka: ≈ 13,470 km, about 17.5 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 Guatemala passport?

Yes, citizens of Guatemala 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 Guatemala passport you can visit 78 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 54 with an e-visa; 37 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Guatemala passport ranks 83rd of 199.
Guatemala passport: visa-free access to 78 countries; Zambia passport: 38.
Citizens of Guatemala and Zambia can travel together visa-free to 16 countries, for example: Belize, Jamaica, Bahamas, Haiti, Ecuador, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Kiribati, Micronesia, Philippines, Seychelles, Malaysia, and Singapore.
Citizens of Zambia, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Guatemala. Guatemala visa for citizens of Zambia

Travelling to Zambia: good to know

Guatemala City — Lusaka: about 13,470 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 17.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +8 hours.
Local time: Guatemala City 12:00 — Lusaka 20:00.
Local currency: Zambian Kwacha.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ZMW 20.
Zambia is the 149th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Guatemala.