No visa needed

Do citizens of Iraq need a visa for Zambia?

Citizens of Iraq 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 Iraq: the passport opens 8 countries visa-free; Baghdad — Lusaka: ≈ 5,680 km, about 7.5 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 Iraq passport?

Yes, citizens of Iraq 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 Iraq passport you can visit 8 countries visa-free, 18 with a visa on arrival and 58 with an e-visa; 114 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Iraq passport ranks 196th of 199.
Iraq passport: visa-free access to 8 countries; Zambia passport: 38.
Citizens of Iraq and Zambia can travel together visa-free to 5 countries, for example: Seychelles, Malaysia, Dominica, Haiti, and Micronesia.
Citizens of Zambia, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Iraq. Iraq visa for citizens of Zambia

Travelling to Zambia: good to know

Baghdad — Lusaka: about 5,680 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 7.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Baghdad 12:00 — Lusaka 11:00.
Local currency: Zambian Kwacha.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ZMW 20.
Zambia is the 112th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Iraq.