No visa needed

Do citizens of Laos need a visa for Zambia?

Citizens of Laos 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 Laos: the passport opens 20 countries visa-free; Vientiane — Lusaka: ≈ 8,950 km, about 11.5 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 Laos passport?

Yes, citizens of Laos 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 Laos passport you can visit 20 countries visa-free, 21 with a visa on arrival and 58 with an e-visa; 99 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Laos passport ranks 169th of 199.
Laos passport: visa-free access to 20 countries; Zambia passport: 38.
Citizens of Laos and Zambia can travel together visa-free to 10 countries, for example: Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Seychelles, Micronesia, Rwanda, Haiti, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Ecuador.
Citizens of Zambia, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Laos. Laos visa for citizens of Zambia

Travelling to Zambia: good to know

Vientiane — Lusaka: about 8,950 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 11.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −5 hours.
Local time: Vientiane 12:00 — Lusaka 07:00.
Local currency: Zambian Kwacha.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ZMW 20.
Zambia is the 115th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Laos.