No visa needed

Do citizens of Latvia need a visa for Zambia?

Citizens of Latvia 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 Latvia: the passport opens 118 countries visa-free; Riga — Lusaka: ≈ 8,060 km, about 10.5 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 Latvia passport?

Yes, citizens of Latvia 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 Latvia passport you can visit 118 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 37 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Latvia passport ranks 27th of 199.
Latvia passport: visa-free access to 118 countries; Zambia passport: 38.
Citizens of Latvia and Zambia can travel together visa-free to 28 countries, for example: Gambia, Angola, Seychelles, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Bahamas, Saint Lucia, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago, Malaysia, Jamaica, and Philippines.
Citizens of Zambia, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Latvia. Latvia visa for citizens of Zambia

Travelling to Zambia: good to know

Riga — Lusaka: about 8,060 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 10.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Riga 12:00 — Lusaka 11:00.
Local currency: Zambian Kwacha.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ZMW 20.
Zambia is the 132nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Latvia.