No visa needed

Do citizens of the Maldives need a visa for Zambia?

Citizens of the Maldives 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 the Maldives: the passport opens 54 countries visa-free; Malé — Lusaka: ≈ 5,430 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 Maldives passport?

Yes, citizens of the Maldives 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 Maldives passport you can visit 54 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 42 with an e-visa; 75 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Maldives passport ranks 101st of 199.
Maldives passport: visa-free access to 54 countries; Zambia passport: 38.
Citizens of the Maldives and Zambia can travel together visa-free to 32 countries, for example: Seychelles, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Mauritius, Singapore, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Philippines, Eswatini, South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, and Micronesia.
Citizens of Zambia, in turn, get a visa on arrival in the Maldives. Maldives visa for citizens of Zambia

Travelling to Zambia: good to know

Malé — Lusaka: about 5,430 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 7.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −3 hours.
Local time: Malé 12:00 — Lusaka 09:00.
Local currency: Zambian Kwacha.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ZMW 20.
Zambia is the 60th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Maldives.