No visa needed

Do citizens of Malta need a visa for Zambia?

Citizens of Malta 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 Malta: the passport opens 123 countries visa-free; Valletta — Lusaka: ≈ 5,890 km, about 8 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 Malta passport?

Yes, citizens of Malta 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 Malta passport you can visit 123 countries visa-free, 25 with a visa on arrival and 36 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Malta passport ranks 3rd of 199.
Malta passport: visa-free access to 123 countries; Zambia passport: 38.
Citizens of Malta and Zambia can travel together visa-free to 33 countries, for example: Gambia, Uganda, Rwanda, Angola, Tanzania, Malawi, Seychelles, Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa, Eswatini, Lesotho, Antigua and Barbuda, Mauritius, and Barbados.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Zambia, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Malta. Malta visa for citizens of Zambia

Travelling to Zambia: good to know

Valletta — Lusaka: about 5,890 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 8 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Zambian Kwacha.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ZMW 20.
Zambia is the 113th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Malta.