No visa needed

Do citizens of Qatar need a visa for Zambia?

Citizens of Qatar 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 Qatar: the passport opens 69 countries visa-free; Doha — Lusaka: ≈ 5,180 km, about 7 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 Qatar passport?

Yes, citizens of Qatar 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 Qatar passport you can visit 69 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 37 with an e-visa; 65 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Qatar passport ranks 93rd of 199.
Qatar passport: visa-free access to 69 countries; Zambia passport: 38.
Citizens of Qatar and Zambia can travel together visa-free to 20 countries, for example: Seychelles, Rwanda, Mauritius, Angola, Malaysia, Eswatini, Singapore, Botswana, South Africa, Philippines, Micronesia, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Bahamas.
Citizens of Zambia, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Qatar. Qatar visa for citizens of Zambia

Travelling to Zambia: good to know

Doha — Lusaka: about 5,180 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 7 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Doha 12:00 — Lusaka 11:00.
Local currency: Zambian Kwacha.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ZMW 20.
Zambia is the 100th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Qatar.