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Zambia visa for citizens of Rwanda

Citizens of Rwanda get a Zambia visa on arrival at passport control. You don’t apply in advance, but border officers check your passport, return ticket and accommodation. Visago checks your documents before you travel. It costs $19.

For citizens of Rwanda: the passport opens 29 countries visa-free; Kigali — Lusaka: ≈ 1,510 km, about 2.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

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Can I travel to Zambia without a visa on a Rwanda passport?

You don’t need to apply in advance: citizens of Rwanda get the visa on arrival. To avoid problems at the border, we check your documents for $19.

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Zambia visa rules at a glance

With a Rwanda passport you can visit 29 countries visa-free, 30 with a visa on arrival and 42 with an e-visa; 97 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Rwanda passport ranks 147th of 199.
Rwanda passport: visa-free access to 29 countries; Zambia passport: 38.
Citizens of Rwanda and Zambia can travel together visa-free to 19 countries, for example: Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Seychelles, Benin, Mauritius, Gambia, Singapore, Barbados, Philippines, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Grenada, and Haiti.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Zambia, in turn, don’t need a visa for Rwanda. Rwanda visa for citizens of Zambia

Travelling to Zambia: good to know

Kigali — Lusaka: about 1,510 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 2.5 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Zambian Kwacha.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ZMW 20.
Zambia is the 8th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Rwanda.