No visa needed

Do citizens of the United Arab Emirates need a visa for Zambia?

Citizens of the United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates: the passport opens 127 countries visa-free; Abu Dhabi — Lusaka: ≈ 5,260 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 United Arab Emirates passport?

Yes, citizens of the United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates passport you can visit 127 countries visa-free, 34 with a visa on arrival and 26 with an e-visa; 11 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the United Arab Emirates passport ranks 2nd of 199.
United Arab Emirates passport: visa-free access to 127 countries; Zambia passport: 38.
Citizens of the United Arab Emirates and Zambia can travel together visa-free to 25 countries, for example: Seychelles, Mauritius, Malaysia, Angola, Singapore, Mozambique, Eswatini, South Africa, Botswana, Philippines, Gambia, Micronesia, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, and Dominica.
Citizens of Zambia, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to the United Arab Emirates. United Arab Emirates visa for citizens of Zambia

Travelling to Zambia: good to know

Abu Dhabi — Lusaka: about 5,260 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 7 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −2 hours.
Local time: Abu Dhabi 12:00 — Lusaka 10:00.
Local currency: Zambian Kwacha.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ZMW 20.
Zambia is the 101st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the United Arab Emirates.