No visa needed

Do citizens of Vanuatu need a visa for Zambia?

Citizens of Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu: the passport opens 46 countries visa-free; Port Vila — Lusaka: ≈ 14,290 km, about 18.5 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 Vanuatu passport?

Yes, citizens of Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu passport you can visit 46 countries visa-free, 30 with a visa on arrival and 45 with an e-visa; 77 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Vanuatu passport ranks 108th of 199.
Vanuatu passport: visa-free access to 46 countries; Zambia passport: 38.
Citizens of Vanuatu and Zambia can travel together visa-free to 31 countries, for example: Fiji, Kiribati, Micronesia, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritius, Belize, Seychelles, Ecuador, Jamaica, Bahamas, Eswatini, Lesotho, and Haiti.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Zambia, in turn, don’t need a visa for Vanuatu. Vanuatu visa for citizens of Zambia

Travelling to Zambia: good to know

Port Vila — Lusaka: about 14,290 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 18.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −9 hours.
Local time: Port Vila 12:00 — Lusaka 03:00.
Local currency: Zambian Kwacha.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ZMW 20.
Zambia is the 96th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Vanuatu.