Zambia

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Italian offices, emergency numbers, entry requirements, and official sources for people traveling to or living in Zambia.

Official sources

Last checked Oct 3, 2026

Zambia at a glance

Key information to orient yourself in the country: current situation, essential facts and useful guidance.

Local time (UTC+02:00)

21:48:59

November 6, 2026

Capital

Lusaka

Data status

Update delayed

28.0 °C

Partly cloudy

High 34.5°

Low 23.7°

Precipitation 0 mm

Wind 4.0 m/s

Today · Nov 6

Partly cloudy

23.7° / 34.5°

Precipitation 0 mm

Tomorrow · Nov 7

Partly cloudy

22.4° / 34.5°

Precipitation 0 mm

Sunday · Nov 8

Partly cloudy

20.9° / 33.9°

Precipitation 0 mm

Weather: Lusaka (capital) Official API

Essential facts

Currency: Zambian kwacha (ZMW)
Language: English
Capital: Lusaka
Population: 19,693,423
Timezone: UTC+02:00

Country overview

The Italian presence in Zambia brings together essential services, community organizations, official references and cross-country collaboration opportunities to support Italians traveling, living, working or connecting between countries.

Travel in Zambia

Planning a trip to Zambia means understanding entry requirements, the documents you need and safety guidance before you leave.

In this guide you will find information on visas for Italian citizens, passport validity, health and safety, along with embassy contacts, consular services and emergency numbers in Zambia.

Before you leave

Italian passport · citizens of Italy

Entry requirements

Visa rules, permitted stay, required documents and official sources. Always confirm what applies to you before you travel.

Visa-free for 90 days

Source and verification date are shown in the card below.

Max stay · 90 days
Stay window · 365 days (per-12-months-from-first-entry)

Zambia's Department of Immigration says all ordinary visitors, business visitors and tourists are entitled to a free 90-day visit in any period of 12 months from the day of first entry; the days may not all be given at once, so a visitor may be required to have them extended at the nearest immigration office, free of charge.

Passport validity: At least 6 months of remaining validity are required (from the date of entry).
Blank passport pages: At least 3 blank passport pages.
Return or onward ticket: Zambia's Department of Immigration says nationals who do not require visas, like other non-citizens and non-residents arriving by air, must be in possession of valid return air tickets, and that visa-on-arrival travellers arriving by air must also hold valid return air tickets.
Vaccinations: The UK government says you must have a certificate to prove you have had a yellow fever vaccination if you are coming from a country listed as a transmission risk.
Remaining validity (months): 6
How validity is counted: INGRESSO_O_ARRIVO_DA_VERIFICARE
Visa requirement: Visa exemption mentioned in the source text.
Length of stay mentioned: Durations mentioned in the source: 30 | 90 (legal relationship must be verified).
Electronic visa (eVisa): An online visa pathway is cited in the source.

Passport validity: At least 6 months of remaining validity are required (from the date of entry). Viaggiare Sicuri — schede Paese (MAE) · Viaggiare Sicuri page updated 2026-03-26
Remaining validity (months): 6 Viaggiare Sicuri — schede Paese (MAE) · Viaggiare Sicuri page updated 2026-03-26
How validity is counted: INGRESSO_O_ARRIVO_DA_VERIFICARE Viaggiare Sicuri — schede Paese (MAE) · Viaggiare Sicuri page updated 2026-03-26
Visa requirement: Visa exemption mentioned in the source text. Viaggiare Sicuri — schede Paese (MAE) · Viaggiare Sicuri page updated 2026-03-26
Length of stay mentioned: Durations mentioned in the source: 30 | 90 (legal relationship must be verified). Viaggiare Sicuri — schede Paese (MAE) · Viaggiare Sicuri page updated 2026-03-26
Electronic visa (eVisa): An online visa pathway is cited in the source. Viaggiare Sicuri — schede Paese (MAE) · Viaggiare Sicuri page updated 2026-03-26

Entry & documents

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Safety

Travel advisory: Level 1 - Exercise Normal Precautions

Reissued with obsolete COVID-19 page links removed. Exercise normal precautions in Zambia.

Official source

Source: U.S. Department of State

Health

Official health guidance

World Health Organization (WHO) Viaggiare Sicuri (Italy) CDC Travel Health

Italian offices

2 offices listed

Office

Italian office in Zambia

Embassy - Lusaka

embassy · Lusaka

Office switchboard: 00260211250755

Office

Italian office in Zambia

Head of mission accreditation office in - Lusaka (Zambia)

accreditation office · Lusaka

Office switchboard: 00260211250755

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Automated data for information only. It does not replace guidance from local authorities, MAECI or Viaggiare Sicuri.

Data transparency

Sources and updates

Origin, time reference and terms of use for data shown for Zambia.

Sources and updates

Official references, verification dates and provenance of the information published on this page.

Last institutional source check: 3 Oct 2026, 02:00

Official country sources

Data used on this page

TravelRequirements.info Entry requirements for Italian citizens (Travel tab and /travel hub)

Official source Terms CC BY 4.0
MET Norway Weather conditions and forecast for the capital

Weather reference: 6 Nov 2026, 18:18 · Retrieved: 6 Nov 2026, 20:00 · Update delayed

Official source Terms NLOD 2.0 / CC BY 4.0
GeoNames Capital, coordinates and time zone

Official source Terms CC BY 4.0

Data is stored in the UnitedItalians database and refreshed periodically from the listed sources. Reference year, update date and availability may vary between providers.

Zambia

Today in the country

Today · Nov 6

Tomorrow · Nov 7

Sunday · Nov 8

Essential facts

Country overview