Refreshed 11 Oct 2026
What changed in visa rules
Every refresh compares the new data with the previous snapshot. The latest one found 4,084 category changes worldwide and 1,600 changes to allowed stay.
Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 2026. Most changes below reflect that switch and eight months of rule changes, not changes made this week.
Easier for Zambian passport holders 9
AfghanistanVisa required→eVisa
BahraineVisa→Visa on arrival14 days
BoliviaeVisa→Visa on arrival90 days
NigeriaeVisa90 days→Visa on arrival
Papua New GuineaeTA30 days→Visa on arrival30 days
PalestineVisa required→Visa-free
SurinameeVisa90 days→Visa-free90 days
VenezuelaVisa required→eVisa
SamoaVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free60 days
Harder for Zambian passport holders 14
United Arab EmirateseVisa→Visa required
AustraliaeVisa→Visa required
Côte d'IvoireeTA90 days→eVisa
DjiboutiVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa
GuyanaeVisa→Visa required
IndonesiaeVisa→Visa required
IsraeleVisa→Visa required
IranVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
South KoreaeVisa→Visa required
LiberiaeVisa→Visa required
OmaneVisa→Visa required
Saudi ArabiaeVisa→Visa required
SeychellesVisa-free90 days→Visa on arrival90 days
El SalvadoreVisa→Visa required
Changes for visitors to Zambia 10
Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa-free90 days→Visa on arrival90 days
MicronesiaVisa-free90 days→Visa on arrival90 days- GuyanaVisa-free90 days→Visa on arrival90 days
IcelandVisa-free90 days→Visa on arrival90 days
CambodiaeVisa→Visa on arrival90 days
LaosVisa-free90 days→Visa on arrival90 days
North MacedoniaVisa-free90 days→Visa on arrival90 days
PanamaVisa-free90 days→Visa on arrival90 days
PalauVisa-free90 days→eVisa
VietnameVisa→Visa on arrival90 days
Refresh history
- 11 Oct 2026Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 20264,084 category changes
- 17 Feb 2026Passport Index data update (January 2025 to February 2026)2,761 category changes