Please send TDS your current valid and signed passport. It must not expire within 6 months and must have at least Two blank visa pages. If you do not have Two blank visa pages in your passport, TDS can assist you in applying for additional pages If your passport expires within 6 months, you must renew your passport and then we will secure your visa with the new passport.

Please send 2 recent professional passport-type photographs.( Must sign on Reverse)
Digital and non-passport photographs are not acceptable.

Please send a copy of your round trip airline tickets, or itinerary or e-ticket, or letter of confirmation from a travel agent. The itinerary must show the applicant's name, date of arrival and departure from the country, and flight information. The Embassy does not recommend purchasing your ticket prior to a visa being issued.

Vaccination: International Certificate of Vaccination for Yellow Fever required if arriving from infected area within 5 days.

A business letter of responsibility (sample) is required, to be typewritten on your company letterhead and addressed to:
Embassy of Zambia Visa Section, Washington DC
The letter must explain all of the following:
Nature of business to be performed
Name and address of reference to be visited
This letter should request Multiple Entries visa if required
Guarantee of return transportation and sufficient funds for the visit
The letter should be signed by an officer of the company other than the applicant.

Letter of invitation on letterhead from a host company or organization in Zambia. Invitation should detail intended dates of arrival and departure from the country, your name and passport number,  Fax or scan is accepted.

Multiple Entry Visa

Additional requirements apply for Multiple Entry Visa.

All applications for Multiple Entries must be approved by the Zambian Goverment in Lusaka and therefore you must submit any application for Multiple Entries at least one month prior to travel.

A letter of invitation from your host in Zambia will be required along with a copy of an itineray, a cover letter stating your reasons for visiting Zambia, photocopies of your passport vital pages, and a completed visa application form.

You must send all of the above documents to Chief Immigration Officer; P.O. Box 50300, Lusaka, Zambia.
Fax to 260-1-251725 or 260-1-252008 or email to immighq@zamnet.zm Note that the visa approval is sent to the Zambian Embassy in Washington DC.