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Burkina Faso visa rules for Zambia passport holders

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The answer

e-Visa needed. Zambia passport holders need an e-Visa before travel to visit Burkina Faso.

Entry
e-Visa
Stay
90 days per entry
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ONE TIME LIVIN’E-VISA90 DAYS

Our summary of the official rule. Not an official stamp.

Official source

visaburkina.bfMinistère de la Sécurité / Direction Générale de la Police Nationale, Burkina Faso (Visa Burkina portal)Checked 31 Oct 2026

The eVisa is a protocol that certifies that the holder is authorized to enter and stay in Burkina for a maximum of 90 days.

Quoted from the source.

Before you go

The conditions that come with this rule, from its official sources.

Conditions from official sources

  • Needs a health booklet that meets the International Health Regulations.
  • Needs a return ticket, or a repatriation deposit or an exemption from it.
  • Needs to fill in, date and sign the border information sheet.
  • Needs a medical certificate stating that the traveler has no contagious disease.
  • Needs a hotel booking certificate for at least three nights to get the tourist visa.
  • Needs a health insurance certificate covering the stay.

Passport validity

The source states no minimum passport validity.

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What Burkina Faso passport holders need to visit Zambia.

Burkina Faso passport Zambia

e-Visa · 90 days

Fee
$50.00
Maximum stay
Up to 90 days

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Visa-free nearby

Other places Zambia passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Ouagadougou, nearest first.

  1. TogoLomé, about 760 km from OuagadougouVisa-free · 30 days
  2. BeninPorto-Novo, about 790 km from OuagadougouVisa-free · 90 days
  3. GambiaBanjul, about 1,630 km from OuagadougouVisa-free · 90 days

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

Weather in Ouagadougou

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Ouagadougou, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 33.5°CLow 17.1°CRain 0 mm
  2. FebHigh 36.2°CLow 20.3°CRain 0 mm
  3. MarHigh 39.4°CLow 24.5°CRain 4 mm
  4. AprHigh 40.1°CLow 27.6°CRain 24 mm
  5. MayHigh 38.5°CLow 27.3°CRain 61 mm
  6. JunHigh 35.5°CLow 25.3°CRain 84 mm
  7. JulHigh 32.7°CLow 23.5°CRain 200 mm
  8. AugHigh 31.5°CLow 23.1°CRain 224 mm
  9. SepHigh 32.9°CLow 23.3°CRain 143 mm
  10. OctHigh 36.0°CLow 24.1°CRain 32 mm
  11. NovHigh 36.7°CLow 20.6°CRain 1 mm
  12. DecHigh 34.3°CLow 17.6°CRain 0 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 19 to 30 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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