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Burundi visa rules for Zambia passport holders

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The answer

Yes. Zambia passport holders can visit Burundi visa-free.

Entry
Visa-free
Stay
Not stated by the source
Covers
Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA-FREE

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

Official source

COMESA Members States, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) SecretariatChecked 30 Oct 2026

Republic of Zambia Lusaka +260

Quoted from the source.

Before you go

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months.

A valid travel document (minimum six month of validity before the expiration date): Passport or other travel Document.

Tourist entry only

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

The other way round

What Burundi passport holders need to visit Zambia.

Burundi passport Zambia

Visa on arrival · 90 days

Fee
$50.00
Maximum stay
Up to 90 days

1 Belarus 19 Kazakhstan 2 Bolivia 20 Mexico 3 Brazil 21 Mongolia 4 Burundi 22 Myanmar (Burma) 5 Chile 23 Nicaragua 6 Colombia 24 Paraguay 7 Congo, Democratic Republic of 25 Peru 8 Congo, Republic of (Brazzaville) 26 Puerto Rico 9 Cuba 27 Russia 10 Djibouti 28 Rwanda 11 Ecuador 29 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 12 El Salvador 30 Thailand 13 Eritrea 31 United States Minor Outlying 14 Georgia 32 Uruguay 15 Ghana 33 Venezuela 16 Haiti 34 Western Sahara 17 Heard and Mc Donald Islands 18 Islands

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Visa-free nearby

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

  1. UgandaKampala, about 510 km from GitegaVisa-free
  2. TanzaniaDodoma, about 710 km from GitegaVisa-free
  3. KenyaNairobi, about 800 km from GitegaVisa-free · 90 days
  4. MalawiLilongwe, about 1,250 km from GitegaVisa-free
  5. ZimbabweHarare, about 1,610 km from GitegaVisa-free

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

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