Zambia Business Visa
1 - Passport Submit the original (signed) passport and make sure it has empty visa pages (the last two amendment pages do not count as a visa pages) and will not expire within 6 months from the date of departure.
- All foreign Nationals residing in the U.S. must submit a copy of the Green Card or Work Visa with the passport.
2 - Three color passport size photos Must be taken within last 6 months. See link for guidelines: https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/passports/photos/photo-composition-template.html
3 - Application (Two applications are required per applicant) Please click on link below:
Download Visa Application Form
4 - A copy of a flight itinerary (Arrival and departure from Zambia)
5 - Letter of invitation Must be from Zambian entity addressed to the consulate of Zambia in the United States stating the applicant’s name, reason for the visit, duration, address and telephone number.
6 - Letter of support Must be from the applicant’s employer on company letterhead and signed by a member of senior management with the following information: Applicant’s job title and job description, purpose of the applicant’s trip and description of his/her intended activities during the trip, including details such as dates, places, contacts and purpose of the trip (sales, purchases, coordination, auditing, establishment of contacts with other companies, etc.), duration of the trip and information about periodicity, average length, and assignment description of future trips, if any, declaration that the company assumes full financial responsibility for expenses incurred by the applicant during his/her stay in Zambia.
Sample letter:
Company Letterhead
Full Address:
Tel:
Date:
Consulate General____________________
Visa Section
Kindly requesting your Consulate to assist Mr., Ms., ________, Title __________, to obtain a Business Visa to visit (Country Name) on (date).
Mr., Ms. has been employed by (company name) for ______.
During Mr., Ms. visit, he will be meeting with (Name of the person, company name and address abroad in full) for business purposes and will not engage in any kind of work, technical assistance nor he or she will get paid by the (inviting company).
While Mr., Ms., in (country) our (U.S. Company) will assume all the financial responsibility and expenses for (his or her) journey.
Please feel free to contact me if more assistance is needed regarding this request.
Sincerely
Signature
Senior Staff and title
Or
Human Resource
Regular Service,
Consular fee, $50 single entry, $80 double entry, $150 multiple entry, 6-10 business days at the consulate to process. 3 months validity for the visa.
Rush Service,
Consular fee, $90 $ single entry, $120 double entry, $190 multiple entry, 3-4 business days at the consulate to process. 3 months validity for the visa.
Emergency Service,
Consular fee, $100 single entry, $130 double entry, $200 multiple entry, 1-2 business days at the consulate to process. 3 months validity for the visa.
Service fee $120