Important: Applicants are required to appear in person when lodging the application.

Application forms can be accessed from the Mission and can be availed to the applicant after attending personal interviews and paying a prescribed fee for the Passport application. Zambian Passports applied for through the Mission are issued in Lusaka, Zambia. Therefore, all questions must be correctly answered. The minimum processing time for new passports is Ninety (90) days. All photocopies must be authenticated as true copies of the original documents by the Commissioner of Oath at the Mission who also signs as a recommender on behalf of Zambians living in the United Kingdom. Passport-size photos should be taken on a white background (no braids, veil, hair extensions, hair bands, hair attachments, earrings, or necklaces)

Please note: A person who acquired another citizenship before 5th January 2016 is not entitled to apply for a Zambian Passport. However, they should apply for the Bestowal of Citizenship.

Application of Passport-Adults

• A duly completed Form
• Two (2) recent passport-size photographs
• Current/expired passport
• National Registration Card (NRC)
• Residence Permit

Application of Passport -Under Sixteen (16)

• A duly completed Form
• Two (2) recent passport-size photographs
• Current/expired passport
• Birth certificate
• Parent’s National Registration Card
• Consent form signed by a parent
• Residence Permit.

Application Application-Change of name

• Duly completed passport application forms
• Two (2) recent passport-size photographs
  original passport
• National Registration Card (NRC)
• Biometric Residence Permit or letter of Non- Acquisition of British Citizenship. (For British Residents)

And any of the following relevant documentation:

• Marriage certificate
• Divorce Certificate
• Death Certificate
• Deed poll and gazette notice

Application of Passport- Lost Passport

Replacement of lost Passport
In addition to the requirements stipulated above, the applicant should submit the following relevant document(s):

• Complete the passport application form
• Complete a lost passport description slip Form
• Complete the general affidavit
• Produce a police report
• Residence Permit.