Zambia

Investor’s Permit to join an existing company. An applicant over 18 joining an existing Zambian company needs proof of at least US$150,000 personal investment, incorporation and capital certificates, directors list, premises and passport; a ZDA licence is listed where available.

Free, with the law behind every answer

Investor’s Permit to join an existing company

Investor’s Permit for the approved business; holders may seek a permanent Residence Permit after more than three years, subject to a separate application.

Who qualifies

An applicant over 18 joining an existing Zambian company needs proof of at least US$150,000 personal investment, incorporation and capital certificates, directors list, premises and passport; a ZDA licence is listed where available.
Zambia immigration, permit types

You keep your U.S. citizenship.

Does it fit your family?

One question, from the program’s own rules.

Savings you could move or invest?

Not legal advice.

What it takes.

Investment: About $150,000.
Time: Processing runs from submission of the complete file to the issuing authority’s decision.
Cost: Budget for the application documents, certification, police or medical records and travel in addition to any charge collected at filing.
The hard part: Documenting a qualifying personal investment in the existing company.

Dollar figures are converted from the local currency at the rate the program’s research used; the official figure is in the local currency.

Citizens by 2038.

If your first permit is issued in 2027 and you keep living there, this is the road.

2027
First residence permit
3 years, renewable for 3 years at a time.
2030
Permanent residence
Ordinary employment-permit holders can progress to permanent residence after ten years; qualifying investors can apply after more than three years, and an approved retiree receives permanent residence directly.
2037
Apply for citizenship
2038
Citizenship

Time away: At least ten years of ordinary residence immediately before registration, with good character and an intention to continue living in Zambia.
Two passports: Yes. You keep your U.S. citizenship.

More than three years on the qualifying investment opens a separate permanent-residence application, while citizenship remains at ten years.
How long the decision takes isn’t published; we allow a year.

The law behind these dates

Living there.

Time you must spend there: The program sets no minimum number of days. Renewal still expects it to be your home.
Tax: Where you become tax resident follows the days you spend there and where your home is. We map it for your family before you move.

We never file a tax return. We tell you what applies and brief the professional who does.

Start today.

Open the official investor’s permit to join an existing company procedure and assemble the listed filing documents.Open zambiaimmigration.gov.zm ↗
Gather these documents.
- Proof of the funds to invest: about $150,000, and where they came from
- Request your FBI Identity History Summary
- Health cover for the move

Postern can run this for you.

$900for your first year as a founding member. Then $399 a year, automatically.One membership, the whole family. Bank accounts and help putting your plan into action are included.

Postern runs it for one US citizen aged 19 or older with an incorporated and licensed Lusaka company, leased business premises and USD 150,000 already personally invested: eServices investor application, digital permit collection, business inspection on extension and each renewal for the same company; company formation, dependant applications and business variations are separate.

17 steps, from the first paper to the passport. You do 4 of them: send what we ask for, sign, and show up. We run the rest, and keep every permit renewed on time. Opening your bank accounts there is included, whether you move now or keep the plan ready. Government fees, record fees and other costs you approve are extra.

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