Zambia

Study Permit. A foreign full-time or part-time student needs an acceptance letter from a Zambian institution, valid passport, medical report from a Zambian government facility, sponsor letter and proof of sponsor’s status and finances.

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Study Permit

Permit for the approved course; paid work, trade or business outside permit conditions is prohibited.

Who qualifies

A foreign full-time or part-time student needs an acceptance letter from a Zambian institution, valid passport, medical report from a Zambian government facility, sponsor letter and proof of sponsor’s status and finances.
Zambia immigration, permit types

You keep your U.S. citizenship.

It could fit.

Study Permit needs admission to a qualifying course; the course and your passport then decide it.

What would settle itYour admission and the course’s eligibility under the destination’s rules.

Every option that fits your family

Not legal advice.

What it takes.

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: Institution acceptance and a Zambian government medical report.

Citizens by 2038.

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

2027
First residence permit
1 year, renewable for 1 year at a time.
2028
Renew the permit
Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 1 year.
2029
Renew the permit
Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 1 year.
2030
Renew the permit
Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 1 year.
2031
Renew the permit
Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 1 year.
2032
Renew the permit
Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 1 year.
2033
Renew the permit
Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 1 year.
2034
Renew the permit
Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 1 year.
2035
Renew the permit
Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 1 year.
2036
Renew the permit
Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 1 year.
2037
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.

The citizenship law does not exclude lawful study, but the permit must be renewed for the course and another status will normally be needed to reach 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 study permit procedure and assemble the listed filing documents.Open zambiaimmigration.gov.zm ↗
Gather these documents.
- The degree or admission letter, and proof of funds
- 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 lawfully in Lusaka and admitted to a private educational institution: eServices study application, medical report, sponsored funds, personal permit collection and renewals at the same institution; work, school changes and dependant applications are separate.

26 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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