Source document
Immigration and Deportation Act, 2010 (Act 18 of 2010): ZambiaLII document page
Has everything in it been taken?
CompleteReviewed 11 Oct 2026
Reviewed. Everything in it that belongs in the tables has been taken.
What the document holds
ZambiaLII page (capture of 4 Nov 2025) with the consolidated Immigration and Deportation Act 2010 (Act 18 of 2010; commenced 17 Sep 2010; version as amended by Act 19 of 2016 on 7 Jun 2016): definitions, entry, residence permit (s. 20: investor's permit holders eligible after more than three years; dependant age, cessation rules), temporary residence permits, investor's permit (s. 29: prescribed investment or ZDA licence, family employment, minimum citizen employees prescribed, address-change fine), prohibited immigrants, savings (s. 62: self-employment permit holders to convert within six months). In scope: the investor's permit and the residence permit route open to its holders. The Act sets no investment amount (left to regulations). The 2016 amendments shown (s. 20(2)(c), (g), (7)) do not touch the investor provisions. Earlier passes recorded the Act's commencement from the separately stored 2010 Act; this pass added 7 rules (3-year residence eligibility, dependant age, entry deadline, two absence limits, address-change fine, transitional conversion window).
What it supports
8 rows on this site come from this document. Each one opens with the page and the exact words.
Programmes (1)
Rules and prices (7)
- Time before eligible for permanent residenceholder of an investor's permit for a period exceeding three years (residence permit)3 yearsSince 17 Sep 2010 · ZambiaLII 2016Zambia · Investor's permit
- Maximum time allowed abroadresidence permit holder absent without notifying the Director-General in writing (permit ceases if absence exceeds this)6 monthsSince 17 Sep 2010 · ZambiaLII 2016Zambia · Investor's permit
- Time limit to enter the countryresidence permit holder must enter Zambia within this period from the date of issue (or later endorsed date), else the permit ceases6 monthsSince 17 Sep 2010 · ZambiaLII 2016Zambia · Investor's permit
- Deadline to convert an old self-employment permitholder of a self-employment permit under the 1965 Act must apply for a self-employment or investor's permit within six months of commencement6 monthsSince 17 Sep 2010 · ZambiaLII 2016Zambia · Investor's permit
- Maximum time allowed abroadresidence permit holder, any absence (permit ceases if absence exceeds this)12 monthsSince 17 Sep 2010 · ZambiaLII 2016Zambia · Investor's permit
- Maximum age of a dependent childchild or dependant under the age of 21 of a residence permit holder (residence permit)21 yearsSince 17 Sep 2010 · ZambiaLII 2016Zambia · Investor's permit
- Fine for not reporting a change of addressinvestor's permit holder who fails to notify a change of address (maximum fine on conviction)100,000 penalty unitsSince 17 Sep 2010 · ZambiaLII 2016Zambia · Investor's permit
About the document
What it covers Consolidated text as amended by Act 19 of 2016, with history (commenced 17 Sep 2010) and the note "This is the latest version of this Act" as of the 4 Nov 2025 capture
Notes Saved from the Wayback Machine capture of 4 Nov 2025 (live site shows a bot check).
Source id zmb-zambialii-immigration-act-2025 · accessed 11 Oct 2026