Zambia to raise ordinary passport fee to 1,000 kwacha in 2027
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on News Diggers
The Zambian government is proposing to raise the price of the 32-page ordinary passport from 666.68 kwacha to 1,000 kwacha. A priority service would allow issue within two days for 5,000 kwacha, while the increase would aim to cover rising production costs, according to News Diggers.
The Zambian government is proposing a sharp increase in passport fees from 2027. The ordinary 32-page passport would rise from 666.68 to 1,000 kwacha, while a premium service allowing the document to be obtained in two days would cost 5,000 kwacha, according to News Diggers.
The authorities justify the increase by inflation, exchange rate fluctuations and rising input costs since the last tariff revision in August 2008. The government also proposes doubling the levy on mobile money transactions across all bands: a transfer of up to 150 kwacha would rise from 0.32 to 0.64 kwacha, and a transfer of 5,000 to 10,000 kwacha from 8 to 16 kwacha.
Zambia plans a 2027 budget of 284.8 billion kwacha. This budget already taxes mobile money and raises VAT to 16.5%.
