You cannot download the forms. Zambia works the other way round: you request the application package by email, the embassy posts it to you, and it arrives with an instruction sheet. The subject line matters — the embassy asks for "REQUEST FOR PASSPORT FORMS" or "REQUEST FOR TRAVEL DOCUMENT APPLICATION FORMS", whichever applies.
Quick facts
Include your National Registration Card number in the request. For a child under 16, give one of the parents’ card numbers instead. Without that number the embassy cannot start.
Fees breakdown
| Item | Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Passport | Listed in the package | Paid at the interview |
| Travel document | Listed in the package | Separate form |
| Application package | Posted to you | Requested by email |
| Travel to Washington | Your own cost | The interview is in person |
| Return postage | Your own cost | As the package specifies |
The fees come with the package rather than being published in advance, and they are paid when you attend the interview, not when you request the forms.
How to apply
- Email the consular section with the exact subject line the embassy specifies.
- Include your National Registration Card number, or a parent’s for a child under 16.
- Wait for the application package and read the instruction page it contains.
- Complete the forms and gather the documents listed.
- Attend the scheduled in-person consular interview in Washington with the fee.
- For updates, email with the subject "Passport status update" — follow-up is by email only.
Required documents
- Completed forms from the posted package.
- National Registration Card, or a parent’s for a minor.
- Current or most recent Zambian passport.
- Proof of your status in the United States.
- Photographs to the package’s specification.
- The fee, paid at the interview.
Where to apply
At the embassy in Washington. Zambia also maintains representations in Albuquerque, Denver, Los Angeles and Seattle, though the passport interview itself is in Washington.
Additional notes
Two addresses, and it matters
The embassy’s home page gives one address on Massachusetts Avenue while its passport page tells you to post requests to another on R Street, with a different phone number. Use the address on the passport page for passport matters, and confirm by email before posting anything valuable.
Follow up by email only
The embassy says so explicitly. Telephoning about a passport will not move it along.
Plan the trip
The in-person interview in Washington is part of the process, so factor travel into the timetable if you live elsewhere.
Subject lines are not decoration
The embassy routes email by subject line. Using the exact wording gets your request to the right desk.