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Zambia
Immigration and Deportation Act, 2010
Immigration and Deportation (General) Regulations, 2011
Statutory Instrument 129 of 2011
- Published in Zambia Government Gazette on 31 December 2011
- Assented to on 19 October 2010
- Commenced
- [This is the version of this document as it was from 5 April 2012 to 16 February 2017.]
- [The publication date of this work could not be ascertained. We used the date 31 December 2011 because the work was published during the course of the year 2011.]
- [Amended by Immigration and Deportation (General) (Amendment) Regulations, 2012 (Statutory Instrument 21 of 2012) on 5 April 2012]
Part I – Preliminary
1. Title
These Regulations may be cited as the Immigration and Deportation (General) Regulations, 2011.2. Interpretation
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—“admission” has the meaning assigned to it in the Act;"border" has the meaning assigned to it in the Act;[Act No. 18 of 2010]"child" has the meaning assigned to it in the Act;[Act No. 18 of 2010]"citizen" has the meaning assigned to it in the Act;[Act No. 18 of 2010]"COMESA" means the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa;[Act No. 18 of 2010]"Department" means the Immigration Department in the Ministry responsible for home affairs;"deportation" has the meaning assigned to it in the Act;[Act No. 18 of 2010]"Director-General" means the Director-General of Immigration;[Act No. 18 of 2010]"educational institution" has the meaning assigned to it in the Act;[Act No. 18 of 2010]"employer" has the meaning assigned to it in the Act;[Act No. 18 of 2010]"established resident" has the meaning assigned to it in the Act;[Act No. 18 of 2010]"exempted person" means a person or class or description of persons exempted by the Minister under the Act from the requirement to obtain an entry permit or pass, or to report entry into, or departure from, Zambia;[Act No. 18 of 2010]"foreigner" has the meaning assigned to it in the Act;[Act No. 18 of 2010]"holder" in relation to a permit, pass or passport, means the person to, or in respect of, whom the permit, pass or passport has been lawfully granted or issued and any other person to, or in respect of, whom the same applies in addition to the holder, and in a like manner as to the holder, whether by reason of the relevant terms or by reason of any duly authorised endorsement or extension thereof;"illegal immigrant" has the meaning assigned to it in the Act;[Act No. 18 of 1210]“ immigration officer ” has the meaning assigned to it in the Act;[Act No. 18 of 2010]“ port of entry ” has the meaning assigned to it in the Act;[Act No. 18 of 2010]“ precincts ” in relation to an airport, port or border means the part of the airport, port or border at which customs and immigration formalities are conducted;“prohibited immigrant” has the meaning assigned to it in the Act;[Act No. 18 of 2010]“residence permit” has the meaning assigned to it in the Act;[Act No. 18 of 2010]“SADC” means the Southern African Development Community;“study permit” has the meaning assigned to it in the Act;[Act No. 18 of 2010]“spouse” has the meaning assigned to it in the Act;[Act No. 18 of 2010]“temporary permit” has the meaning assigned to it in the Act;[Act No. 18 of 2010]“temporary residence permit” has the meaning assigned to it in the Act; and[Act No. 18 of 2010]“visiting permit” means a permit issued pursuant to subsection (2) of section twenty-five of the Act.[Act No. 18 of 2010]Part II – Entry into, and departure from, Zambia
3. Ports of entry
The designated ports of entry are as set out in the First Schedule.4. Report on entry
A person shall, immediately on arrival in Zambia, report the person’s arrival personally to the nearest immigration officer, complete an Entry Declaration in Form I set out in the Second Schedule and deliver the Form and the person’s passport personally to the immigration officer.5. Prohibition of leaving port of entry without authorisation
6. Notice to appear before immigration officer
A notice to appear before an immigration officer shall be in Form II set out in the Second Schedule.7. Departure declaration
A departure declaration shall be in Form III set out in the Second Schedule.Part III – Immigration permits
8. Application for residence permit
9. Notification of change of address
A holder of a residence permit shall notify the nearest immigration office of the holder’s change of address in Form VIII set out in the Second Schedule.10. Application to change temporary residence status, etc.
11. Application to extend validity of temporary residence permit
12. Application for diplomatic permit
An application for a diplomatic permit shall be made in Form XII set out in the Second Schedule.13. Diplomatic permit
A diplomatic permit shall be in Form XIII set out in the Second Schedule.14. Application for spouse permit
An application for a spouse permit shall be made in Form XIV set out in the Second Schedule.15. Spouse permit
A spouse permit shall be in Form XV set out in the Second Schedule.16. Notification of change of marital status
Where the marital status of a spouse changes, the spouse shall inform the Director-General in Form VIII set out in the Second Schedule, within thirty days of such change.17. Application for visiting visa
An application for a visiting visa shall be made in Form XVI set out in the Second Schedule.18. Visiting visa
The Director-General shall—19. Application for visiting permit
An application for a visiting permit shall be made in Form XVIII set out in the Second Schedule.20. Visiting permit
The Director-General shall—21. Application to extend period of validity of visiting visa or visiting permit
22. Application for study permit
An application for a study permit shall be made in Form XX set out in the Second Schedule.23. Study permit
The Director-General shall—24. Expiry of study permit
A study permit shall cases to be valid if the holder thereof—25. Prohibition of admission to educational institution without study permit
26. Temporary permit
A temporary permit shall be in Form XXII set out in the Second Schedule.27. Application for employment permit
An application for an employment permit shall be made in Form XXIII set out in the Second Schedule.28. Employment permit
The Director-General shall—29. Application for temporary employment permit
An application for a temporary employment permit shall be in Form XXV set out in the Second Schedule.30. Temporary employment permit
The Director-General shall—31. Application for investor’s permit
An application for an investor’s permit shall be made in Form XXVII set out in the Second Schedule.32. Investor's permit
The Director-General shall—33. Application for cross border permit
An application for a cross border permit shall be made in Form XXIX set out in the Second Schedule.34. Cross border permit
The Director-General shall—35. Asylum seeker’s permit
An asylum seeker’s permit shall be in Form XXXI set out in the First Schedule.36. Border pass
A border pass shall be in Form XXXII set out in the Second Schedule.37. Transit visa or permit
A transit visa or permit shall be in Form XXXIII set out in the Second Schedule.38. Application to vary conditions or validity of permit
39. Notice of intention to revoke permit
The Director-General shall notify a permit holder of the Director-General’s intention to revoke a permit issued under these Regulations in Form XXXIV set out in the Second Schedule.40. Revocation of permit
A notice of revocation of a permit issued under these Regulations shall be in Form XXXV set out in the Second Schedule.41. Appeals
An appeal against a decision, other than a decision relating to a deportation or removal, shall be made in Form XXXVI set out in the Second Schedule.Part IV – Prohibited and illegal immigrants
42. Exemption from application of Second Schedule
43. Notice to prohibited immigrant to leave Zambia
A notice to a prohibited immigrant to leave Zambia shall be in Form XXXIX set out in the Second Schedule.44. Warrant of detention of suspected prohibited immigrant
A warrant of detention of a suspected prohibited immigrant shall be in Form XL set out in the Second Schedule.45. Warrant of deportation
A warrant of deportation shall be in Form XLI set out in the Second Schedule.46. Warrant of distress
Part V – General provisions
47. Report of inspection
A report of an inspection undertaken pursuant to paragraph (b) of section six of the Act shall be in Form XLIII set out in the Second Schedule.[Act No. 18 of 2010]48. Search warrant
A search warrant shall be in Form XLIV set out in the Second Schedule.49. Application for court order to search bankers’ books
An application for a court order to search a bank account, share account, expense account or safe deposit of any person, which an immigration officer has reasonable grounds to believe has evidence connected with a contravention of the Act or these Regulations shall be in Form XLV set out in the Second Schedule.[Act No. 18 of 2010]50. Notice of seizure
A notice of seizure shall be in Form XLVI set out in the Second Schedule.51. Colours of permits
The colours set out in the Third Schedule shall be the prescribed colours for the permits specified therein.52. Fees
The fees set out in the Fourth Schedule shall be the prescribed fees for the matters specified therein.53. Revocation of S.I. No. 343 of 1965 and S.I. No. 34 of 1994
The Immigration and Deportation Regulations, 1965, and the Immigration and Deportation (Fees) Regulations, 1994, are hereby revoked.History of this document
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