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Zimbabwe visa exemption & requirements

As of 2024, regular passport holders from 41 countries visiting Zimbabwe for tourism purposes including Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cyprus, Fiji and Ghana Do Not require a visa and will be granted permission for short-term stay on arrival.
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Zimbabwe visa exempt countries

To enter Zimbabwe for a short term visit, citizens of the following countries are able to travel in Zimbabwe without a visa:

Africa

Nationals from 18 countries in Africa are exempt from Zimbabwe visa, while those from 36 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Algeria Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Angola Visa not required 3 months No No
Benin Visa required Yes No
Botswana Visa not required 3 months No No
Burkina Faso Visa required Yes No
Burundi Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Cameroon Visa required Yes No
Cape Verde Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Central African Republic Visa required No No
Chad Visa required Yes No
Comoros Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Democratic Republic of the Congo Visa not required 3 months No No
Djibouti Visa required Yes No
Egypt Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Equatorial Guinea Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Eritrea Visa required Yes No
Ethiopia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Gabon Visa required Yes No
Gambia Visa required Yes No
Ghana Visa not required 3 months No No
Guinea Visa required Yes No
Côte d'Ivoire Visa required Yes No
Kenya Visa not required 3 months No No
Lesotho Visa not required 3 months No No
Liberia Visa required Yes No
Libya Visa required Yes No
Madagascar Visa not required 3 months No No
Malawi Visa not required 3 months No No
Mali Visa required Yes No
Mauritania Visa required Yes No
Mauritius Visa not required 3 months No No
Morocco Visa required Yes No
Mozambique Visa not required 30 days No No
Namibia Visa not required 3 months No No
Niger Visa required Yes No
Nigeria Visa required Yes No
Rwanda Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
São Tomé and Príncipe Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Senegal Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Seychelles Visa not required 3 months No No
Sierra Leone Visa required No No
Somalia Visa required Yes No
South Africa Visa not required 3 months No No
Sudan Visa required Yes No
Eswatini Visa not required 3 months No No
Tanzania Visa not required 3 months No No
Togo Visa required Yes No
Tunisia Visa required Yes No
Uganda Visa not required 3 months No No
Zambia Visa not required 3 months No No
Republic of the Congo Visa required Yes No
Guinea-Bissau Visa required Yes No
South Sudan Visa required Yes No

Asia

Nationals from 3 countries in Asia are exempt from Zimbabwe visa, while those from 29 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Afghanistan Visa required Yes No
Armenia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Azerbaijan Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Bangladesh Visa required Yes No
Bhutan Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Brunei Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Cambodia Visa required Yes No
China Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Timor-Leste Visa required Yes No
Georgia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
India Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Indonesia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Japan Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Kazakhstan Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Kyrgyzstan Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Laos Visa required Yes No
Malaysia Visa not required 3 months No No
Maldives Visa not required 3 months No No
Mongolia Visa required Yes No
Myanmar Visa required Yes No
Nepal Visa required Yes No
North Korea Visa required Yes No
Pakistan Visa required Yes No
Philippines Visa required Yes No
Singapore Visa not required 3 months No No
South Korea Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Sri Lanka Visa required Yes No
Tajikistan Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Thailand Visa required Yes No
Turkmenistan Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Uzbekistan Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Vietnam Visa required Yes No

Central America and Caribbean

Nationals from 10 countries in Central America and Caribbean are exempt from Zimbabwe visa, while those from 10 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Antigua and Barbuda Visa not required 3 months No No
Bahamas Visa not required 3 months No No
Barbados Visa not required 3 months No No
Belize Visa not required 3 months No No
Costa Rica Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Cuba Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Dominica Visa required Yes No
Dominican Republic Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
El Salvador Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Grenada Visa not required 3 months No No
Guatemala Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Haiti Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Honduras Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Jamaica Visa not required 3 months No No
Nicaragua Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Panama Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Saint Kitts and Nevis Visa not required 3 months No No
Saint Lucia Visa not required 90 days No No
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Visa not required 3 months No No
Trinidad and Tobago Visa not required 3 months No No

Europe

Nationals from 2 countries in Europe are exempt from Zimbabwe visa, while those from 44 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Albania Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Andorra Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Austria Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Belarus Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Belgium Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Bosnia and Herzegovina Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Bulgaria Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Croatia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Cyprus Visa not required 3 months No No
Czech Republic Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Denmark Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Estonia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Finland Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
France Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Germany Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Greece Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Hungary Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Iceland Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Ireland Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Italy Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Latvia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Liechtenstein Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Lithuania Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Luxembourg Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Macedonia Visa required Yes No
Malta Visa not required 3 months No No
Moldova Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Monaco Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Montenegro Visa required Yes No
Netherlands Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Norway Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Poland Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Portugal Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Romania Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Russia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
San Marino Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Serbia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Slovakia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Slovenia Visa required No No
Spain Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Sweden Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Switzerland Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Turkey Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Ukraine Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
United Kingdom Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Kosovo Visa required No No

Middle East

Nationals from 0 countries in Middle East are exempt from Zimbabwe visa, while those from 13 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Bahrain Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Iran Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Iraq Visa required Yes No
Israel Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Jordan Visa required Yes No
Kuwait Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Lebanon Visa required Yes No
Oman Visa required Yes No
Qatar Visa required Yes No
Saudi Arabia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Syria Visa required Yes No
United Arab Emirates Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Yemen Visa required Yes No

North America

Nationals from 0 countries in North America are exempt from Zimbabwe visa, while those from 3 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Canada Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Mexico Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
United States Visa required 15 days Yes Yes

Oceania

Nationals from 8 countries in Oceania are exempt from Zimbabwe visa, while those from 6 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Australia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Fiji Visa not required 3 months No No
Kiribati Visa not required 3 months No No
Marshall Islands Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Micronesia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Nauru Visa not required 3 months No No
New Zealand Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Palau Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Papua New Guinea Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Samoa Visa not required 3 months No No
Solomon Islands Visa not required 3 months No No
Tonga Visa not required 3 months No No
Tuvalu Visa not required 3 months No No
Vanuatu Visa not required 3 months No No

South America

Nationals from 0 countries in South America are exempt from Zimbabwe visa, while those from 12 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Argentina Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Bolivia Visa required Yes No
Brazil Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Chile Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Colombia Visa required Yes No
Ecuador Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Guyana Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Paraguay Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Peru Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Suriname Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Uruguay Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Venezuela Visa required 15 days Yes Yes