Visa Information


Visitors to Zimbabwe must obtain a visa from one of the Zimbabwean diplomatic missions or online unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries or are eligible for visa on arrival. As of November 2014 Zimbabwe and Zambia also offer a universal tourist visa.

Visa policy map

Visa exemption

Citizens of the following 46 countries and territories can visit Zimbabwe without a visa for up to 3 months:

  •  Angola
  •  Antigua and Barbuda
  •  Aruba
  •  Bahamas
  •  Barbados
  •  Belize
  •  Botswana
  •  Cayman Islands
  •  Cyprus
  •  DR Congo
  •  Fiji
  •  Ghana
  •  Grenada
  •  Hong Kong (6 months)
  •  Jamaica
  •  Kenya
  •  Kiribati
  •  Lesotho
  •  Madagascar
  •  Malaysia
  •  Malawi
  •  Maldives
  •  Malta
  •  Mauritius
  •  Montserrat
  •  Mozambique (30 days)
  •  Namibia
  •  Nauru
  •  Saint Kitts and Nevis
  •  Saint Lucia
  •  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  •  Samoa
  •  Seychelles
  •  Singapore
  •  Solomon Islands
  •  South Africa
  •  Swaziland
  •  Tanzania
  •  Tonga
  •  Trinidad and Tobago
  •  Turks and Caicos Islands
  •  Tuvalu
  •  Uganda
  •  Vanuatu
  •  Zambia

Holders of diplomatic or service passports of any country do not require a visa.

In early 2018 it was announced that Zimbabwe plans to significantly expand its visa-free regime.

Visa on arrival

Citizens of the following 103 countries and territories can obtain a visa on arrival:

  • European Union European Union citizens (except Cyprus and Malta)
  •  Albania
  •  Algeria
  •  Andorra
  •  Argentina
  •  Armenia
  •  Australia
  •  Azerbaijan
  •  Bahrain
  •  Belarus
  •  Bermuda
  •  Bhutan
  •  Bosnia and Herzegovina
  •  Brazil
  •  British Virgin Islands
  •  Brunei
  •  Burundi
  •  Canada
  •  Cape Verde
  •  Chile
  •  China
  •  Comoros
  •  Costa Rica
  •  Cuba
  •  Dominican Republic
  •  Ecuador
  •  Egypt
  •  El Salvador
  •  Equatorial Guinea
  •  Ethiopia
  •  Georgia
  •  Guatemala
  •  Guyana
  •  Haiti
  •  Honduras
  •  Iceland
  •  India
  •  Indonesia
  •  Iran
  •  Israel
  •  Japan
  •  Kazakhstan
  •  Kuwait
  •  Kyrgyzstan
  •  Liechtenstein
  •  Macao
  •  Marshall Islands
  •  Mexico
  •  Micronesia
  •  Moldova
  •  Monaco
  •  New Zealand
  •  Nicaragua
  •  Norway
  •  Palau
  •  Palestine
  •  Panama
  •  Papua New Guinea
  •  Paraguay
  •  Peru
  •  Russia
  •  Rwanda
  •  San Marino
  •  Sao Tome and Principe
  •  Senegal
  •  Serbia
  •  South Korea
  •  Suriname
  •   Switzerland
  •  Tajikistan
  •  Turkey
  •  Turkmenistan
  •  Ukraine
  •  United Arab Emirates
  •  United States
  •  Uruguay
  •  Uzbekistan
  •   Vatican City
  •  Venezuela

The visa is valid for either 30 days (for visits on business) or 3 months (for touristic visits).