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Zimbabwe visa requirements

Current entry categories for 199 passport nationalities, paired with official evidence as it is reviewed.

Access data checked August 24, 20268 official sources collected
Citizenship1Visa-free41Visa on arrival105eVisa52
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199 passports

Citizenship

1

Visa-free

41

Visa on arrival

105

eVisa

52
Policy history

Official evidence timeline

One group agreement or destination policy can support many passport relationships. Dates are recorded only when an official source establishes them.

  1. Current official routeVisa-free

    Category A ordinary passports: Zimbabwe visa-free visitors

    The Department of Immigration Category A schedule and the live official eVisa nationality regime both expressly place this ordinary-passport cohort in the no-visa visitor category.

    • The schedules concern country nationals visiting Zimbabwe; this policy does not establish work, residence, business-only, transit, diplomatic, official, service, refugee or other special-document treatment.
    • The online Zimbabwe Entry Declaration may be pre-filled before travel, but both official pages describe it as an entry declaration and it is not normalized as an ETA or visa.
    • Entry remains subject to ordinary documentary, health, security and immigration examination. The listed sources do not state a universal visitor stay period, proof-of-funds rule, accommodation rule or extension rule for this visa-free cohort.
    40 passport nationalities covered

    Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cyprus, Fiji, Congo (Dem. Rep.), Ghana, Grenada, Hong Kong (SAR China), Kenya, Kiribati, Jamaica, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Seychelles, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, St. Kitts and Nevis, eSwatini, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Uganda, Tanzania, Vanuatu

    Official sourcesDepartment of Immigration Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Department of Immigration: Category ADepartment of Immigration Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe eVisa FAQ and nationality visa regime
  2. Current official routeVisa-free

    Zambian ordinary passport: Zimbabwe Category A visa-free visitor

    Zimbabwe Immigration's current Category A schedule expressly names Zambia. The live eVisa FAQ omits it, so this narrow policy is retained separately with medium confidence rather than treated as a schedule complement.

    • This is a narrow ordinary-passport visitor finding from the Department of Immigration's Category A page. The official eVisa FAQ omission is a mutable-source discrepancy, not evidence of a different route.
    • The Entry Declaration is an optional/pre-fillable processing form, not an ETA or visa. Work, residence, business-only, transit, diplomatic, official, service and special-document routes are outside this policy.
    • Entry remains subject to documentary, health, security and immigration examination; the cited schedule does not state a universal stay, funds, accommodation or extension rule.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Zambia

    Official sourceDepartment of Immigration Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Department of Immigration: Category A
  3. Current official routeVisa on arrival

    Category B ordinary passports: Zimbabwe paid visa on arrival

    The live official eVisa regime expressly allows this cohort to pay for and obtain a visa upon entering Zimbabwe. The optional online application does not displace that easier arrival route.

    • Category B requires a visa, but the official pages expressly permit payment and issuance at a Zimbabwe port of entry. This is therefore visa_on_arrival, even though an applicant may instead apply online before travel.
    • The current portal describes a standard arrival visa as valid for one month; double-entry and multiple-entry options have separate stated validity. Multiple-entry arrival availability is expressly limited to UK, US and Canadian travellers.
    • The Entry Declaration can be pre-filled online but is not an ETA. Visa type, fee and admission remain subject to Immigration's processing and discretion; no business-only, work, residence, transit, diplomatic, official, service or special-document route is included.
    104 passport nationalities covered

    Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burundi, Canada, Cape Verde Islands, Chile, China, Dominica, Comoro Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Czechia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao (SAR China), Marshall Islands, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Palau Islands, Palestinian Territory, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, San Marino, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, North Macedonia, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vatican City, Venezuela

    Official sourcesDepartment of Immigration Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Department of Immigration: Category BDepartment of Immigration Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe eVisa FAQ and nationality visa regime
  4. Current official routeeVisa

    Category C ordinary passports: Zimbabwe advance electronic visitor visa

    The official Category C and eVisa regime require this cohort to apply, pay and obtain approval before travel. Immigration describes the approval as electronically issued and emailed, so it is normalized as evisa rather than visa required.

    • This policy covers only the named Category C ordinary-passport visitor cohort. The eVisa confirmation is issued electronically and emailed; passport stamping on arrival does not convert it into visa on arrival.
    • The official portal says to apply at least three weeks before travel and describes eVisa validity from issue as one month single-entry, three months double-entry, or six months multiple-entry. Processing or payment does not guarantee approval or admission.
    • The Entry Declaration is separate from the eVisa. Work, residence, business-only, transit, diplomatic, official, service, refugee and special-document rules remain outside this baseline; entry is subject to security and Immigration discretion.
    52 passport nationalities covered

    Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Congo (Rep.), North Korea, Djibouti, Eritrea, Gabon, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Iraq, Jordan, Kosovo, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei), Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Vietnam, Yemen, Timor-Leste

    Official sourcesDepartment of Immigration Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Department of Immigration: Category CDepartment of Immigration Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe eVisa FAQ and nationality visa regimeDepartment of Immigration Zimbabwe: Department of Immigration Zimbabwe: eVisa electronic issuance
  5. Current official routeCitizenship

    Zimbabwean citizens: constitutional right to enter Zimbabwe

    The Constitution grants every Zimbabwean citizen the right to enter Zimbabwe, so a Zimbabwean ordinary passport holder is not classified under the foreign-visitor visa regime.

    • This records the constitutional citizen-entry right only. It does not model nationality acquisition, dual-nationality disputes, passport issuance, document validity, criminal process, customs, health, security screening or other border controls.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Zimbabwe

    Official sourceNational Planning Agency of Zimbabwe (government host): Constitution of Zimbabwe: freedom of movement and residence
  6. Current official routeVisa on arrival

    Bolivian ordinary passports: Zimbabwe visa on arrival

    Zimbabwe's Immigration Department lists Bolivia in Category B, whose visas may be obtained at the port of entry.

    • Applies to an ordinary Bolivian passport holder travelling as a short visitor.
    • Category B requires a visa but allows it to be obtained at the port of entry after payment of the corresponding fee.
    • The optional online process does not change the category's border-issuance baseline; purpose, documents, fees and final admission remain separate.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Bolivia

    Official sourcesDepartment of Immigration Zimbabwe: Department of Immigration Zimbabwe: visa regimeDepartment of Immigration Zimbabwe: Category B