# Zimbabwe passport to Puerto Rico: Entry restricted

Current access classification: **Entry restricted** — Ordinary visitor entry is prohibited or currently suspended.

Access data checked August 24, 2026. Evidence status: **official evidence collected**.

This page concerns ordinary short visits unless an official source states otherwise. Authorities apply the current rule, and individual circumstances can change the applicable treatment.

## Evidence timeline

- **January 1, 2026 — PP 10998 partial B-1/B-2 visitor-entry suspension** (Entry restricted)
  PP 10998 suspends B-1, B-2, and B-1/B-2 visitor entry and visa issuance for the specified nationals, subject to its express grandfathering and exceptions.
  - For ordinary short visitors, the partial suspension covers B-1, B-2, and B-1/B-2 visas; it also covers F, M, J, and immigrant visas outside this visitor policy.
  - The suspension took effect at 12:01 a.m. EST on 2026-01-01 and applies only to people outside the United States then who lacked a valid visa; PP 10998 does not revoke earlier visas.
  - Categorical exceptions include lawful permanent residents, specified diplomatic or official visa holders, qualifying special immigrant visas, and certain major-sporting-event participants.
  - A dual national is outside the restriction when travelling on a passport issued by a country not designated by PP 10998.
  - The Attorney General, Secretary of State, or Secretary of Homeland Security may grant an individual critical-national-interest or national-interest exception under the proclamation.
  - The proclamation does not limit asylum, refugee status, withholding of removal, or Convention Against Torture protection under United States law.
  Official sources:
  - [The White House: Presidential Proclamation 10998: partial B-visitor entry suspension](https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/12/restricting-and-limiting-the-entry-of-foreign-nationals-to-protect-the-security-of-the-united-states/)
  - [United States Department of State: PP 10998 current partial B-visitor visa-issuance suspension](https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/suspension-of-visa-issuance-to-foreign-nationals-to-protect-the-security-of-the-united-states.html)
  - [Office of the Law Revision Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives: 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(38), geographical definition of United States](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1101&num=0&edition=prelim)

## Useful links

- [HTML evidence page](https://multipassrank.com/zimbabwe-puerto-rico-entry-restricted)
- [Zimbabwe passport access](https://multipassrank.com/passport/zimbabwe)
- [All passport requirements for Puerto Rico](https://multipassrank.com/destination/puerto-rico)
- [Dataset license](https://multipassrank.com/data-license)