Zimbabwe entry requirements, by passport
Zimbabwe visa requirements at a glance: 144 of the 198 passports VisaRadar tracks can enter Zimbabwe without arranging a visa beforehand: visa-free, with a visa on arrival, or with an electronic travel authorisation. The other 54 must obtain a visa before they travel.
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We'll take you straight to the entry requirements for Zimbabwe for your nationality.
What we've verified for Zimbabwe
Beyond the yes/no matrix, we've checked these against an official primary source (last checked 25 September 2026). The specifics depend on your nationality: open your passport's row in the table for the detail that applies to you.
- Required documents (3)
- Required vaccinations
- Customs limits (cash, alcohol, tobacco)
- Overstay penalties
- Stay and transit rules
Sources: exteriores.gob.es (travel advice of Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Zimbabwe, updated 9 June 2026: six-month passport and no ID cards, extendable 30-day visa, USD 30, 45 and 55 fees, KAZA, deportation, fines and prison, minors via South Africa, Victoria Falls entry, yellow fever, risk areas); gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/zimbabwe (UK Government: three pages, e-Visa, KAZA and where to get it, Embassy in London, temporary work permits, gemstones, pornography, USD 10,000 declaration and exit with more than 2,000, journalists); sanidad.gob.es ("Listado de países") and who.int (WHO): yellow fever; data.unesco.org (World Heritage List). All checked on 25 September 2026. Also: zimra.co.zw (Zimbabwe Revenue Authority, "Traveler's Rebate": USD 200 allowance, 5 litres of alcohol including 2 of spirits, and exclusions, 25 September 2026).
This table summarises the exact entry mechanism for every passport we track. The difference between entering visa-free, with an electronic authorisation, with an e-Visa, or with a traditional visa is explained in visa, e-Visa, and electronic authorisation: what's the difference. How we verify every row before publishing it is on methodology.
Base entry rules refreshed 12 October 2026. Published: 25 September 2026.
| Passport | Requirement | Max. stay |
|---|---|---|
| Visa-free | ||
| Albania | Visa on arrival | — |
| Algeria | Visa on arrival | — |
| Andorra | Visa on arrival | — |
| Angola | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Argentina | Visa on arrival | — |
| Armenia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Australia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Austria | Visa on arrival | — |
| Azerbaijan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Bahamas | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Bahrain | Visa on arrival | — |
| Barbados | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Belarus | Visa on arrival | — |
| Belgium | Visa on arrival | — |
| Belize | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Bhutan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa on arrival | — |
| Botswana | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Brazil | Visa on arrival | — |
| Brunei | Visa on arrival | — |
| Bulgaria | Visa on arrival | — |
| Burundi | Visa on arrival | — |
| Canada | Visa on arrival | — |
| Cape Verde | Visa on arrival | — |
| Chile | Visa on arrival | — |
| China | Visa on arrival | — |
| Comoros | Visa on arrival | — |
| Costa Rica | Visa on arrival | — |
| Croatia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Cuba | Visa on arrival | — |
| Cyprus | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Czech Republic | Visa on arrival | — |
| Denmark | Visa on arrival | — |
| Dominican Republic | Visa on arrival | — |
| DR Congo | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Ecuador | Visa on arrival | — |
| Egypt | Visa on arrival | — |
| El Salvador | Visa on arrival | — |
| Equatorial Guinea | Visa on arrival | — |
| Estonia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Eswatini | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Ethiopia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Fiji | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Finland | Visa on arrival | — |
| France | Visa on arrival | — |
| Georgia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Germany | Visa on arrival | — |
| Ghana | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Greece | Visa on arrival | — |
| Grenada | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Guatemala | Visa on arrival | — |
| Guyana | Visa on arrival | — |
| Haiti | Visa on arrival | — |
| Honduras | Visa on arrival | — |
| Hong Kong | Visa-free | 180 days |
| Hungary | Visa on arrival | — |
| Iceland | Visa on arrival | — |
| India | Visa on arrival | — |
| Indonesia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Iran | Visa on arrival | — |
| Ireland | Visa on arrival | — |
| Israel | Visa on arrival | — |
| Italy | Visa on arrival | — |
| Jamaica | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Japan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Kazakhstan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Kenya | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Kiribati | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Kuwait | Visa on arrival | — |
| Kyrgyzstan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Latvia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Lesotho | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Liechtenstein | Visa on arrival | — |
| Lithuania | Visa on arrival | — |
| Luxembourg | Visa on arrival | — |
| Macao | Visa on arrival | — |
| Madagascar | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Malawi | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Malaysia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Maldives | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Malta | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Marshall Islands | Visa on arrival | — |
| Mauritius | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Mexico | Visa on arrival | — |
| Micronesia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Moldova | Visa on arrival | — |
| Monaco | Visa on arrival | — |
| Mozambique | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Namibia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Nauru | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Netherlands | Visa on arrival | — |
| New Zealand | Visa on arrival | — |
| Nicaragua | Visa on arrival | — |
| North Macedonia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Norway | Visa on arrival | — |
| Palau | Visa on arrival | — |
| Palestine | Visa on arrival | — |
| Panama | Visa on arrival | — |
| Papua New Guinea | Visa on arrival | — |
| Paraguay | Visa on arrival | — |
| Peru | Visa on arrival | — |
| Poland | Visa on arrival | — |
| Portugal | Visa on arrival | — |
| Romania | Visa on arrival | — |
| Russia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Rwanda | Visa on arrival | — |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Saint Lucia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Samoa | Visa-free | 90 days |
| San Marino | Visa on arrival | — |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Visa on arrival | — |
| Senegal | Visa on arrival | — |
| Serbia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Seychelles | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Singapore | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Slovakia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Slovenia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Solomon Islands | Visa-free | 90 days |
| South Africa | Visa-free | 90 days |
| South Korea | Visa on arrival | — |
| Spain | Visa on arrival | — |
| Suriname | Visa on arrival | — |
| Sweden | Visa on arrival | — |
| Switzerland | Visa on arrival | — |
| Tajikistan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Tanzania | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Tonga | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Turkey | Visa on arrival | — |
| Turkmenistan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Tuvalu | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Uganda | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Ukraine | Visa on arrival | — |
| United Arab Emirates | Visa on arrival | — |
| United Kingdom | Visa on arrival | — |
| United States | Visa on arrival | — |
| Uruguay | Visa on arrival | — |
| Uzbekistan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Vanuatu | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Vatican | Visa on arrival | — |
| Venezuela | Visa on arrival | — |
| Zambia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Visa required | ||
| Afghanistan | e-Visa | — |
| Bangladesh | e-Visa | — |
| Benin | e-Visa | — |
| Bolivia | e-Visa | — |
| Burkina Faso | e-Visa | — |
| Cambodia | e-Visa | — |
| Cameroon | e-Visa | — |
| Central African Republic | e-Visa | — |
| Chad | e-Visa | — |
| Colombia | e-Visa | — |
| Djibouti | e-Visa | — |
| Dominica | e-Visa | — |
| Eritrea | e-Visa | — |
| Gabon | e-Visa | — |
| Gambia | e-Visa | — |
| Guinea | e-Visa | — |
| Guinea-Bissau | e-Visa | — |
| Iraq | e-Visa | — |
| Ivory Coast | e-Visa | — |
| Jordan | e-Visa | — |
| Kosovo | e-Visa | — |
| Laos | e-Visa | — |
| Lebanon | e-Visa | — |
| Liberia | e-Visa | — |
| Libya | e-Visa | — |
| Mali | e-Visa | — |
| Mauritania | e-Visa | — |
| Mongolia | e-Visa | — |
| Montenegro | e-Visa | — |
| Morocco | e-Visa | — |
| Myanmar | e-Visa | — |
| Nepal | e-Visa | — |
| Niger | e-Visa | — |
| Nigeria | e-Visa | — |
| North Korea | e-Visa | — |
| Oman | e-Visa | — |
| Pakistan | e-Visa | — |
| Philippines | e-Visa | — |
| Qatar | e-Visa | — |
| Republic of the Congo | e-Visa | — |
| Saudi Arabia | e-Visa | — |
| Sierra Leone | e-Visa | — |
| Somalia | e-Visa | — |
| South Sudan | e-Visa | — |
| Sri Lanka | e-Visa | — |
| Sudan | e-Visa | — |
| Syria | e-Visa | — |
| Taiwan | e-Visa | — |
| Thailand | e-Visa | — |
| Timor-Leste | e-Visa | — |
| Togo | e-Visa | — |
| Tunisia | e-Visa | — |
| Vietnam | e-Visa | — |
| Yemen | e-Visa | — |
Zimbabwe rules for every passport
Vaccinations, customs limits and penalties are the same for every traveller. Grounds for refusal depend on how you enter.
Vaccinations
- Yellow fever: a certificate is required from travellers arriving from a country with risk of transmission, except children under one, and from those who have spent more than 12 hours in transit at an airport in one of them.
Customs limits
- Cash
- Cash or travellers' cheques worth 10,000 US dollars or more must be declared, and customs stamps the declaration. It is illegal to leave Zimbabwe with more than 2,000 dollars in cash.
- Alcohol
- Aged 18 and over: up to 5 litres of alcoholic drinks, of which no more than 2 may be spirits, within the general allowance of 200 US dollars per person for goods for personal use. The allowance does not cover meat, fish, dairy, eggs or other staple foods on the ZIMRA list.
- Tobacco
- The tobacco allowance could not be confirmed. Pornographic material is prohibited, and precious or semi-precious stones may only be carried with the correct paperwork.
Overstay penalties
Anyone who exceeds the stay allowed by the visa can be deported, according to Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The amount of any fine could not be confirmed against Zimbabwe's immigration law.
Grounds for refusal
Apply to: Visa-free, e-Visa
- A passport with less than six months' validity or without three blank pages.
- Travelling to work, volunteer or report as a journalist without the permit or accreditation.
- Arriving from a yellow fever risk country without the certificate.
Apply to: Visa on arrival
- A passport with less than six months' validity or without three blank pages.
- No cash dollars to pay for the visa at the border.
- Travelling to work, volunteer or report as a journalist without the permit or accreditation.
- Arriving from a yellow fever risk country without the certificate.
Travel insurance
Each destination decides whether to require insurance, and some check it at the border. If yours does, make sure the policy covers the whole trip.
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Do you need a different visa for Harare, Bulawayo, or Victoria Falls?
No. Zimbabwe sets the requirements, so entering through Harare asks for the same as entering through Bulawayo or Victoria Falls. If you're arriving overland or through a small border post, check that separately: some countries apply their own rules to specific crossings.
What does change is where you file the application when a visa is needed, and that depends on the country you live in rather than the city you're travelling to.
What draws travellers to Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe has five properties on the World Heritage List. Victoria Falls, Mosi-oa-Tunya, shared with Zambia, are the main visit. Great Zimbabwe, the dry-stone city that was capital of a kingdom between the 11th and 15th centuries, gave the country its name, and the Khami ruins near Bulawayo belong to the period that followed. The Matobo Hills combine granite formations with rock paintings, and Mana Pools National Park, on the Zambezi, lets you see wildlife on foot or by canoe. Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs flags no risk areas, but advises against walking in city centres once it gets dark, around 17:30 or 18:00, because there is hardly any street lighting.
Sources for this section: data.unesco.org (World Heritage List: Mana Pools 1984, Great Zimbabwe 1986, Khami Ruins 1986, Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls 1989, Matobo Hills 2003); Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs travel advice for Zimbabwe. Accessed 25 September 2026.
Things to see and do in Zimbabwe
Tours, skip-the-line tickets and day trips, most with free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
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Where can Zimbabwe passport holders travel visa-free? →
Informational only. Always verify requirements with the official embassy or consulate before you travel.