Visa Information
ZIMBABWE VISA APPLICATION GUIDELINES
Zimbabwe has three Visa categories and, for short-term holidays or for MICE groups, formalities are straightforward. For fresh updates on the Visa regulations, and to apply for your visa online (Category C) look at https://www.evisa.gov.zw/#/Home
Category A: Countries whose nationals do NOT require a Visa and will be granted free and easy entry at all border posts.
Category B: Countries whose nationals are provided with a Visa at port of entry on payment of stipulated fees. These visas are awarded on arrival at the Airport or border post. It is not necessary for you to obtain visas through your home-country agency.
Category C: Countries whose nationals require a visa prior to travelling. Although applications may be made through a Zimbabwe High Commission in your home or neighbouring country it is best to apply online here: https://www.evisa.gov.zw/#/Home
Passport Requirements
All Categories need:
- Passport valid for at least 6 months from your date of entry
- Return ticket to your country (or sufficient funds to purchase one)
- Sufficient funds to cover your stay in Zimbabwe
Visa Categories
Single Entry: Allows one entry only into Zimbabwe.
Double Entry: Allows one or two entries into Zimbabwe. Valid for 90 days from the date of issue.
Multiple Entry: This cannot be granted at your port of entry into Zimbabwe. Apply in advance.
Children: Zimbabwe charges full visa fees for anyone required to have a visa, including infants and children.
Zimbabwe Visa Fees
Visitors arriving from Category B countries (listed below) pay their visa fee on arrival. Category C visitors who applied for a visa online also pay visas on arrival. US$ cash is highly recommended.
ZIMBABWE VISA FEES | |
Single Entry | US$ 30 |
Double Entry | US$ 45 |
Multiple Entry | US$ 55 |
Visa Requirements
Here are the three categories. If you also plan to visit Zambia during your stay, such as crossing the bridge at Victoria Falls, you will require a KAZA visa.
CATEGORY A Countries whose nationals do NOT require a Zimbabwe Visa |
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Angola Antigua & Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados Belize Botswana Cayman Islands Congo (DRC) Cyprus Fiji Ghana Grenada Hong Kong Jamaica Kenya Kiribati Leeward Islands Lesotho Madagascar Malaysia Malawi Maldives |
Malta Mauritius Montserrat Mozambique Namibia Nauru Samoa Western Seychelles Singapore Solomon Islands South Africa St Kitts & Nevis St Lucia St Vincent & The Grenadines Swaziland Tanzania Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Turk & Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda Vanuatu Zambia |
CATEGORY B Countries whose nationals are afforded a Zimbabwe Visa at port of entry on payment of designated fees. |
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Albania Algeria Andorra Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Belarus Belgium Bermuda Bhutan Bosnia-Herzegovina Brazil British Virgin Islands Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burundi *Canada Cape Verde Islands Chile **China Comoros Islands Cook Islands Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Czech Republic Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Estonia Ethiopia Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia French West Indies Georgia Germany Gibraltar Greece Guam Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran *Ireland Israel Italy |
Japan Kazakhstan Korea (South) Kyrgyzstan Kuwait Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxemburg Macau Marshall Islands Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Netherlands New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Norfolk Islands Northern Mariana Islands Norway Palau Island Palestine Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Reunion Romania Russia Rwanda Samoa (America) San Marino Sao Tome & Principe Senegal Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Suriname Sweden Switzerland Tajikistan Turkey Turkmenistan Ukraine United Arab Emirates *United Kingdom United States of America Uruguay Uzbekistan Vatican Venezuela Virgin Islands |
* Based on a reciprocity basis British, Irish and Canadian citizens are exceptions to the standard visa fees. Visas may be obtained upon arrival.
** Only Chinese tourists travelling as a group cleared by Tour Operators and Travel Agencies in the People’s Republic of China qualify. Chinese business persons and other citizens of the People’s Republic of China as approved by their government need to apply for visas online.
CATEGORY B: EXCEPTIONS | |
British and Irish | |
Single Entry | US$ 55 |
Double Entry | US$ 70 |
Canada | |
Single Entry | US$ 75 |
CATEGORY C: Countries whose nationals are required to apply for and obtain a Zimbabwe visa prior to travelling. |
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Afghanistan Anguilla Bangladesh Benin Bolivia Burkina Faso Cambodia Cameroon Central Africa Republic Chad China (Non tour) Colombia Conakry Congo (Brazzaville) Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Djibouti Republic Eritrea Gabon Gambia Guinea Guinea Bissau Iraq Jordan Korea (DPRK) Kosovo Laos Lebanon Liberia Libya |
Mali Mauritania Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Myanmar Nepal Niger Nigeria Oman Pakistan Philippines Qatar Refugee Saudi Arabia Sierra Leone Somalia South Sudan Sri Lanka Sudan Syria Taiwan Thailand The Former Yugoslav Republic Of Macedonia Togo Tunisia Vietnam Yemen Rep |
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