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Eastern Africa travel guide

Zimbabwe

Entry rules for every passport, key facts and neighbouring destinations.

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Key facts

Official name
Republic of Zimbabwe
Capital
Harare
Currency
Botswana pula (BWP P), Chinese yuan (CNY ¥), Euro (EUR €), British pound (GBP £), Indian rupee (INR ₹), Japanese yen (JPY ¥), United States dollar (USD $), South African rand (ZAR Rs), Zimbabwean bonds (ZWB $)
Languages
Chibarwe, English, Kalanga, Khoisan, Ndau, Northern Ndebele, Chewa, Shona, Sotho, Tonga, Tswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa, Zimbabwean Sign Language
Calling code
+263
Area
3,90,757 km²
Region
Eastern Africa · landlocked

Who can get in easily

144 of 198 passports can enter Zimbabwe without arranging a visa in advance.

  • Visa-free
  • Visa on arrival
  • eTA
  • eVisa
  • Visa required

Visa requirements for Zimbabwe by passport

Pick any passport above to see the full requirements, or use the selector at the top.

Nearby countries

Sources: Wikipedia's "Visa requirements for … citizens" articles (CC BY-SA 4.0) for 199 passports; Passport Index Data (imorte), scraped from passportindex.org, published 17 Feb 2026 for the rest. Last checked 11 Oct 2026.