Visa Requirements
If you are staying for less than six months, you can enter Zimbabwe with a minimum of formalities although a visitor’s visa is still required to enter Zimbabwe.
All categories of visitors need:-
• Passport valid for at least six months from the date of entry.
• Return ticket, or enough money to buy one.
• Sufficient funds to cover the planned stay in Zimbabwe.
• Enough blank pages in your passport to fit the required entry visa.
CATEGORY A | ||
Angola | Leeward Islands | St Vincent & The Grenadines Swaziland Tanzania |
CATEGORY B | ||
Algeria | Haiti Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania | Rwanda |
These visas are easiest obtained on your arrival at the Airport or border post. Getting them done via an agency in your home country will often cost quite a bit more and be a lot more trouble.
CATEGORY C | |||
Afghanistan | Ecuador Eritrea Laos | Libya Paraguay | Reunion |
Visitors must apply through an agency, or the Zimbabwe High Commission in your home country, or online (www www.evisa.gov.zw)
The Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier (KAZA) UniVisa was available for most Category B countries meaning visitors could travel as frequently as they like between Angola, Botswana, Zambia, Namibia and Zimbabwe for a standard one-off fee of $50 has been suspended since November 2015 when the stickers ran out. It was a pilot project run by Zimbabwe and Zambia, to ease tourist travel back and forth between the two countries, as well as for day trips into Botswana. It was mainly used by tourists who wanted to enjoy the Victoria Falls area in both Zimbabwe and Zambia without the hassle and expense of purchasing multiple visas on either side. Visitors to Zimbabwe and Zambia can still get the standard visas such as the single and double entry visas, as well as the day-tripper visas in Zambia.
However we are told the stickers have been reprinted and that the KAZA UniVisa will be issued from 1st May 2016.
Visitors cannot obtain a multiple entry visa at the port of entry into Zimbabwe; they may enter Zimbabwe on a single entry visa and then obtain a multiple entry visa from the town office, but this may take up to seven working days to be issued. A multiple entry visa can be obtained from the Zimbabwe Embassy in your country prior to departure for Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe now charges a full visa fee for any individual who is required to have a visa including infants and children.
British and USA passport holders need a Zimbabwe visa to visit Zimbabwe which can be obtained from the Zimbabwe Embassy in your country, or on arrival in Zimbabwe. Most visitors find it easier and cheaper to get one at the port of entry, although it must be paid in cash as credit /debit cards or cheques are not accepted.
Visitors visa are currently being given with entry permission for up to 90 days, although visitors can apply to have this period renewed and extended if required. Latest visa costs can be found on the website (www www.evisa.gov.zw) Visitors should note that credit /debit cards or cheque are not accepted in payment of visas and should bring sufficient US Dollars with them.