Zimbabwean passport | |
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Type | Passport |
Issued by | Zimbabwe |
Purpose | Identification and traveling internationally |
Eligibility | Zimbabwean citizenship |
Expiration | 10 years after the date of issue or when used up |
The Zimbabwean passport is issued to citizens of Zimbabwe primarily for international travel. It can also be used for identification in lieu of national registration card or drivers licence. It is the primary proof for citizenship which can be verified through the Registrar General's office in the Ministry of Home Affairs.
On 15 December 2021, the Zimbabwean government launched the new e-passport in order to meet modern international standards. [1]
The country code in some Zimbabwean passports were not printed in accordance with the ISO code for Zimbabwe. The country code in these passports is listed as ZIM when it should otherwise be ZWE; this has led to frustrating encounters for Zimbabweans with airline, immigration, and border control officials. This error has often led to officials suspecting such passports to be fake. When the passport's MRZ is scanned, the immigration and checking systems fail to recognise the country code ZIM. Airlines have issued circulars to their staff and published information on their websites highlighting this issue.
As of 1 January 2017 [update] , Zimbabwean citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 59 countries and territories, ranking the Zimbabwean passport 77th in terms of travel freedom (tied Ghanaian passport) according to the Henley visa restrictions index. [2]
Country | VISA FREE ACCESS | VISA ON ARRIVAL | ETA | VISA ONLINE | VISA REQUIRED | Duration of stay | Notes |
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Afghanistan | ✓ | ||||||
Albania | ✓ | ||||||
Algeria | ✓ | ||||||
American Samoa | ✓ | ||||||
Andorra | ✓ | ||||||
Angola | ✓ | ||||||
Anguilla | ✓ | ||||||
Antigua and Barbuda | ✓ | ||||||
Argentina | ✓ | ||||||
Armenia | ✓ | ||||||
Aruba | ✓ | ||||||
Australia | ✓ | ||||||
Austria | ✓ | ||||||
Azerbaijan | ✓ | ||||||
Bahamas | ✓ | ||||||
Bahrain | ✓ | ||||||
Bangladesh | ✓ | ||||||
Barbados | ✓ | ||||||
Belarus | ✓ | ||||||
Belgium | ✓ | ||||||
Belize | ✓ | ||||||
Benin | ✓ | ||||||
Bermuda | ✓ | ||||||
Bhutan | ✓ | ||||||
Bolivia | ✓ | ||||||
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba | ✓ | ||||||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | ✓ | ||||||
Botswana | ✓ | ||||||
Brazil | ✓ | ||||||
British Virgin Islands | ✓ | ||||||
Brunei | ✓ | ||||||
Bulgaria | ✓ | ||||||
Burkina Faso | ✓ | ||||||
Burundi | ✓ | ||||||
Cambodia | ✓ | ||||||
Cameroon | ✓ | ||||||
Canada | ✓ | ||||||
Cape Verde | ✓ | ||||||
Cayman Islands | ✓ | ||||||
Central African Republic | ✓ | ||||||
Chad | ✓ | ||||||
Chile | ✓ | ||||||
China | ✓ | ||||||
Colombia | ✓ | ||||||
Comoros | ✓ | ||||||
Congo | ✓ | ||||||
Congo (Dem. Rep.) | ✓ | ||||||
Cook Islands | ✓ | ||||||
Costa Rica | ✓ | ||||||
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | ✓ | ||||||
Croatia | ✓ | ||||||
Cuba | ✓ | ||||||
Curacao | ✓ | ||||||
Cyprus | ✓ | ||||||
Czech Republic | ✓ | ||||||
Denmark | ✓ | ||||||
Djibouti | ✓ | ||||||
Dominica | ✓ | ||||||
Dominican Republic | ✓ | ||||||
Ecuador | ✓ | ||||||
Egypt | ✓ | ||||||
El Salvador | ✓ | ||||||
Equatorial Guinea | ✓ | ||||||
Eritrea | ✓ | ||||||
Estonia | ✓ | ||||||
Eswatini | ✓ | ||||||
Ethiopia | ✓ | ||||||
Falkland Islands | ✓ | ||||||
Faroe Islands | ✓ | ||||||
Fiji | ✓ | ||||||
Finland | ✓ | ||||||
France | ✓ | ||||||
French Guiana | ✓ | ||||||
French Polynesia | ✓ | ||||||
French West Indies | ✓ | ||||||
Gabon | ✓ | ||||||
Gambia | ✓ | ||||||
Georgia | ✓ | ||||||
Germany | ✓ | ||||||
Ghana | ✓ | ||||||
Gibraltar | ✓ | ||||||
Greece | ✓ | ||||||
Greenland | ✓ | ||||||
Grenada | ✓ | ||||||
Guam | ✓ | ||||||
Guatemala | ✓ | ||||||
Guinea | ✓ | ||||||
Guinea-Bissau | ✓ | ||||||
Guyana | ✓ | ||||||
Haiti | ✓ | ||||||
Honduras | ✓ | ||||||
Hong Kong | ✓ | ||||||
Hungary | ✓ | ||||||
Iceland | ✓ | ||||||
India | ✓ | ||||||
Indonesia | ✓ | ||||||
Iran | ✓ | ||||||
Iraq | ✓ | ||||||
Ireland | ✓ | ||||||
Israel | ✓ | ||||||
Italy | ✓ | ||||||
Jamaica | ✓ | ||||||
Japan | ✓ | ||||||
Jordan | ✓ | ||||||
Kazakhstan | ✓ | ||||||
Kenya | ✓ | ||||||
Kiribati | ✓ | ||||||
Kosovo | ✓ | ||||||
Kuwait | ✓ | ||||||
Kyrgyzstan | ✓ | ||||||
Laos | ✓ | ||||||
Latvia | ✓ | ||||||
Lebanon | ✓ | ||||||
Lesotho | ✓ | ||||||
Liberia | ✓ | ||||||
Libya | ✓ | ||||||
Liechtenstein | ✓ | ||||||
Lithuania | ✓ | ||||||
Luxembourg | ✓ | ||||||
Macao | ✓ | ||||||
Madagascar | ✓ | ||||||
Malawi | ✓ | ||||||
Malaysia | ✓ | ||||||
Maldives | ✓ | ||||||
Mali | ✓ | ||||||
Malta | ✓ | ||||||
Marshall Islands | ✓ | ||||||
Mauritania | ✓ | ||||||
Mauritius | ✓ | ||||||
Mayotte | ✓ | ||||||
Mexico | ✓ | ||||||
Micronesia | ✓ | ||||||
Moldova | ✓ | ||||||
Monaco | ✓ | ||||||
Mongolia | ✓ | ||||||
Montenegro | ✓ | ||||||
Montserrat | ✓ | ||||||
Morocco | ✓ | ||||||
Mozambique | ✓ | ||||||
Myanmar | ✓ | ||||||
Namibia | ✓ | ||||||
Nauru | ✓ | ||||||
Nepal | ✓ | ||||||
Netherlands | ✓ | ||||||
New Caledonia | ✓ | ||||||
New Zealand | ✓ | ||||||
Nicaragua | ✓ | ||||||
Niger | ✓ | ||||||
Nigeria | ✓ | ||||||
Niue | ✓ | ||||||
Norfolk Island | ✓ | ||||||
North Korea | ✓ | ||||||
North Macedonia | ✓ | ||||||
Northern Mariana Islands | ✓ | ||||||
Norway | ✓ | ||||||
Oman | ✓ | ||||||
Pakistan | ✓ | ||||||
Palau | ✓ | ||||||
Palestinian Territories | ✓ | ||||||
Panama | ✓ | ||||||
Papua New Guinea | ✓ | ||||||
Paraguay | ✓ | ||||||
Peru | ✓ | ||||||
Philippines | ✓ | ||||||
Poland | ✓ | ||||||
Portugal | ✓ | ||||||
Puerto Rico | ✓ | ||||||
Qatar | ✓ | ||||||
Reunion | ✓ | ||||||
Romania | ✓ | ||||||
Russia | ✓ | ||||||
Rwanda | ✓ | ||||||
Saint Kitts and Nevis | ✓ | ||||||
Saint Lucia | ✓ | ||||||
Samoa | ✓ | ||||||
San Marino | ✓ | ||||||
Sao Tome and Principe | ✓ | ||||||
Saudi Arabia | ✓ | ||||||
Senegal | ✓ | ||||||
Serbia | ✓ | ||||||
Seychelles | ✓ | ||||||
Sierra Leone | ✓ | ||||||
Singapore | ✓ | ||||||
Slovakia | ✓ | ||||||
Slovenia | ✓ | ||||||
Solomon Islands | ✓ | ||||||
Somalia | ✓ | ||||||
South Africa | ✓ | ||||||
South Korea | ✓ | ||||||
South Sudan | ✓ | ||||||
Spain | ✓ | ||||||
Sri Lanka | ✓ | ||||||
St. Helena | ✓ | ||||||
St. Maarten | ✓ | ||||||
St. Pierre and Miquelon | ✓ | ||||||
St. Vincent and the Grenadines | ✓ | ||||||
Sudan | ✓ | ||||||
Suriname | ✓ | ||||||
Sweden | ✓ | ||||||
Switzerland | ✓ | ||||||
Syria | ✓ | ||||||
Taiwan | ✓ | ||||||
Tajikistan | ✓ | ||||||
Tanzania | ✓ | ||||||
Thailand | ✓ | ||||||
Timor-Leste | ✓ | ||||||
Togo | ✓ | ||||||
Tonga | ✓ | ||||||
Trinidad and Tobago | ✓ | ||||||
Tunisia | ✓ | ||||||
Turkey | ✓ | ||||||
Turkmenistan | ✓ | ||||||
Turks and Caicos Islands | ✓ | ||||||
Tuvalu | ✓ | ||||||
Uganda | ✓ | ||||||
Ukraine | ✓ | ||||||
United Arab Emirates | ✓ | ||||||
United Kingdom | ✓ | ||||||
United States of America | ✓ | ||||||
Uruguay | ✓ | ||||||
US Virgin Islands | ✓ | ||||||
Uzbekistan | ✓ | ||||||
Vanuatu | ✓ | ||||||
Vatican City | ✓ | ||||||
Venezuela | ✓ | ||||||
Vietnam | ✓ | ||||||
Wallis and Futuna | ✓ | ||||||
Yemen | ✓ | ||||||
Zambia | ✓ |
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