Zimbabwe: visa and entry rules
What you need to get in, how long you may stay, and what an overstay costs
Zimbabwe's borders: every crossing point
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Zimbabwe's land border crossings, listed by the neighbours it shares a border with:
With South Africa: Beitbridge, the busiest crossing in southern Africa; queues here are the norm.
With Zambia: the bridge at Victoria Falls, a crossing made on foot right above the gorge; and Chirundu on the road to Lusaka.
With Botswana: Plumtree - Ramokgwebana and Kazungula.
With Mozambique: Forbes - Machipanda on the road to Beira.
The bridge at Victoria Falls is the most scenic border in the region: people cross it on foot, and bungee-jump from it.
Kazungula is where four countries meet, and the bridge over the Zambezi has made all transit here simpler.
Driving to Zimbabwe
Land routes work with every neighbour; the direction from South Africa via Beitbridge is the busiest.
Several fees are payable at the border for a foreign car - road, carbon and insurance.
Traffic drives on the left.
To take a rental car across the border you need a letter from the rental company.
The period for which a car is admitted into Zimbabwe is set by the local customs service. The rules of neighbouring countries do not carry over here.
Police checkpoints on the roads are frequent, and documents are checked regularly.
Travelling to Zimbabwe with a pet
An import permit is required, arranged in advance with the veterinary service.
A rabies vaccination must be valid on the date of entry.
An international veterinary certificate is required.
Check vaccination timings and quarantine rules for bringing an animal into Zimbabwe with the country's veterinary service before you buy tickets.
Overstaying your visa in Zimbabwe
A fine is charged for exceeding your permitted stay and is paid on departure.
You will have to pay at the border, and that is where you will be told the amount. There is no finding out the sum in Zimbabwe in advance, so do not book a tight connection and keep cash on you.
Go by the stamp in your own passport, not by the general figures in articles: sources describe the mechanics of entry differently.
A serious overstay means deportation and an entry ban.
What else to check before you go
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Entry rules change faster than anything else on this site, and they change without notice. We cross-check every page against several sources and state the date it was verified, but that does not replace the main step: before you travel, check an official source — the country’s consulate, its immigration service or its e-visa portal. Especially if more than a couple of months have passed since our check.