No visa needed

Do citizens of Zimbabwe need a visa for Iran?

Citizens of Zimbabwe don’t need a visa for Iran and can stay up to 15 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Zimbabwe: the passport opens 36 countries visa-free; Harare — Tehran: ≈ 6,320 km, about 8.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 15 days

Can I travel to Iran without a visa on a Zimbabwe passport?

Yes, citizens of Zimbabwe don’t need a visa for Iran for up to 15 days. A valid passport is enough.

Iran visa rules at a glance

With a Zimbabwe passport you can visit 36 countries visa-free, 20 with a visa on arrival and 45 with an e-visa; 97 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Zimbabwe passport ranks 130th of 199.
Zimbabwe passport: visa-free access to 36 countries; Iran passport: 13.
Citizens of Zimbabwe and Iran can travel together visa-free to 5 countries, for example: Seychelles, Malaysia, Dominica, Haiti, and Micronesia.
Citizens of Iran, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe visa for citizens of Iran

Travelling to Iran: good to know

Harare — Tehran: about 6,320 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 8.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +1.5 hours.
Local time: Harare 12:00 — Tehran 13:30.
Local currency: Iranian Rial.
Languages: Persian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ IRR 1,541,045.
Iran is the 66th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Zimbabwe.