No visa needed

Do citizens of Zimbabwe need a visa for the Philippines?

Citizens of Zimbabwe don’t need a visa for the Philippines and can stay up to 30 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 — Manila: ≈ 10,490 km, about 13.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

Can I travel to the Philippines without a visa on a Zimbabwe passport?

Yes, citizens of Zimbabwe don’t need a visa for the Philippines for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Philippines 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; Philippines passport: 34.
Citizens of Zimbabwe and the Philippines can travel together visa-free to 13 countries, for example: Rwanda, Seychelles, Palestine, Malaysia, Singapore, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Haiti, Vanuatu, Micronesia, Fiji, and Hong Kong.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of the Philippines, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe visa for citizens of the Philippines

Travelling to the Philippines: good to know

Harare — Manila: about 10,490 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 13.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +6 hours.
Local time: Harare 12:00 — Manila 18:00.
Local currency: Philippine Peso.
Languages: English and Filipino.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ₱63.
Philippines is the 151st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Zimbabwe.