No visa needed

Do citizens of the DR Congo need a visa for Zimbabwe?

Citizens of the DR Congo don’t need a visa for Zimbabwe and can stay up to 90 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 the DR Congo: the passport opens 16 countries visa-free; Kinshasa — Harare: ≈ 2,280 km, about 3.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Zimbabwe without a visa on a DR Congo passport?

Yes, citizens of the DR Congo don’t need a visa for Zimbabwe for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Zimbabwe visa rules at a glance

With a DR Congo passport you can visit 16 countries visa-free, 23 with a visa on arrival and 50 with an e-visa; 109 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the DR Congo passport ranks 180th of 199.
DR Congo passport: visa-free access to 16 countries; Zimbabwe passport: 36.
Citizens of the DR Congo and Zimbabwe can travel together visa-free to 14 countries, for example: Rwanda, Benin, Uganda, Kenya, Gambia, Seychelles, Mauritius, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Singapore, Haiti, Philippines, and Micronesia.
Citizens of Zimbabwe, in turn, don’t need a visa for the DR Congo. DR Congo visa for citizens of Zimbabwe

Travelling to Zimbabwe: good to know

Kinshasa — Harare: about 2,280 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 3.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +1 hour.
Local time: Kinshasa 12:00 — Harare 13:00.
Local currency: Botswanan Pula, Chinese Yuan, Euro, British Pound, Indian Rupee, Japanese Yen, US Dollar, South African Rand, and ZWB.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ BWP 14.
Zimbabwe is the 20th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the DR Congo.