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Zimbabwe visa for citizens of France

Citizens of France get a Zimbabwe visa on arrival at passport control. You don’t apply in advance, but border officers check your passport, return ticket and accommodation. Visago checks your documents before you travel. It costs $19.

For citizens of France: the passport opens 123 countries visa-free; Paris — Harare: ≈ 7,940 km, about 10.5 hours of flying.

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

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

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Zimbabwe visa rules at a glance

With a France passport you can visit 123 countries visa-free, 26 with a visa on arrival and 34 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the France passport ranks 3rd of 199.
France passport: visa-free access to 123 countries; Zimbabwe passport: 36.
Citizens of France and Zimbabwe can travel together visa-free to 28 countries, for example: Palestine, Gambia, Rwanda, Angola, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago, Haiti, Zambia, Malawi, Seychelles, Botswana, and Belize.
Both countries use the same currency — Euro — so there is no need to exchange money.
Citizens of Zimbabwe, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to France. France visa for citizens of Zimbabwe

Travelling to Zimbabwe: good to know

Paris — Harare: about 7,940 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 10.5 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
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 139th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of France.