No visa needed

Do citizens of the Maldives need a visa for Zimbabwe?

Citizens of the Maldives 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 Maldives: the passport opens 54 countries visa-free; Malé — Harare: ≈ 5,260 km, about 7 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 Maldives passport?

Yes, citizens of the Maldives 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 Maldives passport you can visit 54 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 42 with an e-visa; 75 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Maldives passport ranks 101st of 199.
Maldives passport: visa-free access to 54 countries; Zimbabwe passport: 36.
Citizens of the Maldives and Zimbabwe can travel together visa-free to 27 countries, for example: Seychelles, Malaysia, Mauritius, Singapore, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Palestine, Philippines, Zambia, Eswatini, South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, and Micronesia.
Citizens of Zimbabwe, in turn, get a visa on arrival in the Maldives. Maldives visa for citizens of Zimbabwe

Travelling to Zimbabwe: good to know

Malé — Harare: about 5,260 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 7 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −3 hours.
Local time: Malé 12:00 — Harare 09:00.
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 56th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Maldives.