What the India visa rules mean for Zimbabwe travellers
Zimbabwe passport holders need an eVisa to enter India. You apply online, upload a passport scan and a photo, pay the fee and receive the visa by email. Apply at least one to two weeks before your trip and print the approval — some airlines and border officers ask to see it on paper.
The main option is the e-Tourist Visa — 30 Days. India also offers e-Tourist Visa — 1 Year and e-Tourist Visa — 5 Years — see the visa options above.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, India applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: India's e-Visa instructions say the passport should have at least six months' validity at the time of applying for the e-Visa and at least two blank pages for stamping. The UK Foreign Office tells British nationals thei…
- Blank passport pages: Your passport needs at least 2 blank pages.
- Vaccinations: Yellow fever: India's Bureau of Immigration says anyone arriving from or transiting through a yellow fever endemic country by air or sea must hold a valid yellow fever vaccination certificate, and that foreigners or Indians (excludin…
- Vaccinations: Polio (OPV/IPV): WHO's country list says India requires proof of oral polio vaccination, taken at least 4 weeks before departure, from resident national travellers from polio-endemic countries (Afghanistan, Nigeria, Pakistan) and from c…
India entry rules compared
India lets 3 passports in without a visa, issues eVisas to 165 and requires an embassy visa from 30. Zimbabwe citizens are treated the same way as Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi and Cameroon. Overall the Zimbabwe passport ranks #129 in the world with 37 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Asia? With a Zimbabwe passport you can also visit 5 countries in the region without a visa, including Hong Kong, Iran, Malaysia, Philippines and Singapore.
In the other direction, India citizens need visa on arrival to visit Zimbabwe.