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China visa requirements for Zimbabwe citizens
Updated 2026-07-07 · verified against the Passport Index dataset
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Visa required
Yes — Zimbabwe citizens need a visa for China.
Entry details
Travelling to China on a Zimbabwe passport, you need a visa obtained in advance. The Zimbabwe passport currently ranks #143 of 199 worldwide, with 61 destinations reachable visa-free or via visa on arrival / eTA.
China is moderately open to foreign passports, admitting 67 of the world's 198 other passports without a prior visa; its own passport ranks #106 with 83 open destinations. Interestingly China citizens have the better deal, facing only visa on arrival in the opposite direction.
In the opposite direction, China citizens travelling to Zimbabwe face: visa on arrival.
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