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Zim visa regime among Africa's most restrictive: African Development Bank (AfDB) report

Zim visa regime among Africa's most restrictive: African Development Bank (AfDB)  report

A report by the African Development Bank (AfDB) has rated Zimbabwe’s visa regime on number 21 on the Visa Openness Index out of 54 countries on the continent.

Zimbabwe’s visa regime has three categories, namely A- in which citizens from selected countries are exempt from visa requirements, B – where citizens of the targeted countries apply for visas on arrival and C, where those falling in the group are required to apply for a visa while still in their home country.

The report which was done in collaboration with the African Union Commission and the World Economic Forum measures placed Zimbabwe at number 21 together with Zambia with a score of 0.433 points and in terms of visa openness by category Zimbabwe is ranked number 17 on No Visa, number 8 on Visa on arrival and 29 on Visa’s required.

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