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Zimbabwe photo specifications

Photo sizes and rules for 2 documents issued in Zimbabwe, taken from the issuing authorities and linked to their official pages.

Based on 4 official sources · last checked Official sources

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At a glance

Zimbabwean passport applications made through an embassy need two colour photos of 3.5 x 4.5 cm (35 x 45 mm) on a strictly white background, with no glasses or jewellery. Zimbabwe visas are mostly applied for online: the eVisa portal asks for a recent face picture as a JPEG, PNG or PDF under 1 MB, and no visa photo size or background is published.

Overview

Two different departments handle the documents on this page. The Civil Registry Department, under the Registrar General, issues Zimbabwean passports, including the e-passport issued since January 2022. Applicants in Zimbabwe apply online and book an enrolment appointment, while those abroad apply on paper at an embassy with two printed photos.

Visas for visitors are issued by the Department of Immigration. Most travellers either apply on its eVisa portal, which takes an uploaded face picture, or buy a visa at the port of entry, where embassies list two passport-size photos. The passport rules give a precise size and background; the visa rules do not.

Photo specifications by document

Passports

Zimbabwe Passports
DocumentPrint sizeDigital sizeBackground
Passport35 × 45 mm—White

Visas and travel authorisations

Zimbabwe Visas and travel authorisations
DocumentPrint sizeDigital sizeBackground
Visa——No colour published for visa photos

Frequently asked questions

Only the passport size is published: 3.5 x 4.5 cm for embassy applications. Visa pages ask for passport-size photographs or, on the eVisa portal, a recent face picture, without giving dimensions or a background colour.

The Civil Registry Department, under the Registrar General, issues passports, and all passports are processed in Zimbabwe even when you apply at an embassy. Visas for visitors are issued by the Department of Immigration, mostly through its eVisa portal or at the port of entry.

Not for the eVisa, which takes an uploaded face picture as a JPEG, PNG or PDF under 1 MB. For a visa bought at the port of entry, the embassies in Washington and Paris list two passport-size photos, and the paper visa form also asks for two.

Zimbabwean citizens in Zimbabwe use the Civil Registry Department's passport portal to book an enrolment appointment. Visitors use the Department of Immigration's eVisa portal. The Department has warned against third-party visa websites.

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Official sources

  1. Civil Registry Department, Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe Passports Office online application civilregistry.gov.zw. Checked 2 November 2026.
  2. Embassy of the Republic of Zimbabwe, Berlin. Passports zimembassyberlin.gov.zw. Checked 2 November 2026.
  3. Department of Immigration, Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe eVisa FAQs evisa.gov.zw. Checked 2 November 2026.
  4. Department of Immigration, Zimbabwe. Department of Immigration Zimbabwe zimimmigration.gov.zw. Checked 2 November 2026.
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"Zimbabwe photo specifications". WorldPhotoSpecs. Last updated 4 November 2026. https://worldphotospecs.org/zimbabwe

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