The Zimbabwean passport is issued to citizens of Zimbabwe primarily for international travel. It can also be used for identification in lieu of national registration card or drivers licence. It is the primary proof for citizenship which can be verified through the Registrar General's office in the Ministry of Home Affairs.

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Zimbabwean passport
The front cover of a contemporary Zimbabwean passport.
Type	Passport
Issued by	Zimbabwe
Purpose	Identification and traveling internationally
Eligibility	Zimbabwean citizenship
Expiration	10 years after the date of issue or when used up

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On 15 December 2021, the Zimbabwean government launched the new e-passport in order to meet modern international standards.^[1]

The country code in some Zimbabwean passports were not printed in accordance with the ISO code for Zimbabwe. The country code in these passports is listed as ZIM when it should otherwise be ZWE; this has led to frustrating encounters for Zimbabweans with airline, immigration, and border control officials. This error has often led to officials suspecting such passports to be fake. When the passport's MRZ is scanned, the immigration and checking systems fail to recognise the country code ZIM. Airlines have issued circulars to their staff and published information on their websites highlighting this issue.

As of 1 January 2017^[update], Zimbabwean citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 59 countries and territories, ranking the Zimbabwean passport 77th in terms of travel freedom (tied Ghanaian passport) according to the Henley visa restrictions index.^[2]

• Rhodesian passport (used before 1980)
• Visa requirements for Zimbabwean citizens
• Visa policy of Zimbabwe