Greece visa for Zimbabwean citizens

Greece’s tourist visa costs €90 at the standard rate published by its authorities. Processing time, as Greece states it: Decision normally within 15 calendar days of an admissible application; longer in individual cases that need more checks (the Visa Code allows up to 45 days). Longest stay on the tourist visa: Up to 90 days in any 180-day period in the whole Schengen area.

Greece has 1 mission in Zimbabwe, with its embassy in Harare.

In 2025, Greece’s embassy and consulates in Zimbabwe (Harare) received 448 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 354. 20.8% of applications were refused. In 2024 it had been 10.9%: the rate rose by 9.9 points, a sharp increase. Applications rose by 57% compared with 2024 (286).

For comparison, all Schengen states together refused 15.4% of the applications lodged in Zimbabwe that year, from 1.9% at the consulates of Italy to 42.7% at those of the Netherlands. Greece’s consulates worldwide refused 14.5%. Greece was the 6th most applied-for Schengen state in Zimbabwe.

You apply to the Schengen state that is your main destination (the longest stay or the main purpose; the state of first entry only when there is none), so a lower rate elsewhere is no reason to apply there. The figures cover applications lodged in Zimbabwe, by any nationality: mostly citizens, but also residents from other countries.

For a trip from Zimbabwe to Greece, the published travel advice reads as follows: the US State Department rates Greece at Level 1, exercise normal precautions (updated 22 October 2025), the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office does not advise against travel to Greece (updated 11 August 2026) and the German Foreign Office has no travel warning for Greece (updated 15 October 2026). Each ministry writes for its own citizens.

How long Zimbabwean citizens can stay in Greece

How long Zimbabwean citizens may stay in Greece is set by the visa issued, and the visa type must match the purpose of the trip.

How Zimbabwean citizens apply

In Zimbabwe, applications go to the Greek embassy in Harare, or to a visa centre acting for Greece; fees, documents and processing times are published by Greece.

Greece and the Schengen area

A Schengen visa issued by Greece lets Zimbabwean citizens travel in all Schengen states; apply to Greece when it is the main destination of the trip.

Greece’s neighbours for Zimbabwean citizens

North Macedonia, Turkey and Bulgaria require Zimbabwean citizens to obtain a visa in advance.

Greek citizens travelling to Zimbabwe

Greek citizens receive their visa for Zimbabwe at the border; it covers up to 90 days.