Zimbabwe Relocation Index

How Zimbabwe scores

Some personal-safety room for day-to-day stability outside hotspots. | Formal visa/immigration systems exist for certain categories.

• Peace and conflict safety28
• Immigrant safety56
• Visa accessibility48
• Residence permit realism44
• Labor market access50
• Healthcare41
• Civil rights51
• Discrimination safety53
• Status security41
• Infrastructure reliability46
• Cost of living sustainability58

Recent news impact

No clearly enacted, short-term (last ~45 days) news development with high evidentiary support was identified that would materially and directionally change Zimbabwe’s near-term relocation outlook (safety, legal predictability for residence/asylum, border access, or immigrant social stability). The available high-signal items are either not clearly within the short-term window or describe regulatory/sanctions updates without a direct, immediate relocation-access impact in the most recent cycle.

Sources

• Human Rights Watch – World Report 2025: ZimbabweHuman Rights Watch
• Human Rights Watch – World Report 2024: ZimbabweHuman Rights Watch
• U.S. Department of State – Zimbabwe Travel Advisory (security conditions)U.S. Department of State
• Refugees Act [Chapter 4:03] (Zimbabwe) – ZimLIIZimLII (Zimbabwe Legal Information Institute)
• World Bank – Zimbabwe Health Public Expenditure Review 2022 (health financing constraints)World Bank
• Immigration (Amendment) Regulations, 2026 (No. 4) — SI 2026/55 (20 March 2026)ZimLII (Zimbabwe Legal Information Institute)
• Zimbabwe: Council renews arms embargo and lifts travel bans and assets freeze (Press release; includes Council Decision CFSP 2026/383)Council of the European Union (Consilium)
• Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the alignment of certain countries concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Zimbabwe (03 March 2026)Council of the European Union (Consilium)