Tanzania Visa Information

1. Entry Requirements

Foreigners seeking to enter the United Republic of Tanzania should be in the possession of valid passports or any other travel document. The passport or any other travel document is to be presented to the Immigration Control Officer at any entry point, such as a Border station, Airport or Harbour. The travel document must be presented along with one of the following:

a) A valid visa or
b) A residence permit or
c) A pass

N.B: A visitor must also present an onward or return ticket together with proof that he/she has sufficient funds to support himself or herself while in Tanzania.

2. Visas

A visa is permission granted to a foreigner who intends to enter Tanzania for business, holiday, studies, research, or any other approved activities. Visas should be obtained at Tanzania Embassies/High Commissions abroad or at the entry point.

After entering the country, a visitor with a visa may then obtain from the Immigration Control Officer, a pass, or any other authority to stay in the country.

3. Who Requires a Visa?

a). All foreigners from Non-Commonwealth Countries are required to have a valid visa unless their countries have a visa abolition agreement with Tanzania.

b). Citizens of Commonwealth countries are not required to obtain visas, unless they are citizens of the United Kingdom, Canada, Nigeria, India, Pakistan, or The Republic of South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. However, the list may change from time to time.

Types of Visas

There are five types of visas valid for entry into Tanzania.

1. Ordinary Visa

An Ordinary Visa is issued at any Tanzania Mission abroad or at any official entry point into the Tanzania border.

2. Carrying on Temporary Assignment (CTA)

CTA is issued to prospective visitors who intend to visit Tanzania for purposes of making feasibility studies, establishing professional and business contacts, and making arrangements for investments during the start-up period. The validity of this visa is two months. This type of visa is issued at the entry point.

3. Multiple-entry Visa

Foreigners who, because of the nature of their business or investments, need to make frequent visits to the United Republic of Tanzania may be issued with Multiple- entry visa. The validity ranges from (3) months to one year. Applications for multiple-entry visa are usually submitted to the Director of Immigration services by local contacts on behalf of the applicant

4. Referred Visa
Carrying on Temporary Assignment (CTA)

List of Countries in which their Nationals require Referral Visa.

Afghanistan
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Chad
Djibouti
Ethiopia
Eritrea
Equatorial Guinea
Iran
Kazakhstan Republic
Kyigten Republic

Lebanon
Mali
Mauritania
Niger
Nigeria
Pakistan
Palestine
Senegal

Somalia
Sri Lanka
Somali land
Sierra Leone
Syria
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Yemen and
Stateless persons or persons with refugee status.

List COUNTRIES WHOSE NATIONALS DO NOT REQUIRE VISA.

Antigua & Barbuda
Anguilla
Ashmore & Certie Island
Bahamas
Barbados
Bermuda
Belize
Brunei
British Virgin Island
British Indian Ocean Territory
Botswana
Cyprus
Cayman Island
Channel Island
Cocoas Island

Cook Island
Christmas Island
Dominica
Falkland Island
Gambia
Ghana
Gibraltar
Grenada
Guernsey
Guyana
Heard Island
Hong Kong
Isle of man
Jamaica
Rwanda
Romania
Ross Dependency

Jersey
Kenya
Kiribati
Lesotho
Malawi
Montserrat
Malaysia
Madagascar
Malta
Mauritius
Macao
Mozambique
Nauru
Naue Island
Norfolk Island
Namibia
Papua new Guinea

Samoa
Seychelles
Singapore
Swaziland
Solomon Island
St. Kitts&Navis
St. Lucia
St. Vicent
St. Helana
South African Republic
Trinidad & Tobago
Turks & Caicos
Tokelan
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe

5. Transit Visa

A Transit Visa is permission to pass through Tanzania from one entry point to the exit point. It is for the people whose purpose of their entry into Tanzania is simply to pass through to the other destination abroad without visiting. This type of visa is only issued to persons with onward tickets, sufficient funds for transit, and an entry visa to the destination country or any proof that prior arrangements have been made that satisfy this requirement. There is no special clearance for transit visa, except for those specified in paragraph 4.4 above.

6. Visa Issuing Centres and Authorities

Visas are issued by the following:
a). The office of the Director of Immigration Services, Dar es Salaam, and the Office of the Assistant Director of Immigration Services Zanzibar.
b). Tanzania Missions abroad
c). Entry points to the United Republic of Tanzania, i.e. Namanga, Tunduma, Sirari, Horohoro, Kigoma Port, Julius.K. Nyerere International Airport (JKNIA), Kilimanjaro International Airport, Zanzibar Harbour and Zanzibar International Airport (ZIA) and other gazetted entry points.

7. Visa Fee Rates

The visa fee for Holiday and Ordinary Visa is US $. 50. Multiple Visa 6 months to 1 year is US $ 100, while a 3-month multiple visa fee is US $.50.
You can download the following forms, fill them in then return them to our offices by clicking here: www.immigration.go.tz

Note:
Possession of a Visa for the United Republic of Tanzania does not provide an automatic right of entry for the holder into the Country. The Immigration Officer at the port of entry may refuse entry to any person if he is satisfied that such a person is unable to fulfill the immigration requirements or that such person’s presence in the United Republic of Tanzania would be contrary to national interests or security.