Visa policy of Tanzania

Visitors to Tanzania must obtain a visa from one of the Tanzanian diplomatic missions or online unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries or countries whose citizens can obtain a visa on arrival.[1]

Visa policy map

Visa policy of Tanzania

Visa exemption

Citizens of the following countries and territories can visit Tanzania without a visa for up to 3 months:[1][2]

Tanzanian visa sample

Antigua and Barbuda  Bahamas  Barbados  Belize  Botswana  Brunei  Cyprus  Dominica  Eswatini  Gambia  Ghana  Grenada  Guyana  Hong Kong  Jamaica  Kenya  Kiribati  Lesotho  Macau  Madagascar  Malawi  Malaysia  Malta  Mauritius  Morocco[3] ^*

Mozambique  Namibia  Nauru  Papua New Guinea  Romania  Rwanda  Saint Kitts and Nevis  Saint Lucia  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  Samoa  Seychelles  Singapore  Solomon Islands  South Africa  South Sudan  Tonga  Trinidad and Tobago  Tuvalu  Uganda  Vanuatu  Zambia  Zimbabwe British Overseas Territories citizens Guernsey and Jersey passport holders

_{* — not listed in the Immigration (Visa) Regulations, 2016 nor on Tanzania Immigration Department website.}

Date of visa changes
This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. 28 March 1972: Romania[4]

Holders of diplomatic or service/official/special passports issued to nationals of Brazil,[5] China, India and Turkey do not require a visa for Tanzania. A similar agreement was signed with South Korea in July 2018 but it is yet to be ratified.[6]

Visa on arrival

All other nationalities, not included in the next chapter, that are not visa exempt may obtain a visa on arrival. Visa must be paid with notes of USD 50 or USD 100. The length of stay is determined at ports of entry.[7]

Visa required

Entry and exit stamps.

Citizens of the following countries and territories must obtain a visa in advance as they require approval of the Commissioner General of Immigration or the Commissioner of Immigration:[8][9]

Afghanistan  Abkhazia (listed in the Immigration (Visa) Regulations, 2016 but not on Tanzania Immigration Department website)  Azerbaijan  Bangladesh  Chad  Djibouti  Equatorial Guinea  Iran  Iraq  Eritrea  Ethiopia

Georgia (listed by IATA only)  Kazakhstan  Kyrgyzstan  Lebanon  Mali  Mauritania  Niger  Nigeria  Pakistan  Palestine  Senegal

Sierra Leone  Somalia  Somaliland  Sri Lanka  Tajikistan  Turkmenistan  Uzbekistan  Syria  Yemen

The same regulation applies to stateless persons and persons with refugee status.

eVisa

Tanzania introduced an eVisa system on 26 November 2018.[10][11][12][13]

Mandatory vaccination

Yellow Fever vaccination certificate issued by Tanzania

Proof of Yellow fever vaccination is required for all travellers travelling through or from the following countries: Angola, Argentina, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Suriname, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, Venezuela, Zambia.[14][15] The Tanzanian ministry of health mandates a transit time of more than 12 hours or a disembarkment from the immediate airport area from the above mentioned countries during transit as a possible health threat and requires travelers in such situations to possess Yellow Fever Certificates.[16]

Visitor statistics

Most visitors arriving to Tanzania were from the following countries of nationality:[17]

Country/Territory	2017[18]	2016[19]	2015[20]	2014	2013
Kenya	230,922	233,730	197,562	188,214	193,078
United States	82,283	86,860	66,394	80,489	69,671
Burundi	66,357	63,530	48,210	51,553	34,873
United Kingdom	61,048	67,742	54,599	70,379	59,279
Germany	58,394	57,643	52,236	47,262	53,951
Italy	51,758	50,715	53,742	49,518	57,372
Rwanda	50,431	47,056	45,216	50,038	46,637
South Africa	47,777	43,468	30,288	26,614	31,144
India	38,487	69,876	32,608	27,327	27,334
Uganda	37,160	37,870	37,253	36,420	39,488
Israel	37,160	22,967	14,754	7,403	N/A
France	34,505	24,611	28,683	33,585	33,335
China	29,197	34,472	25,444	21,246	N/A
Malawi	29,197	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Netherlands	26,542	24,197	20,150	23,710	20,633
Zambia	N/A	28,836	32,694	36,679	64,825
Zimbabwe	N/A	22,148	30,533	36,497	30,765
Total	1,327,143	1,284,279	1,137,182	1,140,156	1,095,885

See also

• Visa requirements for Tanzanian citizens

External links

• Immigration Department of Tanzania
• eVisa Tanzania

References

1. Entry Requirements and Visa Information, Immigration Services Department of Tanzania
2. The immigration visa regulations, 2016
4. https://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/Monthly%20Statement/1972/11/monstate.pdf
7. http://immigration.go.tz/index.php/en/services/visa-information
8. The immigration visa regulations, 2016
9. List of Countries which their Nationals require Referral Visa.
11. Tanzania launches e-visa, residence permit for foreigners
12. Tanzanie : le pays lance son e-visa
13. La Tanzanie adopte l'e-visa
14. "Visa Information". tanzaniaembassy-us.org. Government of Tanzania. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
15. "Countries with risk of yellow fever virus". cdc.gov. CDC. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
16. "How To Enter Tanzania". countryreports.org. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
17. Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics. Publications. Hotel and Tourism Statistics
18. "Tanzania Tourist Board Visitors Exit Survey 2017" (PDF). Bank of Tanzania. NBS Tanzania.
19. "The 2016 International Visitors' Exit Survey Report. International Tourist Arrivals. p. 73-77" (PDF). nbs.go.tz/. NBS Tanzania. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
20. "The 2015 International visitors' Exit Survey Report. International Tourist Arrivals. p.63-68" (PDF). NBS Tanzania. Retrieved 18 December 2017.