Visa policy of Tanzania

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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] [2]

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Visa policy of Tanzania

Visa exemption

Citizens of the following countries and territories can visit Tanzania without a visa for up to 3 months: [2] [3] [4]

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Tanzanian visa sample

In addition, visa exemption applies to holders of passports issued to residents of the following jurisdictions:

Holders of the following British passports:

British Overseas Territories Citizens :
British Citizens :

Holders of the following New Zealand passports:

Holders of the following Australian passports:

Holders of diplomatic or service/official/special passports issued to nationals of Brazil, [7] China, India, South Korea [8] and Turkey do not require a visa for Tanzania.

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. [9]

Visa required

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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: [3] [4] [10]

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

e-Visa

Tanzania introduced an e-Visa system on 26 November 2018. [11] [12] [13] [14] It is obligatory to have a visa to enter Tanzania unless you are from one of a few countries which are visa exempt. When travelling to the country this normally presents you with two options. You can either enter with a prearranged Tanzanian eVisa or get a visa on arrival. [15]

Mandatory vaccination

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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. [16] [17] 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. [18]

Visitor statistics

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Tourist Admissions into Tanzania by country in calendar year 2022

Most visitors arriving to Tanzania were from the following countries of nationality: [19]

Country/Territory2022 [20] [21] 2021 [22] 2019 [23] 2018 [24] 2017 [25] 2016 [26] 2015 [27] 20142013
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 166,32489,842128,287126,479230,922233,730197,562188,214193,078
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 100,85175,50732,07037,64366,35763,53048,21051,55334,873
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 100,60048,537218,394234,89082,28386,86066,39480,48969,671
Flag of France.svg  France 100,37151,64794,68854,20534,50524,61128,68333,58533,335
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 67,71825,08182,47081,30858,39457,64352,23647,26253,951
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 60,11618,276122,178114,43361,04867,74254,59970,37959,279
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 46,78728,07635,12634,63122,56128,83632,69436,67964,825
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 46,43138,860n/an/an/an/an/an/an/a
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 45,2827,01399,27058,72251,75850,71553,74249,51857,372
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 44,43841,9063,8184,66829,19719,24615,80718,24218,197
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 44,28834,9297,0258,73350,43147,05645,21650,03846,637
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 39,75529,69058,03567,75747,77743,46830,28826,61431,144
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 38,43523,85530,54548,18237,16037,87037,25336,42039,488
Flag of India.svg  India 36,92528,43121,68731,92138,48769,87632,60827,32727,334
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DRC 32,15929,031n/an/an/an/an/an/an/a
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 28,89716,79131,30833,87826,54322,14830,53336,49730,765
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 27,8109,63483,99842,16026,54224,19720,15023,71020,633
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 25,43413,15070,25336,13714,59915,41111,9409,12113,149
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 22,188n/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 17,2926,3039,1636,17337,16022,96714,7547,4035,344
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 13,9749,35136,65445,17129,19734,47225,44421,24617,001
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 12,89020,736n/an/an/an/an/an/an/a
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 8,17477,422n/an/an/an/an/an/an/a
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 6,5271,82529,01728,45815,92615,41115,80715,96217,336
Total1,454,920922,6921,527,2301,505,7021,327,1431,284,2791,137,1821,140,1561,095,885

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  2. 1 2 "COUNTRIES WHICH ARE NOT REQUIRED TO APPLY FOR VISA".
  3. 1 2 "VISA GUIDELINES".
  4. 1 2 The immigration visa regulations, 2016
  5. ↑ "Statement of Treaties and International Agreements" (PDF). United Nations. November 1972.
  6. ↑ Sadiki, Augustin. "Congolese students in Tanzania, Kenya welcome visa waiver". University World News. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
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  8. ↑ "South Korea, Tanzania ramp up diplomatic, economic ties - The Citizen". 13 April 2021.
  9. ↑ "Visa Information". Archived from the original on 2019-04-21. Retrieved 2018-10-15.
  10. ↑ List of Countries which their Nationals require Referral Visa.
  11. ↑ "Tanzania eVisa - Welcome". eservices.immigration.go.tz. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  12. ↑ Tanzania launches e-visa, residence permit for foreigners
  13. ↑ Tanzanie : le pays lance son e-visa
  14. ↑ La Tanzanie adopte l'e-visa
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