Visa policy of Tanzania

Tanzania visa

Visitors to Tanzania must obtain a visa from one of the Tanzanian diplomatic missions unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries or countries whose citizens can obtain a visa on arrival. All visitors must hold a passport valid for 6 months (according to the Tanzanian immigration department) or a month beyond the period of intended stay (according to IATA).^[1]

Visa policy map

Visa policy of Tanzania

Visa exemption

Entry and exit stamps.

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

Anguilla  Antigua and Barbuda  Bahamas  Barbados  Belize  Bermuda  Botswana  British Virgin Islands  Brunei  Cayman Islands  Cyprus  Dominica  Falkland Islands  Gambia  Ghana  Gibraltar  Grenada  Guernsey  Guyana  Hong Kong  Jamaica  Jersey  Kenya

Kiribati  Lesotho  Malawi  Malaysia  Mozambique  Namibia  Nauru  Papua New Guinea  Romania  Rwanda  Samoa  Seychelles  Singapore  South Africa[2]  Swaziland  Tonga  Trinidad and Tobago  Turks and Caicos Islands  Tuvalu  Uganda  Vanuatu  Zambia  Zimbabwe

Holders of diplomatic or service passports issued to nationals of China and holders of diplomatic, service or special passports issued to nationals of Turkey do not require a visa for Tanzania.

Visa required

Citizens of the following countries and territories must obtain a visa in advance from a Tanzanian Diplomatic Mission:^[3]

Afghanistan  Abkhazia  Azerbaijan  Bangladesh  Chad  Djibouti  Ethiopia

Equatorial Guinea  Eritrea  Kazakhstan  Kyrgyzstan  Lebanon  Mali  Mauritania

Morocco  Niger  Palestine  Senegal  Somalia  Somaliland  Sierra Leone

Tajikistan  Turkmenistan  Uzbekistan  Sri Lanka

Alternative visa policy information

Visa policy of Tanzania according to the data Tanzania supplies to IATA

According to the data provided by the Tanzanian Government to IATA, the visa policy is different.^[4]

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.^[5][6] 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.^[7]

See also

• Visa requirements for Tanzanian citizens

References

1. LIST OF COUNTRIES AND SPECIFIC VISA ELIGIBILITY, Immigration Services Department of Tanzania
2. No visas required for South African passport holders
3. COUNTRIES WHICH REQUIRE REFERAL(sic) VISA BEFORE COMING TO TANZANIA
5. "Visa Information". tanzaniaembassy-us.org. Government of Tanzania. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
6. "Countries with risk of yellow fever virus". cdc.gov. CDC. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
7. "How To Enter Tanzania". countryreports.org. Retrieved 24 January 2016.