What is the e-Visa?

All visitors to Tanzania must have a valid visa. Tanzania has recently allowed citizens of 163 countries to get an e-Visa which they can apply for online.

An e-Visa is available to people who hold a passport from the following countries

  • ALAND ISLANDS
  • ALBANIA
  • ALGERIA
  • AMERICAN SAMOA
  • ANDORRA
  • ANGOLA
  • ARGENTINA
  • ARMENIA
  • ARUBA
  • AUSTRALIA
  • AUSTRIA
  • BAHRAIN
  • BAKER ISLAND
  • BELARUS
  • BELGIUM
  • BENIN
  • BHUTAN
  • BOLIVIA
  • BONAIRE, SINT EUSTATIUS AND SABA
  • BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
  • BOUVET ISLAND
  • BRAZIL
  • BULGARIA
  • BURKINA FASO
  • BURUNDI
  • CAMBODIA
  • CAMEROON
  • CANADA
  • CAPE VERDE
  • CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
  • CHILE
  • CHINA
  • COLOMBIA
  • Comoros
  • CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC (ZAIRE)
  • CONGO, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC
  • COSTA RICA
  • COTE D'IVOIRE
  • CROATIA (HRVATSKA)
  • CUBA
  • CURACAO
  • CZECH REPUBLIC
  • DENMARK
  • DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  • EAST TIMOR
  • ECUADOR
  • EGYPT
  • EL SALVADOR
  • ESTONIA
  • FAROE ISLANDS
  • FIJI
  • FINLAND
  • FRANCE
  • FRENCH GUIANA
  • FRENCH POLYNESIA
  • FRENCH SOUTHERN AND ANTARCTIC LANDS
  • GABON
  • GEORGIA
  • GERMANY
  • GREECE
  • GREENLAND
  • GUADELOUPE
  • GUAM
  • GUATEMALA
  • GUINEA
  • GUINEA-BISSAU
  • HAITI
  • HOLY SEE (VATICAN CITY STATE)
  • HONDURAS
  • HOWLAND ISLAND
  • HUNGARY
  • ICELAND
  • INDIA
  • INDONESIA
  • IRELAND
  • ISRAEL
  • ITALY
  • JAPAN
  • JARVIS ISLAND
  • JOHNSTON ATOLL
  • JORDAN
  • KINGMAN REEF
  • KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
  • KUWAIT
  • KYRGYZSTAN
  • LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  • LATVIA
  • LIBERIA
  • LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA
  • LIECHTENSTEIN
  • LITHUANIA
  • LUXEMBOURG
  • MACEDONIA, FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC
  • MALDIVES
  • MARSHALL ISLANDS
  • MARTINIQUE
  • MAYOTTE
  • MEXICO
  • MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES
  • MIDWAY ISLANDS
  • MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC
  • MONACO
  • MONGOLIA
  • MONTENEGRO
  • MOROCCO
  • MYANMAR
  • NAVASSA ISLAND
  • NEPAL
  • NETHERLANDS
  • NETHERLANDS ANTILLES
  • NEW CALEDONIA
  • NEW ZEALAND
  • NICARAGUA
  • NIUE
  • NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
  • NORWAY
  • OMAN
  • PALAU
  • PALMYRA ATOLL
  • PANAMA
  • PARAGUAY
  • PERU
  • PHILIPPINES
  • PITCAIRN
  • POLAND
  • PORTUGAL
  • PUERTO RICO
  • QATAR
  • REUNION
  • RUSSIAN FEDERATION
  • SAINT BARTHELEMY
  • SAINT MARTIN
  • SAN MARINO
  • SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
  • SAUDI ARABIA
  • SENEGAL
  • SERBIA
  • SINT MAARTEN (DUTCH PART)
  • SLOVAKIA (SLOVAK REPUBLIC)
  • SLOVENIA
  • SPAIN
  • SUDAN
  • SURINAME
  • SVALBARD & JAN MAYEN ISLANDS
  • SWEDEN
  • SWITZERLAND
  • THAILAND
  • TOGO
  • TOKELAU
  • TUNISIA
  • TURKEY
  • TURKMENISTAN
  • UKRAINE
  • UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
  • UNITED KINGDOM
  • UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS
  • UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  • URUGUAY
  • VENEZUELA
  • VIETNAM
  • VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.S.)
  • WAKE ISLAND
  • YUGOSLAVIA

Stateless persons or persons with refugee status.

  • The e-Visa will be valid from 30 days to 1 year, depending on the Visa type.
  • Those traveling for leisure, short-term medical treatment, casual business, international conference or to meet friends and relatives will be eligible to apply
  • Once your application is approved, you will receive the e-Visa by email to print off and take with you when you travel to Tanzania.
  • Show the e-Visa to the immigration authorities in Tanzania, who will then stamp your passport.

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