FAQs
181. 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.
Useful information:
Tanzania Immigration Services
Tanzania e-Visa fees
Tanzania Visa processing time
Check the Tanzania Embassy
Check the Tanzania e-Visa requirements