Government News

    1 . New Tanzania travel ID includes smartphone digital passport

    Tanzania’s e-passports are among the newest digital passport documents in the world, and they are getting recognition in part due to the inclusion of an emergency digital passport stored in the citizen’s smartphone. The ID documents, from HID Global, won best new e-passport in late March at the High Security Printing EMEA.
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    2 . Tanzania Launch Electronic Visa and Residence Permit

    Tanzania just launched its electronic visa and residence permit services for foreign nationals wishing to visit or live in Tanzania. The move is aimed at enhancing efficiency, boost investment and security as well as revenue collection, the Government explained.
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    3 . Tanzania new procedures for e-visa and e-permits

    On the 26th November 2018, the Tanzanian Government has officially launched the “e-Immigration” program which provides the e-Visa and e-Permits emission and it unifies in a unique document the Residence and the Work Permits.
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    4 . Tanzania scraps visa on arrival for Nigeria, Somalia, Mali, others

    At a time when visa openness is dominating diplomatic and social media discussions, news that an African country is imposing visa requirements for another is a setback however one looks at it.
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    5 . Tanzania cancels visa-on-arrival for DRC over security concerns

    Tanzania has cancelled visa-on-arrival for DRC and Angola citizens over security concerns. Tanzania this week announced the cancellation of visa-on-arrival for two more African nations, citing security concerns.
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