# Visa policy of Tanzania

Visitors to Tanzania must obtain either a visa on arrival or an e-Visa unless they are citizens of one of the visa-exempt countries or citizens who must obtain a visa from one of the Tanzanian diplomatic missions.

## Visa exemption

Holders of passports of the following countries and territories may enter Tanzania without a visa for up to 3 months:
| Antigua and Barbuda  Bahamas  Barbados  Belize  Botswana  Brunei  Cyprus  Dominica  Democratic Republic of Congo  Eswatini  Gambia  Ghana  Grenada  Guyana  Hong Kong  Jamaica | Kenya  Kiribati  Lesotho  Macao  Madagascar  Malawi  Malaysia  Malta  Mauritius  Mozambique  Namibia  Nauru  Papua New Guinea  Romania  Rwanda  Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Lucia  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  Samoa  Seychelles  Singapore  Solomon Islands  South Africa  South Sudan  Tonga  Trinidad and Tobago  Tuvalu  Uganda  Vanuatu  Zambia  Zimbabwe |
In addition, visa exemption applies to holders of passports issued to residents of the following territories:
| Anguilla  Bermuda  British Virgin Islands  Cayman Islands  Falkland Islands | Gibraltar  Montserrat  Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha  Turks and Caicos Islands |
Date of visa changes :

### Non-ordinary passports

Holders of diplomatic or service/official/special passports issued to citizens of Brazil, China, India, South Korea and Turkey may enter Tanzania without a visa.

## Visa on arrival

Citizens of other countries 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.

## Electronic Visa (e-Visa)

Tanzania introduced an e-Visa system on 26 November 2018. 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.

## Visa required in advance

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:
| Afghanistan  Bangladesh  Chad  Guinea  Guinea Bissau  Eritrea  Iran | Iraq  Kyrgyzstan  Lebanon  Mali  Mauritania  Niger  Nigeria | Pakistan  Palestine  Senegal  Sierra Leone  Somalia  Syria  Tajikistan | Turkmenistan  Uzbekistan  Yemen |
The same regulation applies to stateless persons and persons with refugee status.

## Mandatory vaccination

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. 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.

## Mandatory insurance

Since 1 October 2024, all visitors to Zanzibar must have mandatory travel insurance from Zanzibar Insurance Corporation.

## Visitor statistics

Most visitors arriving in Tanzania were from the following countries of nationality:
| Country/Territory | 2024 | 2022 | 2021 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
| Kenya | 233,115 | 166,324 | 89,842 | 128,287 | 126,479 | 230,922 | 233,730 | 197,562 | 188,214 | 193,078 |
| Burundi | 201,080 | 100,851 | 75,507 | 32,070 | 37,643 | 66,357 | 63,530 | 48,210 | 51,553 | 34,873 |
| United States | 143,378 | 100,600 | 48,537 | 218,394 | 234,890 | 82,283 | 86,860 | 66,394 | 80,489 | 69,671 |
| France | 110,431 | 100,371 | 51,647 | 94,688 | 54,205 | 34,505 | 24,611 | 28,683 | 33,585 | 33,335 |
| Italy | 106,177 | 45,282 | 7,013 | 99,270 | 58,722 | 51,758 | 50,715 | 53,742 | 49,518 | 57,372 |
| Germany | 102,798 | 67,718 | 25,081 | 82,470 | 81,308 | 58,394 | 57,643 | 52,236 | 47,262 | 53,951 |
| United Kingdom | 88,345 | 60,116 | 18,276 | 122,178 | 114,433 | 61,048 | 67,742 | 54,599 | 70,379 | 59,279 |
| DRC | 70,174 | 32,159 | 29,031 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| China | 69,651 | 13,974 | 9,351 | 36,654 | 45,171 | 29,197 | 34,472 | 25,444 | 21,246 | 17,001 |
| Zambia | 66,491 | 46,787 | 28,076 | 35,126 | 34,631 | 22,561 | 28,836 | 32,694 | 36,679 | 64,825 |
| India | 63,391 | 36,925 | 28,431 | 21,687 | 31,921 | 38,487 | 69,876 | 32,608 | 27,327 | 27,334 |
| Rwanda | 62,977 | 44,288 | 34,929 | 7,025 | 8,733 | 50,431 | 47,056 | 45,216 | 50,038 | 46,637 |
| Uganda | 60,170 | 38,435 | 23,855 | 30,545 | 48,182 | 37,160 | 37,870 | 37,253 | 36,420 | 39,488 |
| Poland | 55,196 | 46,431 | 38,860 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| South Africa | 53,737 | 39,755 | 29,690 | 58,035 | 67,757 | 47,777 | 43,468 | 30,288 | 26,614 | 31,144 |
| Mozambique | 42,977 | 22,188 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Netherlands | 42,007 | 27,810 | 9,634 | 83,998 | 42,160 | 26,542 | 24,197 | 20,150 | 23,710 | 20,633 |
| Zimbabwe | 39,641 | 28,897 | 16,791 | 31,308 | 33,878 | 26,543 | 22,148 | 30,533 | 36,497 | 30,765 |
| Malawi | 37,492 | 44,438 | 41,906 | 3,818 | 4,668 | 29,197 | 19,246 | 15,807 | 18,242 | 18,197 |
| Spain | 31,635 | 25,434 | 13,150 | 70,253 | 36,137 | 14,599 | 15,411 | 11,940 | 9,121 | 13,149 |
| Australia | 14,641 | 6,527 | 1,825 | 29,017 | 28,458 | 15,926 | 15,411 | 15,807 | 15,962 | 17,336 |
| Russia | 12,314 | 8,174 | 77,422 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Israel | 9,586 | 17,292 | 6,303 | 9,163 | 6,173 | 37,160 | 22,967 | 14,754 | 7,403 | 5,344 |
| Ukraine | 6,701 | 12,890 | 20,736 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Total | 2,141,895 | 1,454,920 | 922,692 | 1,527,230 | 1,505,702 | 1,327,143 | 1,284,279 | 1,137,182 | 1,140,156 | 1,095,885 |