Assistance in obtaining an e-Visa

Tanzania mainland & Zanzibar 🇹🇿

Since 2018, the Tanzanian government has introduced an electronic visa for visiting the country for tourism or business. To visit the island of Zanzibar, the procedure is the same. It allows you to enter the country once and stay for a maximum of 90 days. Most countries are eligible for this online application. Consular fees start à 44 €. The average waiting time is 7 days for urgent departures.

What are the eligibility criteria for a Tanzanian e-Visa?

1️⃣ Passport

Travellers must hold a passport that is still valid at least 6 months after the date of entry into Tanzania.

2️⃣ Current visa

You do not need to be in possession of a Tanzanian resident visa.

3️⃣ Location

You must not currently be in Tanzania with a valid visa, or with an extension to your visa.

Which nationalities are eligible for e-Visa?

🇦🇱 Albania
🇩🇿 Algeria
🇩🇪 Germany
🇦🇩 Andorra
🇦🇴 Angola
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
🇦🇷 Argentina
🇦🇲 Armenia
🇦🇼 Aruba
🇦🇺 Australia
🇦🇹 Austria
🇧🇭 Bahrain
🇧🇪 Belgium
🇧🇯 Benin
🇧🇹 Bhutan
🇧🇾 Belarus
🇧🇴 Bolivia
🇧🇦 Bosnia-Herzegovina
🇧🇷 Brazil
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
🇧🇫 Burkina Faso
🇰🇭 Cambodia
🇨🇲 Cameroon
🇨🇦 Canada
🇨🇻 Cape Verde
🇨🇱 Chile
🇨🇳 China
🇨🇴 Colombia
🇰🇲 Comoros
🇨🇬 Congo
🇰🇷 South Korea
🇨🇷 Costa Rica
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
🇭🇷 Croatia
🇨🇺 Cuba
🇨🇼 Curaçao
🇩🇰 Denmark
🇪🇬 Egypt
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
🇪🇨 Ecuador
🇪🇸 Spain
🇪🇪 Estonia
🇻🇦 Vatican City State
🇫🇯 Fiji
🇫🇮 Finland
🇫🇷 France
🇬🇦 Gabon
🇬🇪 Georgia
🇬🇸 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
🇬🇷 Greece
🇬🇺 Guam
🇬🇹 Guatemala
🇬🇳 Guinea
🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau
🇬🇫 French Guiana
🇭🇹 Haiti
🇭🇳 Honduras
🇭🇺 Hungary
🇫🇴 Faroe Islands
🇲🇭 Marshall Islands
🇵🇳 Pitcairn Islands
🇮🇳 India
🇮🇩 Indonesia
🇮🇪 Ireland
🇮🇸 Iceland
🇮🇱 Israel
🇮🇹 Italy
🇯🇵 Japan
🇯🇴 Jordan
🇰🇼 Kuwait
🇱🇦 Laos
🇱🇻 Latvia
🇱🇷 Liberia
🇱🇾 Libya
🇱🇮 Liechtenstein
🇱🇹 Lithuania
🇱🇺 Luxembourg
🇲🇻 Maldives
🇲🇦 Morocco
🇾🇹 Mayotte
🇲🇽 Mexico
🇫🇲 Micronesia
🇲🇩 Moldova
🇲🇨 Monaco
🇲🇳 Mongolia
🇲🇪 Montenegro
🇲🇸 Montserrat
🇲🇲 Myanmar
🇳🇵 Nepal
🇳🇮 Nicaragua
🇳🇴 Norway
🇳🇨 New Caledonia
🇳🇿 New Zealand
🇴🇲 Oman
🇵🇼 Palau
🇵🇦 Panama
🇵🇾 Paraguay
🇳🇱 Netherlands
🇵🇪 Peru
🇵🇭 Philippines
🇵🇱 Poland
🇵🇫 French Polynesia
🇵🇹 Portugal
🇶🇦 Qatar
🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of Congo
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
🇨🇫 Central African Republic
🇲🇰 Republic of Macedonia
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
🇷🇺 Russia
🇸🇲 San Marino
🇸🇽 Saint-Martin (Dutch part)
🇸🇻 Salvador
🇦🇸 American Samoa
🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe
🇷🇸 Serbia
🇸🇰 Slovakia
🇸🇮 Slovenia
🇸🇩 Sudan
🇸🇸 South Sudan
🇸🇪 Sweden
🇨🇭 Switzerland
🇸🇷 Suriname
🇨🇿 Czech Republic
🇹🇭 Thailand
🇹🇱 East Timor
🇹🇬 Togo
🇹🇳 Tunisia
🇹🇷 Turkey
🇺🇦 Ukraine
🇺🇾 Uruguay
🇻🇪 Venezuela
🇻🇳 Vietnam

Which destinations are eligible for e-Visa?

3 airports and 2 land borders are covered by these electronic visas. ⚠️ If you are arriving by sea or elsewhere, please apply for a standard visa at the embassy or port of arrival.

Airports

Julius Nyerere airport (Dar es Salaam)
Kilimanjaro Airport
Kisauni Abeid Amani Karume airport (Zanzibar)

Land borders

Namanga
Tunduma

Travel insurance for Zanzibar

Mandatory since October 2024

The Tanzanian government now requires medical insurance for travel to Zanzibar only, regardless of whether travellers also have their own insurance and regardless of the length of their stay in Zanzibar. You should check that you are not over-insured by travelling with several insurance policies.

The price depends on the age of the applicant:
free of charge for under-3s, 22 USD (19 €) for under-18s and 44 USD (39 €) for adults

Apply for Zanzibar insurance

What are the advantages of e-Visa over a traditional visa?

Are you visiting Tanzania for less than 90 days? The e-Visa is valid from the date of your entry into Tanzania.

Prices from 44 € per passenger (+service)
1 entry for a maximum of 90 days on site

Group application possible

100% online, nothing to post

Quicker to obtain

Official document from the authorities

⚪️ 🟠 ⚪️

Disrupted processing of files
The authorities may take a few days longer to issue the document

The Tanzanian e-visa in summary

Format	Electronics only
Reasons	Tourism or business
Number of entries	1
How long does it take?	7 days for urgent departures
Length of stay	0 to 90 days
Validity	90 days
Consular fees	From 44 €

For atrip to Tanzania or the island of Zanzibar, the Tanzania eVisa is compulsory for most nationalities.

Your electronic visa for Tanzania allows you to stay 90 days on site for 44 €excluding brokerage fees. With your Tanzania e-VisaYou can enter via several entry points, such as theJulius Nyerere airport (Dar es Salaam), Kilimanjaro airport, Abeid Amani Karume airport in Kisauni (Zanzibar), the Namanga and Tunduma land borders.

From January 2025, it will no longer be possible to obtain a Tanzania visa on arrival. We recommend that you online application at least 7 days before you arrive.

When should you travel to Tanzania?

In Tanzania and Zanzibar, the sun is always out! There is no ideal time to go to Tanzania, but if you want to avoid the tourist crowds, it's best to avoid the Christmas holidays, as well as the summer holidays (July-August).

Places to visit in Tanzania

This magical place will offer you many exceptional and breathtaking landscapes. Ngorongoro Park is considered one of the most beautiful parks in Tanzania to go on a safari.

A historic district of Zanzibar, Stone Town is a village of unique architecture, colourful markets and cobbled streets. If you visit Stone Town, you can easily head to Prison Island to admire the land tortoises.

Located in west Tanzania on the shores of Lake Tanganyika, Mahale National Park has many chimpanzees for you to photograph. Take a hot-air balloon flight over Serengeti Park and contemplate the beauty of the landscape from the air.

Practical information

Official country name United Republic of Tanzania
Location East Africa
Capital : Dodoma
Area surface area: 945,087 km2
Language Swahili, English
Currency Tanzanian shilling
Climate Humid equatorial, temperate tropical
Time zone UTC +3

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Information

Security Tourists are advised not to visit the following areas unless there is a compelling reason to do so regions bordering Burundi and the DR Congoand the south-east, bordering Mozambique.

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