Visa requirements for Tanzanian citizens explained

Visa requirements for Tanzanian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Tanzania. As of 7 January 2020, Tanzanian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 70 countries and territories, ranking the Tanzanian passport 73rd in terms of travel freedom (tied with Zambian passport) according to the Henley Passport Index.^[1]

Visa requirements

Country	Visa requirement	Allowed stay	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia and territories			May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).^[2]
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas		3 months
Bahrain
Bangladesh		90 days
Barbados		6 months
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
		90 days^[3] ^[4]
Bhutan
		90 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana		90 days
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi		3 months
Cambodia		30 days
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde		up to 3 months
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
Colombia			May apply online.^[5]
Comoros
Costa Rica
Cote d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Djibouti	^[6]	31 days
Dominica		6 months
Dominican Republic
Ecuador		90 days
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
		30 days
Ethiopia		up to 90 days
Fiji		4 months
Finland
Gabon	^[7]		Electronic visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
Gambia		90 days^[8]
Georgia
Germany
Ghana		90 days
Greece
Grenada		3 months
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau		90 days
Guyana
Haiti		3 months
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
India	^[9]	60 days
Indonesia
	^[10]	15 days
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya		3 months
Kiribati
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
		30 days
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho		90 days
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madagascar		90 days
Malawi		90 days
Malaysia		30 days
Maldives		30 days
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania		90 days	Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.
Mauritius		90 days
Mexico
		30 days
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique		3 months
Myanmar
Namibia		3 months
Nauru
Nepal		90 days
New Zealand			Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.^[11]
Nicaragua		30 days
Niger
Nigeria
Norway
Oman
Pakistan	^[12]		Electronic Travel Authorization to obtain a visa on arrival for tourism purposes.^[13] Electronic Travel Authorization to obtain a visa on arrival for business purposes.^[14] Online Visa eligible.^[15]
Palau		30 days
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines		30 days
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Rwanda		6 months
Saint Kitts and Nevis		3 months
Saint Lucia		6 weeks
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines		1 month
Samoa		60 days
San Marino
Saudi Arabia
Senegal		90 days
Serbia
Seychelles		3 months
Sierra Leone
Singapore		30 days
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia		30 days
South Africa		90 days
	^[16] ^[17]
Spain
Sri Lanka		30 days
Sudan
Suriname	^[18]
Sweden
Switzerland
Tajikistan
Timor-Leste		30 days
Togo		7 days
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu		1 month
Uganda		3 months
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom and Crown dependencies
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu		30 days
Yemen
Zambia		30 days
Zimbabwe		3 months

Dependent, Disputed, or Restricted territories

Unrecognized or partially recognized countries

Territory	Conditions of access	Notes
	^[19]
	^[20]	Do not need a visa a holder of a valid biometric residence permit issued by one of the Schengen member states or a valid multi-entry Schengen Visa, a holder of a valid Laissez-Passer issued by United Nations Organizations, NATO, OSCE, Council of Europe or European Union a holder of a valid travel documents issued by EU Member and Schengen States, United States of America, Canada, Australia and Japan based on the 1951 Convention on Refugee Status or the 1954 Convention on the Status of Stateless Persons, as well as holders of valid travel documents for foreigners (max. 15 days stay)^[21]
	^[22]
		Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.^[23]
		Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory.
		30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.^[24] ^[25]
	^[26]	Multiple entry visa to Russia and three day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.^[27] ^[28]
	^[29]
	^[30]	Registration required after 24h.^[31] ^[32]

Dependent and autonomous territories

Territory	Conditions of access	Notes
China
Hong Kong		90 days
		90 days
Denmark
Faroe Islands	^[33]
Greenland	^[34]
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia
French West Indies		Includes overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique and overseas collectivities of Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin.
Mayotte
New Caledonia
Reunion
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Wallis and Futuna	^[35]
Netherlands
Aruba
Caribbean Netherlands		Includes Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba.
New Zealand
Cook Islands		31 days
Niue		30 days
Tokelau	^[36]
United Kingdom
	^[37]
Anguilla		Holders of a valid visa issued by the United Kingdom do not require a visa.^[38]
Bermuda
British Indian Ocean Territory		Special permit required.^[39]
Cayman Islands
Gibraltar
Montserrat
		14 days visa free and landing fee US$35 or tax of US$5 if not going ashore.^[40] ^[41] ^[42]
	^[43] ^[44]	3 months within any year period
	^[45] ^[46]
		Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.^[47]
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands		Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).^[48] ^[49]
Turks and Caicos Islands		Holders of a valid visa issued by Canada, United Kingdom or the USA do not required a visa for a maximum stay of 90 days.
United States
American Samoa
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
Antarctica and adjacent islands

See also

• Visa policy of Tanzania
• Tanzanian passport
• List of diplomatic missions in Tanzania
• Visa requirements for Burundian citizens
• Visa requirements for Congo DR citizens
• Visa requirements for Kenyan citizens
• Visa requirements for Rwandan citizens
• Visa requirements for South Sudanese citizens
• Visa requirements for Ugandan citizens

Notes and References

1. Web site: Global Ranking - Passport Index 2020. Henley & Partners. 12 January 2020.
2. Web site: Visitor e600 Visa Online Applications . Department of Immigration and Border Protection. 16 January 2016.
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4. Web site: Benin abolishes short-stay visa for nationals of 31 African countries - Africanews. AfricaNews. africanews.com. 15 February 2017 .
5. Web site: Visa Online Request . 2016-05-16. 2017-10-11 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20171011011949/http://www.cancilleria.gov.co/en/procedures_services/visas/visa-online-request. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia.
6. Web site: eVisa. www.evisa.gouv.dj.
7. Web site: Gabon e-Visa. evisa.dgdi.ga.
8. Web site: ENTRY INTO THE GAMBIA. GAMBIA IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT . gid.gov.gm . 2017-12-23 . 2017-12-23 . 2017-12-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171223132535/http://www.gid.gov.gm/entry . dead .
9. Web site: Indian e-Visa. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
10. Web site: Iran eVisa.
11. Web site: Information about: Australian Resident Visa . immigration.govt.nz . Immigration New Zealand . May 21, 2020 . Australian citizens and permanent residents can visit, work and live in New Zealand. You do not need a visa before you travel to New Zealand..
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13. Web site: Tourist Visa in Your Inbox . . Pakistan.
14. Web site: Business Visa in Your Inbox . . Pakistan.
15. Web site: Tourist Visa . . Pakistan.
16. Web site: JUBA - 1 Aug 2019 . South Sudan waives visa requirements for Tanzanians . Radio Tamazuj . 2019-08-01 . 2022-03-09.
17. Web site: South Sudan waives visa requirements for Tanzanians. August 2019 .
18. Web site: Suriname E-Visa | VFS Global | Official partner of the Government of Suriname.
19. Web site: MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS REPUBLIC OF ABKHAZIA. 2016-05-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20160424181640/http://mfaapsny.org/council/visa.php. 2016-04-24. dead.
20. Web site: Visas For Foreign Citizens - For Kosovo Citizens - Consular Services - Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Republic of Kosovo. Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Republic of Kosovo.
21. Web site: Visas For Foreign Citizens - For Kosovo Citizens - Consular Services - Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Republic of Kosovo. Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Republic of Kosovo. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20130310115928/http://www.mfa-ks.net/?page=2,20. 2013-03-10.
22. Web site: VISA Regulations. Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. 4 March 2014.
23. Web site: Israel Country Specific Information. Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State. 18 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131114103216/http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1064.html#entry_requirements. 14 November 2013. dead. dmy-all.
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26. Web site: Procedure of the Entry to the Territory of the Republic of South Ossetia - Министерство иностранных дел. www.mfa-rso.su. 2017-09-29. 2013-10-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20131015140424/http://www.mfa-rso.su/en/node/406. dead.
27. Web site: О визах - Министерство иностранных дел. mfa-rso.su.
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29. Web site: 線上填寫簽證申請系統. 2017-09-29. 2016-01-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20160112075442/https://visawebapp.boca.gov.tw/BOCA_MRVWeb/subroot/MRVWeb0_form.jsp. dead.
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34. Web site: Practical information. Greenland Travel EN.
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39. Web site: British Indian Ocean Territory travel advice. GOV.UK.
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43. Web site: Ascension Island E-Visa System. 13 November 2018.
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45. Web site: Saint Helena eVisa. Saint Helena Government.
46. Web site: VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR VISITING ST HELENA. St Helena Government. 25 January 2018. 14 December 2017.
47. Web site: Tristan da Cunha Tourism. Richard. Grundy. www.tristandc.com.
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