Tanzania | Zanzibar VISA

**Note the Requirements

Mandatory insurance

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

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 Policy Map

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:

Holders of the following British passports:British Overseas Territories Citizens: Anguilla Bermuda British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Falkland Islands Gibraltar Montserrat Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Turks and Caicos IslandsBritish Citizens: Isle of Man Guernsey JerseyHolders of the following New Zealand passports: Cook Islands nationals Niue residents Tokelau residentsHolders of the following Australian passports: Christmas Island Norfolk Island residents

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