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Migrant Pass

TanzaniaSpecial cases

Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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What exactly is the official special programme/status and why does it exist?

The Migrant Pass is issued to persons of African descent from bordering countries, or any other person as may be prescribed under the Regulations, who migrated into the United Republic of Tanzania before 1972 and continue to reside without having a passport or identification of any other country. The official source does not state why the pass exists.

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Limits of the record
  • This is a legacy regularisation mechanism for a specific pre-1972 population, not an ancestry-based route to residence for the general public -- do not treat it as a right-of-return or ancestry-visa route.
  • The full specific-requirements list (recommendation letters, documentary evidence, birth certificates) is on the page but not reproduced item-by-item here.
  • Pass Information, Immigration Service Department
    This Pass is issued to persons of African descents from bordering countries or any other person as may be prescribed under the Regulations; who migrated into the United Republic of Tanzania before 1972 and continues to reside without having a passport or identification of any other country.

Which specific population, role, circumstance or historical/legal situation does it cover?

It covers persons of African descent from bordering countries, or any other person prescribed under the Regulations, who migrated into Tanzania before 1972 and continue to reside there without a passport or identification from any other country.

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What circumstance, event, relationship, nomination, invitation or status activates access?

Access depends on having migrated into Tanzania before 1972 and continuing to reside there without a passport or identification of any other country, as a person of African descent from a bordering country or any other person prescribed under the Regulations. Documentary evidence of presence in Tanzania since 1972 is required.

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What sponsor, authority, nomination, certification, evidence or other step must occur before the status can be obtained?

Requirements include a recommendation letter from the Village Executive Officer (VEO), a recommendation letter from the Ward Executive Officer (WEO), a covering letter from the Regional Immigration Officer (RIO), documentary evidence of presence in Tanzania since 1972, and birth certificates where necessary.

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Limits of the record
  • The official source does not state the complete answer to this question for this route.
  • Pass Information, Immigration Service Department
    This Pass is issued to persons of African descents from bordering countries or any other person as may be prescribed under the Regulations; who migrated into the United Republic of Tanzania before 1972 and continues to reside without having a passport or identification of any other country.

What immigration status and rights result, how long do they last, can family be included, and what happens if the special qualifying circumstance ends?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the resulting status, rights, duration and family inclusion.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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