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Multiple Entry Visa — Non-Resident Company Director

TanzaniaStarting a business

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Is this for a founder, startup entrepreneur, self-employed person, freelancer, company owner or another business profile?

A Multiple Visa may be issued to a director of a company registered in Tanzania who does not reside in the country. The applicant must upload a BRELA Search document proving that they are a director of a Tanzania-registered company; the guideline identifies BRELA as the competent company-registration authority.

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  • 11.3 Multiple Entry Visa — eligible categories
    Multiple Visa may also be issued to Directors of Companies registered in Tanzania who do not reside in the country, Persons engaging in Bilateral Meetings, Spouses married to Tanzanians/Residents, Government Consultants, Representatives of International NGOs and any other person as may be determined by the Commissioner General of Immigration.
  • 11.3 Multiple Entry Visa — non-resident director proof
    Non Resident Directors MUST upload BRELA SEARCH document to proof that they are Directors of Company registered in Tanzania (BRELA is the Competent Authority responsible for registration of companies in Tanzania).

What must actually exist or be demonstrated: business plan, company, innovation, clients, contracts, economic activity, job creation or other substance?

The route-specific checklist requires a recent passport-size photo, a copy of the valid passport biographic-data page, a return ticket, a company covering letter, the company's registration certificate or certificate of compliance, a BRELA Search document proving director status, and a USD 100 visa fee. The general guideline also requires at least six months of passport validity and one unused visa page.

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What investment, capital, income, revenue, funding or viability evidence is central to this pathway?

The director-specific guideline does not state a minimum investment, company capital, income or ownership amount; it requires a BRELA Search document as proof that the applicant is a director of a company registered in Tanzania.

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Limits of the record
  • The captured guideline does not establish whether another law or official instruction imposes a financial or ownership threshold for this visa category.

What business/self-employed activity may the holder conduct? Are there important restrictions? What is the family position where clearly stated?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm what business activity the holder may carry out, the restrictions that apply or the family position.

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Limits of the record
  • The guideline does not expressly define permitted day-to-day company activity or dependent/family rights for this visa category.
  • 11.3 Multiple Entry Visa — eligible categories
    Multiple Visa may also be issued to Directors of Companies registered in Tanzania who do not reside in the country, Persons engaging in Bilateral Meetings, Spouses married to Tanzanians/Residents, Government Consultants, Representatives of International NGOs and any other person as may be determined by the Commissioner General of Immigration.
  • 11.3 Multiple Entry Visa — validity and consecutive stay
    Duration and validity Multiple Visa; It may be issued for maximum validity of twelve (12) months. However, the maximum stay duration in the country consecutively is only three months.

What approval/application sequence applies, how long is the status granted, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction is officially stated?

A Multiple Visa may be issued for up to twelve months, but the holder may stay no longer than three consecutive months (90 days) on each visit; it does not allow twelve months of continuous stay. General visa processing is stated as within ten days except for Referral Visa cases. The guideline does not state a renewal or extension procedure for this director category or a longer-term residence direction, and on-arrival eligibility depends on the applicant's nationality and referral status.

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Limits of the record
  • The source does not state whether this director category can be obtained on arrival or how its visa may be renewed or extended.

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

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