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Ordinary (Single Entry) Visa

TanzaniaShort stays and visits

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For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

For visa-requiring visitors coming for tourism, the guideline directs applicants to the Ordinary Visa except U.S. passport holders, who must apply for a Multiple Visa even if planning a single entry. It separately lists EAC member states, SADC member states except Comoros, and Commonwealth member states except the United Kingdom, Canada, Nigeria, India, Pakistan, Australia and New Zealand as not needing a visa; this paragraph is not a complete country-by-country nationality matrix.

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Limits of the record
  • The full nationality-by-nationality visa requirement and the Ordinary Visa's application-on-arrival eligibility are not resolved by the tourism paragraph.
  • 11.1 Ordinary (Single Entry) Visa — U.S. exception
    Applicants of Visa who wishes to visit Tanzania for tourism purposes are required to apply for Ordinary Visa; except nationals of the United States of America (USA). Holders of USA passports coming for tourism are required to apply for Multiple Visa
  • 6. Countries/nationals who are not required visa
    There are several countries whose nationals are not required to apply for Visa to enter Tanzania. These are EAC Member State countries, SADC member countries except Comoro and Commonwealth countries except United Kingdom, Canada, Nigeria, India, Pakistan, Australia and New Zealand.

What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

The Ordinary Visa covers tourism and may also cover attending a meeting, visiting friends or relatives, or participating in a workshop or exhibition. Holders may not work or conduct business under this visa.

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What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?

The Ordinary Visa is single-entry and is valid for up to 90 days. A holder who visits another East African country after arriving in Tanzania may use the same visa to return to Tanzania if it remains valid.

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What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

The specific Ordinary Visa checklist names a copy of the passport biographic-data page, a return ticket, the completed online application and declaration form, and the applicable visa fee. General guidance requires a passport valid for at least six months with one unused visa page and says visitors must show a return ticket.

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Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

The guidelines identify application online through the official Tanzania Immigration Services website and visa on arrival at official entry points, recommending the online platform. Availability of visa on arrival depends on the traveller and category; the page does not describe an Ordinary Visa extension or conversion procedure.

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Limits of the record
  • The source does not state when or how an Ordinary Visa may be extended or changed to another status.
  • 1. Important Notice — application channels
    There are two options available for obtaining Tanzania Visa. The first option is obtaining Visa by applying online through Tanzania Immigration Services official website (www.immigration.go.tz) ; and the second option is obtaining Visa on arrival at official entry point. It is recommended to use online Visa application platform.
  • 1. Important Notice — official online channel
    Visa applicants are advised to make their applications through the Official Tanzania Immigration Services website (www.immigration.go.tz) ONLY and Not through any other online links;

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

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