Frequent asked questions Tanzania visa

The e-visa for Tanzania is an official document that is electronically linked to your passport, allowing you to travel in Tanzania for 90 days. This document replaces the visa; no visa or label will be placed in the passport.

There are various visas available for Tanzania. The type of visa depends on your travel purpose. The most common are tourist visas and business visas. However, there are also family visit visas, volunteer visas, work visas, transit visas, conference visas, student visas, and visas on personal invitation.

The purpose of your trip determines which type of visa you need to apply for. If you are unsure which visa is most applicable to your situation, please do not hesitate to contact us! Our staff can advise you on this matter.

The visa for Tanzania is valid for 90 days upon arrival.

Yes. However, a multiple-entry visa is only available if the trip is for business, medical purposes, or if you are going to do volunteer work. Please note that strict conditions apply to this visa, so for questions regarding this visa, it is best to contact us.

Yes, everyone traveling, regardless of age, must present a visa upon entering Tanzania. This means that everyone must have their own passport (children cannot be included in a parent’s/guardian’s passport), to which the e-visa is linked.

Additionally, individuals under 18 traveling alone or with only one parent/guardian must provide a copy of the birth certificate, parental consent from the parents/guardians, and a copy of their passports.

After the visa for Tanzania is granted, you will immediately receive an email with a link to download and print the visa. Keep the printed visa with your passport so you can present it at passport control in Tanzania.

The passport must be valid for at least six months after arrival in Tanzania. It must also have at least one blank page.

The information and documents you need to provide depend on your travel purpose (touristic or business) and the number of entries required for Tanzania. You will see the necessary documents on the application form after selecting your travel purpose.

You can easily upload the documents via the application form on our website.

Document numbers in the Netherlands never contain the letter “O,” but they can contain the number “0.” Even if it appears that there is a letter O in your passport, it will be the number 0. It is also important to note that document numbers in the Netherlands are 9 characters long.

Belgian document numbers can contain the letter(s) “O” and/or the number “0.” Belgian document numbers are 8 characters long and always begin with 2 letters followed by 6 digits.

The passport photo scan must be of high quality and in color with a white background. It should have been taken in the last 6 months and without glasses. Head coverings are only allowed in the passport photo for religious reasons: the entire face must be visible.

For the visa application for Tanzania, you must provide a copy of your flight itinerary, which shows the return flight or onward travel.