Requirements/Guidelines for obtaining Visa for Tanzania

  • Click here to download the Visa Application Form
  • Passport of the applicant (with minimum 6 months validity)
  • Two (2) recent passport photos to be attached to the application form (signature not required at back of photos)
  • A copy of your Travel Itinerary (one copy will suffice if more than one person travelling together)
  • Visa Fee is A$95 for 30, 60 or 90 days travel, payable by Money Order, Bank Cheque or Cash (you can pay by one Money Order or Bank Cheque for all travellers in a group). We do not accept payment by Credit Cards.

    How to Lodge your Visa Application

    Our office timings are: Mon - Fri 10am - 3pm. You can personally lodge visa applications during this time at the Consulate.

    You can send applications and documents by Express Post, Registered Post or Courier along with a return, self-addressed Registered Post, Express Post envelope to our office address given below. We will mail the documents back to you.

    It takes 4-5 working days to process the application.

    One can enter Tanzania within 90 days from the date of the issued visa, provided passport remains valid.

    We do not issue multiple-entry visas. However, those who travel to country members of the East Africa Community (Kenya or Uganda), will not require a new visa to re-enter Tanzania as long as the visa is still valid. Those who travel to countries other than Kenya and Uganda, will require a new visa at the Entry Point to Tanzania.

    Vaccinations are not required.

    Consulate of Tanzania
    Level 2
    222 LaTrobe Street
    Melbourne VIC 3000
    Tel: (03) 9667 0243
    Fax: (03) 9663 2616
    Email: tanzania@honconsul.com

    Visa Fees (subject to change without notice):

    Single Entry Tourist Visa: A$95 for 30, 60 or 90-day validity
    Single Entry Visas for Business Purposes: A$95 for 60 day validity
    Visitors Pass for carrying on Temporary Assignments: US$100 (paid at the Entry Point on arrival in Tanzania)

    Please Note

    1. The Tanzanian Consulate in Sydney is temporarily closed pending the appointment of a new Honorary Consul
    2. Travellers are advised not to send passports or visa applications to the old Sydney office address, nor use the old Visa Application Forms bearing the old Sydney Consulate address
    3. Should the issued visa expire before being used, applicants are required to apply for a new visa by fulfilling all previous conditions without exception
    4. Travellers are advised to obtain a visa prior to departure to avoid delays and inconvenience on arrival in Tanzania
    5. Applications/enquiries for issuance of new passport/s or renewal thereof, citizenship or police check certificates are to be made to:

      TANZANIAN EMBASSY
      Ambassador: H.E. E.E.E. Mtango
      4-21-9, Kamiyoga, Setagaya-ku,
      Tokyo 158-0098 Japan
      Tel: +81-3-3425-4531 Fax: +81-3-3425-7844
      E-Mail: tzrepjp@tanzaniaembassy.or.jp




      VISA FEES
      Nationals of the countries listed below are exempt from visa fees.

      For all other nationals (including Australian passport holders) a single entry visa costs AU$95.00.

      Anguila
      Antigua & Barbuda
      Ashmore & Cartier Island
      Bahamas
      Barbados
      Belize
      Bermuda
      Botswana
      British Indian-
      Ocean Territory
      British Virgin Island
      Brunei
      Cayman Island
      Channel Island
      Christmas Island
      Cocos Island
      Cook Islands
      Cypress
      Dominica
      Falkland Island
      Gambia
      Ghana
      Gibraltar
      Isle of Man
      Jamaica
      Jersey
      Kenya
      Kiribati
      Lesotho
      Malawi
      Malaysia
      Malta
      Mauritius
      Mc Donald Island
      Montserrat
      Mozambique
      Namibia
      Naue Islands
      Nauru
      Norfork Island
      North Ireland
      Papua New Guinea
      Pitcairn Island Group
      Ross Dependency
      Scotland
      Singapore
      Solomon Island
      St. Helena
      St. KTTS & Navis
      St. Vincent & The Grenadines
      St. Lucia
      Swaziland
      Sychelles
      Tokelan
      Tonga
      Tirinidad & Tobago
      Turks & Caicos
      Tuvalu
      Uganda
      Vanuatu
      Western Samoa
      Zambia
      Zimbabwe