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Document Requirements

These requirements are applicable for Non-US Citizens applying for a Tanzanian Tourist visa in Washington DC

Please send TDS your current valid and signed passport. It must be valid at least 6 months beyond your arrival date and must have at least one blank visa page. Foreign Embassies cannot issue a visa on a page not labeled as a Visa page. Amendment and Endorsement pages in the back of the passport cannot be used for issuance of a visa.
A visa cannot be stamped on a page even if only one Small Stamp is on the visa page. If your passport is not valid 6 months beyond your arrival date, you must renew your passport and then we will secure your visa with the new passport.

 

Please send 2 recent professional passport-type photographs.
Digital and non-passport photographs are not acceptable.
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A Photocopy of Permanent Resident Card (Green Card) or valid U.S. visa and I-94 is required.
Travelers who entered the USA after April 26th 2013 should print the electronic I-94 form from
Department of Homeland Security

 

 

If traveling individually, a photocopy of the airline tickets is preferred, or travel agency/airline itinerary.

 

 

Parental Approval for minors: 

Visa applications for minors under 18 years traveling alone or with only one parent / legal guardians should be accompanied with

1. A notarized letter, jointly signed by parents or legal guardians approving the minor to travel.

2. A copy of the parents or legal guardians ID.

 

 

If traveling with a tour group a letter from the tour operator confirming full payment has been received.



 

 

Please Send One Completed and Signed Application Form.

 

Although vaccination certificate is not required for visa issuance, check with physician or local health clinic for vaccination requirements and recommendations.

No Visa is required for nationals of the following countries when the intended stay DOES NOT exceed 3 months: Botswana, Gambia, Ghana, Hong Kong, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The List of countries above that do not require a visa to enter Tanzania can change without prior notice.
Please contact the Embassy of Tanzania or your Airline to confirm that your National does not require a visa.

Referred Visa requests - Nationals of the following countries MUST have their visa requests referred to Dar-es-salaam: Afghanistan, Abkhazia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Chad, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Lebanon, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Palestine, Refugees and Stateless individuals, Senegal, Somalia, Sierra Leone, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Sri Lanka.
IT IS EMPHASIZED THAT NATIONALS AND PERSONS OF THE MENTIONED CATEGORIES MAY NOT BE ALLOWED ENTRY INTO TANZANIA WITHOUT BEING IN POSSESSION OF REFERRED VISAS.

Referred Visa requests can take a considerable amount of time to be issued, and must be applied for using an online Tanzanian visa portal.https://eservices.immigration.go.tz/visa 
Please contact the Embassy of Tanzania directly for an estimate time frame. (normally 6-8 weeks) or longer.

Visa Requirements, processing times, validity of the visa, and Embassy visa fees are subject to change without prior notice.

 

Shipping Instructions

Please forward a printed copy of your order confirmation for a Tanzanian Tourist visa for Non-US Citizens and all required documents to:

Travel Document Systems, Inc.
1010 Wisconsin Ave NW
STE #845
Washington, DC 20007

Local Phone Number: 202-638-3800

Urgent applications for a Tanzanian Tourist visa should be shipped to TDS using only the FedEx Company.

Please use FedEx Priority Overnight. Do NOT ship "First Overnight." This will delay the delivery of your package.

Once your order is complete, your Passport with the visa sticker/stamp will be returned to you via FedEx Overnight.

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Continental USA Only Price
Next Business Day - up to 3 passports $36.00
Next Business Day - 4 or more passports $39.00
Saturday Delivery $41.00
Alaska, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, USVI Price
Next Day Letter (No Saturday Delivery) $39.00
International Price
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