Tanzania Tourist eVisa

1Overview

The Tanzania Tourist eVisa is an electronic visa for the Mainland and Zanzibar, available as a 90-day single-entry version or a 1-year multiple-entry version. Both allow stays of up to 90 days per entry.

It covers holidays, sightseeing, visiting friends or relatives and attending meetings, workshops or exhibitions; employment and business activity are not permitted.

Who needs it

• Most international travelers need it; each passport holder files their own application, including infants.
• Visa-exempt for short stays: nationals of countries such as Kenya, Uganda, South Africa and Singapore, who still need a valid passport and other entry requirements such as a return ticket.
• Referral category: citizens of countries such as Nigeria, Pakistan and Lebanon cannot get an instant eVisa and need approval from the Commissioner General of Immigration, which can take up to two months.
• US citizens must apply for the multiple-entry version.
• A Transit Visa is needed if leaving the airport transit area for less than 7 days; not needed if staying in the international terminal.

+Options

You choose your option in the form. Your exact total is shown at the last step, after you pick a processing speed.

2Requirements

• PassportValid at least 6 months from arrival, beyond the trip, with a blank page.
• PhotoRecent passport-style photograph; official photo rules are strict.
• Return or onward ticketFlight ticket.
• AccommodationHotel name or an invitation letter.
• Email addressA valid email address.
• Zanzibar travel insuranceMandatory inbound insurance from the Zanzibar Insurance Corporation covering 92 days, bought through the official Zanzibar portal before arrival.
• Yellow fever certificateNeeded if arriving from, or transiting more than 12 hours through, a country with yellow fever risk.

Important to know

• Common denial causes are blurry passport photos, typos, the wrong visa type and insufficient passport validity.
• Arriving without the Zanzibar insurance is a problem.
• Remote border stations may require a physical visa.

3How to apply with Ok E-visa

1. Fill in the formA few short steps: your passport, traveller and trip details, plus the documents listed above. Choose your option and processing speed.
2. Pay onlineYou go straight to a secure payment page. The total in US dollars is shown before you pay.
3. We check and submitOur team reviews your details for common errors and submits the application.
4. Receive your resultAn electronic Visa Grant Notice arrives by email and can be downloaded from the portal.

4Timing and speed

Referral category applications can take up to two months.

Processing speeds

You choose your speed at the last step of the form, where your exact total is shown. Times are estimates, not guaranteed; the authority makes the final decision.

5Fees

Our price covers our service fee, review, submission and support. If the government charges its own fee for this document, we tell you the exact amount before you pay.

Zanzibar insurance is bought separately.

Your exact total, in US dollars, is shown at the last step of the form before you pay. You may also apply directly on the official portal at no service charge.

6After approval

• An electronic Visa Grant Notice arrives by email and can be downloaded from the portal.
• Present it with your passport and return ticket; approval is not entry, and the border officer decides.
• A standard single-entry visa can often be extended by 90 days at a Regional Immigration Office in Tanzania, in person, before the original 90 days end.
• New eVisas cannot be applied for inside Tanzania.
• If denied, a new application with corrections can usually be filed.

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