How to Apply for a Tanzania eVisa: Direct and Assisted Routes

You can apply yourself through the Tanzania Immigration eVisa portal or use this independent application-assistance service for an additional charge. The two websites have different screens and payment steps. This guide separates them so you can follow the route you actually started.

Before opening either form

Check the government visa-free list and visa guidelines for your passport and trip purpose. Our nationality checker also tells you whether this service is available; an unavailable service does not mean you are visa-exempt.

Gather the passport you will travel with, a clear bio-page scan, a recent photograph, travel dates, accommodation or host contacts, and the supporting papers for your visa category. Use the document checklist to organize the files before paying.

For a family, create a folder for each traveler. Name files clearly, such as passport-jane.jpg, so a child's documents are not attached to an adult's record. Check passport numbers, birth dates and names against the scans, including middle names. Each traveler needs an individual application even when this service groups their itinerary.

Applying directly to Tanzania Immigration

1. Open New Application on the government portal. Enter the email, passport details and security information requested there.
2. Save the application ID and security answer. They are needed to resume the form and check its progress.
3. Complete the application and attach the requested documents. Review every field before submitting; a submitted government application cannot simply be edited.
4. Follow the government payment instructions and finish submission. Keep the confirmation.
5. Use Continue Application for an unfinished file, or Check Visa Status for its progress and grant notice.

Our customer portal cannot look up a file you opened directly with Immigration. Keep the reference from the website where you applied.

Applying through this service

The current workflow is contact details, passengers, payment, then document upload.

Contact details and trip. Start at Apply. Enter an email you can access during travel, a phone with its country code, visa type, arrival and departure dates, and the first Tanzania entry point. For example, JRO is Kilimanjaro and ZNZ is Zanzibar; a connection in Doha is neither.

Passengers. Add the travelers on the same itinerary using their actual passport nationalities. If a nationality is missing, check its requirements page instead of selecting a neighboring country. Verify every passenger before continuing.

Payment. Review the selected product, passenger count and total. The price guide explains this site's published charges and US$69.99 service fee. These prices differ from applying directly to the government. Keep the payment receipt and application reference.

Documents. Upload the files requested on the document screen and check that all passport details are readable. Payment does not complete a file whose documents are missing. Reply to any request for corrections through the existing application; do not start another paid file to replace an unclear scan.

This assistance service helps prepare the application and communicates the result. Tanzanian authorities make the visa decision.

Leave enough time

This site's form requires arrival at least 12 days from the application date, while the published service window is up to 15 business days. Twelve calendar days do not provide fifteen business days, so passing the date selector is not proof that your schedule has enough time.

Government timing and referral conditions are separate from this service's window. Read the official terms before choosing dates, and the processing guide for the service workflow. Do not enter a false later arrival date to get past the form.

After payment or submission

Save the reference, receipt and copies of your uploaded files. Watch the application email, including spam, and use the correct status portal. For a service application, open your applications or contact support with the reference. For a direct application, use the government status link above.

A payment receipt is not a visa grant. If a date, name or passport number changes, ask the relevant service or Immigration authority for guidance; do not alter an approval PDF. Before departure, check that the granted dates cover the trip and keep the approval accessible offline with your passport.

If a payment fails or the status is unclear, establish what happened to the existing file before paying again. The refund policy explains this service's terms; it does not cover a canceled flight or safari.

Reviewed 14 October 2026 against the linked government pages and this site's current form. Form labels and document requests may change.