Questions on a Tanzania Visa Application

Already filling in the form and unsure what belongs in a field? These answers cover the points that can stop an application halfway through. For the full document list, use the requirements checklist; for the complete sequence, follow the how-to-apply guide.

tanzaniaimmigration.com is an independent application-assistance service. It is not Tanzania Immigration and is not a government website. The government portal is a separate route for applying directly. This service prepares the application and communicates the result; Tanzanian authorities decide the visa.

Which name do I type on a Tanzania visa application?

Type the name shown in the passport scan you are using for the application, including middle names. Do not substitute a nickname or shorten a name because it is the version you normally use. Your name, birth date, and passport number must match that scan.

Keep the passport open while completing the passenger details, then compare each field before continuing to payment. For a family application, check each person's record against their own passport. If you cannot tell how your passport name fits the form's fields, ask the assistance service to clarify before submitting rather than leaving part of it out.

What arrival date can I enter?

Enter your actual planned arrival date in Tanzania. This site's form requires arrival at least 12 days from the application date. If your real arrival is earlier, do not enter a false later date to get past the selector.

The date selector is only one timing check. The published service window is up to 15 business days, and twelve calendar days are not fifteen business days. A date that the form accepts can still leave too little time for your trip. Read the processing-time guide before paying if your departure is close; an earlier result on another application is not a promise for yours.

Which place do I put as the entry point?

Use the first airport or border where you will enter Tanzania. A connection in another country does not count as your Tanzania entry point. For example, if you connect abroad and then arrive at Kilimanjaro, choose JRO Kilimanjaro. If your first arrival in Tanzania is at Zanzibar, choose ZNZ Zanzibar.

Check the order of your journey before selecting the field, especially if your trip includes both Zanzibar and the mainland. They use the same Tanzania visa; visiting both does not by itself require a second Tanzania visa. If the entry-point field is unclear, consult the how-to-apply guide before continuing.

Does every person in the family need a separate application?

Every traveler, including infants and children, needs their own visa tied to their own passport. On this site, you can include up to 15 travelers in one application when they share the same arrival date, entry point, and itinerary. Grouping the form does not create one visa that covers the whole family.

Add each traveler using that person's passport details and keep their documents clearly identified. If someone has a different arrival date, entry point, or itinerary, check the family or group guidance before adding them. Use the children's visa guidance for questions about a child's file rather than assuming the adult instructions cover everything.

What documents should be ready before I pay?

Have the files listed in the requirements checklist ready for each traveler before paying. Use that page for the full document rules, and check your passport nationality through the nationality check if you are unsure which guidance applies. Keep each person's files together so they are easy to attach to the correct passenger.

The assisted form runs in this order: contact details, passengers, payment, then document upload. Paying does not finish a file whose documents are missing. Before moving to payment, make sure you can access the requested files and read the passport details clearly enough to compare them with the form.

What is the US$69.99 charge?

The US$69.99 per traveler is this site's service fee for application assistance. It is separate from the government visa charge. Read the fees guide for totals and check the amount shown for your travelers before paying. Direct government fees and this site's prices are different: someone applying on the government portal does not pay this site's US$69.99 service fee.

If the visa is rejected, the published refund is 100% of the service fee, under the refund policy. That does not mean a refund of the full application total, flights, or hotels. Read the policy before relying on a refund when making plans.

What happens if my photo or passport scan is rejected?

First, check whether the message asks for a replacement document or communicates a visa decision. A request for a clearer photo or passport scan is not the same thing as a visa rejection. Read the request, compare your file with the requirements checklist, and prepare a replacement that addresses the stated problem.

Continue with the existing application and follow the correction instructions you receive. Do not start a second paid file to replace an unclear scan. If an upload will not complete or you cannot understand the request, contact the assistance service with your application reference and the error message so the existing file can be checked.

What if the payment fails?

Check what happened to the existing payment before trying again. Save any error message, application reference, and payment confirmation you received. Compare these with the transaction shown by your payment provider. If the form reports failure but your account shows a charge or pending transaction, ask the assistance service to check the existing file before making another payment.

Avoid opening a duplicate application just to retry the charge. The how-to-apply guide explains where payment sits in the assisted process. Once payment is confirmed, you still need to complete document upload; a receipt alone does not mean the application file is complete or that a visa has been issued.

How do I check the application after I pay?

Keep your application reference and payment receipt together. Use the how-to-apply guide for the status-checking steps for an application started through this service. Check the email address you entered, including its spam folder, for messages or document requests. If you need help, provide the existing reference so the assistance service can identify your file.

Remember that payment comes before document upload on this site. If you paid but have not supplied the documents, complete that step before treating the file as ready. The assistance service prepares the application and communicates the result; only Tanzanian authorities decide whether to issue the visa.

Can I change the dates or the passport after I submit?

Ask the assistance service to check your existing application before assuming a change can be made. Explain exactly what changed: your arrival date, a passport detail entered incorrectly, or the passport you intend to travel with. Keep the application reference available. Do not assume editing information in one place updates a file that has already been submitted.

Each visa is tied to the traveler's own passport, so a different passport needs attention rather than a casual substitution. Check the how-to-apply guide for the relevant follow-up steps. Whether your existing file can be corrected must be checked for that application; do not pay for another file before getting guidance.

Is a Tanzania visa application a 24-hour process?

No. This service publishes a window of up to 15 business days. A result that arrives sooner on one file does not establish a shorter window for another. Do not plan around receiving a decision within 24 hours or treat payment as a reservation for a particular decision date.

The form's separate arrival rule still requires at least 12 days from the application date. Meeting that rule does not provide fifteen business days. If your actual arrival is too close, read the processing-time guide before paying and seek guidance about your timing. Entering a false later arrival date does not solve the problem.

Once your passport details, travel dates, and documents are ready, start your Tanzania visa application with this independent assistance service.