Application Form

Tanzania eVisa Application Form

Start Your Application

Complete short guided steps. You will only see the fields and documents relevant to your Tanzania visa route.
Independent assistance service. evis.tz is not a government website. Select the visa route that matches your trip to see the complete application-service total before continuing.
Choose the right routeWe guide you through the visa category that matches your trip.
Review before paymentCheck your answers and documents before you continue.
Total shown upfrontThe application-service total is shown before payment.

What do you need before starting?

Have the passport you will travel with, a recent passport photograph, a return or onward ticket, and your first Tanzania accommodation or host details ready. The form shows the applicable total before payment. Read the document checklist or cost and timing guide if you are still preparing.

Ordinary tourism$99 assisted total for the usual single-entry holiday route.
US tourism$189 assisted total for the Multiple Entry route normally required for US passports.
Business or transitSelect the matching purpose so the correct documents and total appear.
Need more time? Save your progress and receive a secure link to continue later.
1Application
2Applicant
3Documents
4Review

Four short stages. Save your progress and review every answer before submitting.

Quick start

Select the category required for your purpose of travel.
Select where you will arrive first. The visa covers Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar.
Enter the airport, border crossing or seaport where you will enter Tanzania.
Enter the airport, border crossing or seaport where you expect to leave.
Standard processing is normally within 10 days. Referral cases take longer.
Transit may not exceed 7 days; Ordinary and Business stays may not exceed 90 days.
If applicable, enter the year and previous visa number.
Complete this when applying for a Transit Visa.
Enter only the hotel, lodge, tour operator or private host name and city. We will complete the remaining contact details.
Enter the city and country of the nearest Tanzania mission.
Each passport holder must still submit a separate visa application.
Enter each minor’s full name and date of birth.
Your application reference and status updates are sent here.
Upload your passport biographic page*
Upload a clear scan or photo. We will securely extract the remaining passport details for the application.
Your document is uploaded securely and used only for your Tanzania visa application support.
Secure upload Private document PDF / JPG / PNG · max 10240 KB
Upload a clear passport image. We will read the MRZ and fill the identity fields automatically.
Include the international country code.
Exactly as printed in your passport.
Exactly as printed in your passport.
Repeat your current address if both are the same.
List other countries where you have lived and the applicable years, if any.
Enter your employer, business or educational institution where applicable.
Enter it exactly as shown in your passport.
Recent passport photograph*
Colour JPG/JPEG, plain background, 45 mm × 35 mm, maximum 500 KB.
Your document is uploaded securely and used only for your Tanzania visa application support.
Secure upload Private document JPG / JPEG · max 500 KB
Return or onward ticket*
Referral applicants may provide an itinerary before approval.
Your document is uploaded securely and used only for your Tanzania visa application support.
Secure upload Private document PDF / JPG / PNG · max 10240 KB
Invitation letter from your host in Tanzania
Shown only for family/friend visits and referral-country applications. Required for the selected visa route
Your document is uploaded securely and used only for your Tanzania visa application support.
Secure upload Private document PDF / JPG / PNG · max 10240 KB
Business assignment evidence
Work contract, assignment proof or company covering letter. Required for the selected visa route
Your document is uploaded securely and used only for your Tanzania visa application support.
Secure upload Private document PDF / JPG / PNG · max 10240 KB
Host institution covering letter
Must state the course, field and duration. Required for the selected visa route
Your document is uploaded securely and used only for your Tanzania visa application support.
Secure upload Private document PDF / JPG / PNG · max 10240 KB
Destination visa or onward travel proof
Required for Transit Visa where applicable. Required for the selected visa route
Your document is uploaded securely and used only for your Tanzania visa application support.
Secure upload Private document PDF / JPG / PNG · max 10240 KB
Multiple Visa supporting evidence
Upload the relationship, company, government or Commissioner evidence applicable to your category. Required for the selected visa route
Your document is uploaded securely and used only for your Tanzania visa application support.
Secure upload Private document PDF / JPG / PNG · max 10240 KB
Official or diplomatic support letter
Required when applying for a Gratis Visa. Required for the selected visa route
Your document is uploaded securely and used only for your Tanzania visa application support.
Secure upload Private document PDF / JPG / PNG · max 10240 KB
Information Note
Please select your country/region of travel document. People with dual nationality should choose the nationality according to the passport to be used for the travel.
If the country of travel document registered on the e-visa is different than the passport carried; the e-Visa will be invalid. By travel document, we mean passports and ID cards(for the citizens of specific countries) . Other travel documents are not acceptable for an e-Visa application.
Total application fee

Select a visa type

Complete application-service total. The exact amount is shown before you continue.