Tanzania
Entry requirements
This information is for people travelling on a full 鈥楤ritish citizen鈥� passport from the UK. It is based on the UK government鈥檚 understanding of Tanzania鈥檚 current rules for the most common types of travel.
The authorities in Tanzania set and enforce entry rules. If you鈥檙e not sure how these requirements apply to you, contact the .
Passport validity requirements
To enter Tanzania, your passport must have an 鈥榚xpiry date鈥� at least 6 months after the date you arrive and at least one blank page.
Check with your travel provider that your passport and other travel documents meet requirements. Renew your passport if you need to.
You will be denied entry if you do not have a valid travel document or try to use a passport that has been reported lost or stolen.
Visa requirements
You must have a tourist or business visa to enter Tanzania.
If you are planning to work or volunteer, you will also need a work permit. Information on how to apply is .
Your employer or volunteer organisation should help you arrange this before you travel.
If you overstay your visa or permit you can be arrested, detained and fined before being deported.
The Tanzanian Immigration Department has .
Applying for a visa
before you travel. It is no longer possible to get a visa from the Tanzanian High Commission in London.
You can also get a tourist or business visa for a single entry on arrival at the , subject to meeting all immigration requirements. You may be asked to provide proof of your return journey. You will not be able to get a multiple entry visa on arrival.
Checks at border control
You must be ready to show your return or onward ticket at border control.
Mpox screening聽
You will need to pass through mpox screening, in the form of body temperature checks, at all points of entry into Tanzania.
Entering Zanzibar
All visitors to Zanzibar (excluding residents) must have mandatory Inbound Travel Insurance from the Zanzibar Insurance Corporation (ZIC) for the duration of their stay (up to 92 days).聽
You can only buy this insurance from ZIC.聽Other international travel insurance policies will not be accepted. Go to the website for more information.聽
You may be refused entry if you do not have the correct insurance.聽
If you have any questions that are not covered on the website, contact ZIC by emailing [email protected].
Vaccine requirements
To enter Tanzania, you must have a certificate to prove you鈥檝e had a yellow fever vaccination if you鈥檙e coming from a .
For full details about medical entry requirements and recommended vaccinations, see .
Customs rules
There are strict rules about goods you can take into or out of Tanzania. You must declare anything that may be prohibited or subject to tax or duty.
Taking wildlife products into and out of Tanzania
Do not bring animal skin accessories into Tanzania as you risk questioning or detention when leaving the country.
Border officials have arrested foreigners for trying to take wildlife items, including horns and seashells, out of the country. It鈥檚 illegal to do this without a certified export permit from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism. If you鈥檙e caught you could be detained or fined.