It is highly recommended that all travellers get an e-visa in advance through the immigration platform: Tanzania eVisa
Applying for an E-Visa in Tanzania:
- The Visa applications will be processed within ten days therefore applicants are strongly advised to observe the stipulated time frame while making their applications.
- After making payments, applicants are required to wait for approval of their Visa before they start their journey. Approval notification will be sent to their e-mail. Or they can access the Visa Grant Notification by checking the Status of their Visa online.
- What is required for an e-visa application?
- A JPEG pic of your passport biometric page.
- A JPEG pic of yourself (smaller than 300KB). Don’t worry if you don’t have an official passport photo – a clear image of yourself against a plain background will do.
- Your round-trip flight ticket – either PDF or JPEG will work.
- Contact info for your first destination – Your Timeless Africa Safaris travel manager will provide this info.
- Your mother’s and father’s names and nationalities.
- Make note of the security question you choose, as it will be required to check your visa status later.
- Where it asks for ‘host details’, write ‘Self’, as this will save you having to complete the rest of that section.
- A valid Visa or MasterCard for online payment.
Further notes:
- US citizens must choose multiple-entry visas (single-entry visas are not available to Americans) and the cost is USD 100 rather than USD 50.
- When selecting the ‘Reason for travel’ please select ‘Holiday & Leisure’ to continue the process.
- When selecting your host for the trip, please select ‘Self’.
- To complete the process, you will be asked to upload your return tickets.
- Yes, all visitors to Tanzania must have their own visa to enter the country unless their nationality is visa-exempt. This includes children (under the age of 18) who have their own passports.
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- Once you have applied – Log into the system and check the status of your application any time between 10-14 days after applying. With a bit of luck, it’ll be approved and ready! Print out the confirmation document: though you might have it on your phone/device, the paper version will be required on arrival, so have this ready.
Please note that visas are also available on arrival however we always recommend applying online prior to arrival to avoid delays. If you need need to apply for a visa on arrival, we recommend the following:
- Ensure you have time to spare – at least 2 hrs (bear this in mind if you have a connecting flight)
- The correct amount of US dollars to pay in cash
- A pen to complete the forms – if provided by the airline, complete the form before you land and head straight for the visa booth
New Compulsory Zanzibar Travel Insurance
As of October 1, 2024, all visitors to Zanzibar (excluding residents) must apply for mandatory Inbound Travel Insurance.
This insurance must be purchased from Zanzibar Insurance Corporation and is in addition to any travel insurance already obtained from a home country.
The following policies are available for application:
- Individuals: Allows up to 2 visitors on the policy.
- Family: Allows 3 – 9 visitors on the policy.
- Group: Allows 10+ visitors on the policy.
How much it will cost:
Each policy setup includes charges, which can be paid using a debit or credit card at the end of the application.
- Adults: USD 44 per visitor, inclusive of all charges
- Children aged 3-17 years of age receive a 50% discount
- Infants aged 0-2 are free of charge
Per the government notice, travelers arriving without a valid ZIC travel insurance risk being refused entry into Zanzibar at the immigration checkpoints.
Click here to apply online: https://visitzanzibar.go.tz/insurance
If you need further answers click here for FAQ’s
What you will need:
You will need the following information for each visitor to be included on the insurance policy.
- Name and personal details.
- Passport information.
- Photograph of the biodata page of your passport (pdf, jpeg, jpg, png) – no larger than 5MB.
- Arrival and departure dates.
Step 1: Complete traveller details (Nationality, date of birth, etc)
Step 2: Passport details. Image dimensions should not exceed 1920 x 1080 pixels. (This is very important and often the reason your image may not be accepted)
Step 3: Your travel dates within Zanzibar
Step 4: Select insurance type: Individual (for 1-2 travellers); Family (3-9 travellers); Group (10 or more)
Step 5: Add all travellers’ details (if you are travelling on your own, untick the box ‘travelling in a group’
Step 6: Check all details are correct – scroll down to add the security code (the code only appears once you have clicked in the grey block), then tick ‘I AGREE’
Step 7: Payment page