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Tanzania visa rules for United Kingdom passport holders

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The answer

Visa on arrival. United Kingdom passport holders can get a visa on arrival in Tanzania.

Entry
Visa on arrival
Stay
Not stated by the source
Fee
$50.00
Covers
Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA ONARRIVAL

Our summary of the official rule. Not an official stamp.

Official source

immigration.go.tzImmigration Services Department, United Republic of TanzaniaChecked 29 Oct 2026

Nationals from the countries listed below are eligible for both the online and the on arrival Visa facility.

Quoted from the source.

Before you go

The conditions that come with this rule, from its official sources.

Conditions from official sources

  • Must show a return ticket on arrival.

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months.

Visa applicants must ensure that their passports have a validity of at least six months

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What Tanzania passport holders need to visit the United Kingdom.

Tanzania passport United Kingdom

Visa needed

VN 1.1. A person who meets one or more of the criteria below needs entry clearance (a visa) in advance of travel to the UK for any purpose, unless they meet one of the exceptions set out in VN2.1 and VN2.2. (subject to VN 2.3.). (a) Nationals or citizens of the following countries or territorial entities (a "*" indicates there are exceptions in VN 2.2 to VN 6.5): Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Armenia Azerbaijan Bangladesh Belarus Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia Herzegovina Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad People's Republic of China* Colombia Comoros Congo Côte d'Ivoire (formerly Ivory Coast) Cuba Democratic Republic of the Congo Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) Ethiopia Fiji Gabon Gambia Georgia Ghana Guinea Guinea Bissau Haiti Honduras India Indonesia Iran Iraq Jamaica Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea (North) Kosovo Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar (formerly Burma) Namibia Nauru Nepal Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Macedonia (formerly Macedonia) Pakistan Palestine Philippines Russia Rwanda São Tomé and Principe Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sri Lanka St Lucia Sudan Suriname Syria Taiwan* Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

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Visa-free nearby

Other places United Kingdom passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Dodoma, nearest first.

  1. MayotteMamoudzou, about 1,270 km from DodomaVisa-free · 90 days
  2. ZambiaLusaka, about 1,310 km from DodomaVisa-free · 90 days
  3. EswatiniMbabane, about 2,290 km from DodomaVisa-free · 30 days
  4. BotswanaGaborone, about 2,310 km from DodomaVisa-free · 90 days
  5. South AfricaPretoria, about 2,320 km from DodomaVisa-free · 90 days

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

Weather in Dodoma

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Dodoma, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 29.7°CLow 19.4°CRain 154 mm
  2. FebHigh 30.0°CLow 19.3°CRain 121 mm
  3. MarHigh 29.5°CLow 19.1°CRain 106 mm
  4. AprHigh 28.3°CLow 18.4°CRain 47 mm
  5. MayHigh 28.2°CLow 17.3°CRain 4 mm
  6. JunHigh 27.5°CLow 15.4°CRain 0 mm
  7. JulHigh 26.9°CLow 14.7°CRain 0 mm
  8. AugHigh 27.8°CLow 15.4°CRain 0 mm
  9. SepHigh 29.5°CLow 16.4°CRain 0 mm
  10. OctHigh 31.0°CLow 17.8°CRain 2 mm
  11. NovHigh 31.6°CLow 19.2°CRain 25 mm
  12. DecHigh 30.5°CLow 19.6°CRain 143 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 12 to 28 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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