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Tanzania visa rules for United States passport holders

Other passports: see the rules for every passport visiting Tanzania.

The answer

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

Entry
Visa on arrival
Stay
90 days per entry
Fee
$100.00
Covers
Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA ONARRIVAL90 DAYS

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

Official source

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

Holders of USA passports coming for tourism are required to apply for a Multiple Visa;

Quoted from the source.

Before you go

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

Conditions from official sources

  • Must get a Multiple Entry Visa, valid for 12 months, even for a single entry.
  • 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 States.

Tanzania passport United States

No tourist entry

I have determined to partially restrict and limit the entry of nationals of the following 15 countries: Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Cote d 'Ivoire, Dominica, Gabon, The Gambia, Malawi, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Tonga, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Tanzania passport to the United States, full page

Visa-free nearby

Other places United States 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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