Tanzania is angelically placed along the eastern coast of the Indian Ocean, it is the largest of East African countries with its capital being Dodoma, which was transferred from the largest town of Dar-es-salaam, other main towns of the country include Mwanza, Zanzibar, Arusha, and Mbeya cities most of these are super busy tourism centres, for example, the Arusha city which has been nicknamed as “Safari City” of the country. Tanzania uses 2 official languages Swahili and English it boasts a biodiversity of ecosystems ranging from grasslands, mountains, rolling beautiful hills, and forests.
A Tanzania visa is a mandatory document required for you to be given access to the country, it is obtained online. The country issues visas depending on your interest in visiting, there are different visa types issued as below,
A tourist visa is a typical document issued for tourism, these have a particular period and require documents like a passport-size photograph, a copy of a travel itinerary, a valid passport of at least 6 months to the expiry date, business visas are issued if the guests are into the country for business reasons this would require you to have a business introduction letter and other documents of travel, the transit visa is issued when passing through the country only. When applying for a Tanzania Visa, it is wise to have all travel documents scanned and ready to apply, all applications are submitted to the Tanzania Embassy.
Tanzania Visa applications are received and validated by email it is not a must-get because sometimes visas are rejected hence it is important to be careful when doing your application, the online process is the easiest to go about when applying, and visas are charged as $50 for an ordinary visa, 100 for a multiple entry visa, $250 for a business visa. Visas are valid for 90 days and are required to be presented at every entry point of the country whether it is a land border or air transfer. Some countries are exempted from having a visa as a requirement while others need this information can be accessed directly from Tanzania websites.
Having a Tanzania Tourist Visa does not mean you can have a free pass into the country, still at entry checkpoints you will be needed to present your travel documents as appearing in person to the immigration officer and sign the arrival declaration card, present your valid passport, show your visa upon arrival, return air ticket and evidence of your travel plan a confirmation voucher from accommodation facilities, evidence of funds to maintain yourself while in the country.
Despite Tanzania being an East African country, it does not allow the single-entry visa which other East African countries like Uganda, Kenya, and Rwanda use, therefore when considering around trip it is important to keep in mind that you will be required to purchase a whole different package of visa.
In conclusion, Visiting Tanzania is a whole life of experiences from the great wildebeest migrations to enjoying the sandy beautiful beaches of Zanzibar.