Tanzania

Single-entry short-term business visa for special assignments, short professional assignments, establishing business contacts, investment start-up arrangements, and other lawful short-term business tasks. Activities exceeding three months should use the work/residence permit route.

• 90 days
• Limited work rights

Multiple-entry visitor route for U.S. tourists and other officially listed repeat-visit categories such as non-resident company directors, government consultants, family visitors, and bilateral-meeting participants. Each consecutive stay is capped at 90 days.

• 1 year
• No work rights

Single-entry visitor eVisa for tourism, meetings, visits, workshops, exhibitions, and other ordinary-visa purposes. The official eVisa guidelines state that holders are not required to work or conduct business.

• 90 days
• No work rights

Self-employed investment residence route for foreign investors. The e-Residence matrix lists Class A investor categories and fees, while TIC guidance documents the foreign-investor project minimum for a certificate of incentives. The related Class A work-permit fee is USD 1000.

• 2 years, renewable
• Limited work rights

Class C residence route for qualifying buyers of houses in the real-estate business who are not entitled to another residence permit category. The Immigration Department Class C requirements require proof that the purchased property value is at least USD 100,000.

• 2 years, renewable
• No work rights

Employer-sponsored residence route for expatriates with specific employment by a specific employer and qualifications or skills not readily available in Tanzania. Applicants need a Labour Commissioner work permit; the related Class B work-permit fee is USD 500.

• 2 years, renewable
• Employer-sponsored only

Class C residence route for retired persons who retired in or outside Tanzania, are at least 55, and have assured income to sustain themselves and dependents.

• 2 years, renewable
• No work rights

Student visa for foreign nationals entering Tanzania for academic purposes including research, internships, volunteering, exchange programs, and prospective study at registered institutions. This row records the fee for programs exceeding 90 days; short programs have a lower fee and language-course validity is capped separately by the guidelines.

• No work rights