Tanzania Introduces e-Visa for Tourists

Dodoma — THE Tanzanian authorities, by way of the Immigration Division, has launched an internet visa software system (e-Visa), permitting vacationers to use for visas from anyplace on the planet with out having to go to an embassy. The initiative goals to simplify the visa acquisition course of and entice extra vacationers to go to the nation.

The announcement was made immediately, Wednesday, in Parliament by the Deputy Minister for Pure Sources and Tourism, Dunstan Kitandula, whereas responding to a query from Manyoni West MP (CCM), Dr. Pius Chaya. The MP had inquired concerning the authorities’s efforts to ease visa entry for vacationers from varied international locations, particularly these responding to the Royal Tour marketing campaign.

In his response, Kitandula stated the federal government has been bettering the visa issuance course of to align with world technological developments and to reinforce service supply to vacationers.

He additionally famous that the federal government has amended the 2023 Immigration Rules, permitting vacationers holding a sound customer’s move to journey to different East African Neighborhood (EAC) international locations and return to Tanzania with out having to reapply for the move, so long as it stays legitimate.

Moreover, the federal government continues to enter into agreements with varied international locations to ease visa procedures. At the moment, residents of 71 international locations are allowed to enter Tanzania with no visa. As well as, vacationers from many different nations can now acquire visas on arrival at main worldwide airports, together with Julius Nyerere Worldwide Airport (Dar es Salaam), Kilimanjaro Worldwide Airport (KIA), and Zanzibar Worldwide Airport.

These efforts are a part of the federal government’s broader technique to extend vacationer arrivals and promote the expansion of the tourism sector in Tanzania.