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Visa requirements · updated Aug 2026

Visa-Free Countries for the Tanzania Passport 2026

The Tanzania passport gives visa-free entry to 44 countries, plus easy access (on arrival / e-Visa) to 56 more. Ranked #135 worldwide. The full list with allowed stay is below.

44visa-free
56on arrival / eTA
100total access
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VISAXSAug 2026
Tanzania
Passport
44visa-free

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Visa-free · 44

Angola30 days→ Antigua and Barbuda180 days→ Bahamas90 days→ Bangladesh90 days→ Barbados180 days→ Belize90 days→ Benin90 days→ Botswana90 days→ Burundi90 days→ Dominica180 days→ Ecuador90 days→ Fiji120 days→ Gambia90 days→ Ghana90 days→ Grenada90 days→ Haiti90 days→ Hong Kong90 days→ Iran15 days→ Jamaica90 days→ Kenya90 days→ Kiribati90 days→ Lesotho90 days→ Macao90 days→ Malawi90 days→ Malaysia30 days→ Mauritius90 days→ Micronesia30 days→ Mozambique90 days→ Namibia90 days→ Philippines30 days→ Rwanda180 days→ Saint Kitts and Nevis90 days→ Saint Lucia42 days→ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines90 days→ Seychelles90 days→ Singapore30 days→ South Africa90 days→ South Sudan90 days→ Swaziland30 days→ Togo30 days→ Uganda90 days→ Vanuatu120 days→ Zambia90 days→ Zimbabwe90 days→

Also without an embassy

Visa on arrival or online (e-Visa / ETA) — quick to get.

Albania e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Australia e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Bahrain e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Bhutan e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Bolivia Visa on arrival · 30 days → Burkina Faso e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Cambodia Visa on arrival · 30 days → Cameroon e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Cape Verde Visa on arrival · 30 days → Colombia e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Comoros Visa on arrival · 30 days → Cuba e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → DR Congo Visa on arrival · 30 days → Djibouti Visa on arrival · 30 days → El Salvador e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Equatorial Guinea e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Ethiopia Visa on arrival · 30 days → Gabon e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Georgia e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Guinea e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Guinea-Bissau Visa on arrival · 30 days → India e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Indonesia Visa on arrival · 30 days → Iraq e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Ivory Coast e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Kazakhstan e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Kyrgyzstan e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Laos Visa on arrival · 30 days → Libya e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Madagascar Visa on arrival · 30 days → Maldives Visa on arrival · 30 days → Mauritania Visa on arrival · 30 days → Moldova e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Mongolia e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Nepal Visa on arrival · 30 days → Nicaragua Visa on arrival · 30 days → Nigeria Visa on arrival · 30 days → Oman e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Pakistan e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Palau Visa on arrival · 30 days → Papua New Guinea e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Qatar e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Samoa Visa on arrival · 30 days → Sao Tome and Principe e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Senegal Visa on arrival · 30 days → Sierra Leone Visa on arrival · 30 days → Somalia e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → South Korea e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Sri Lanka Visa on arrival · 30 days → Suriname e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Syria e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Tajikistan e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Timor-Leste Visa on arrival · 30 days → Tuvalu Visa on arrival · 30 days → United Arab Emirates e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Vietnam e-Visa / ETA · 90 days →

Where Tanzania citizens face the toughest visas

Schengen, the US and the UK count refusals separately. Here are all three rates for the Tanzania passport in one place.

The hardest is the US — 39.4% of applications refused, against 19.2% at the most lenient one.

Schengen
19.2%
of applications refused
strictness rank: #51 of 118
-0.8 pp year-over-year
by filing country
United States
39.4%
of applications refused
strictness rank: #77 of 197
+2.7 pp year-over-year
B1/B2 visas
United Kingdom
33.1%
of applications refused
strictness rank: #47 of 119
+5.4 pp year-over-year
visitor visas
6 months until the next US interview · Dar Es Salaam
2 rule changes recorded for this passport in our archive, 2 of them easing · the feed →
10 countries accept visa applications right inside Tanzania

Schengen in detail: which state refuses Tanzania citizens most

# Schengen state Applications Filed in Rate
1 Poland 565 Dar Es Salaam 33.8% 2 Finland 506 Dar Es Salaam 30.2% 3 Germany 3,910 Dar Es Salaam 25.5% 4 Belgium 1,359 Dar Es Salaam 24.7% 5 Netherlands 1,237 Dar Es Salaam 22.3% 6 France 3,100 Dar Es Salaam 21.1% 7 Spain 2,166 Dar Es Salaam 14.1% 8 Switzerland 1,398 Dar Es Salaam 7.1% 9 Italy 1,986 Dar Es Salaam 5.2%

Methodologies differ: the EC counts by place of filing, the State Department and Home Office by nationality. Read as orders of magnitude.

Where the Tanzania passport still needs a visa · 98

These require a visa arranged in advance at an embassy or visa centre.

Afghanistan visa required → Algeria visa required → Andorra visa required → Argentina visa required → Armenia visa required → Austria visa required → Azerbaijan visa required → Belarus visa required → Belgium visa required → Bosnia and Herzegovina visa required → Brazil visa required → Brunei visa required → Bulgaria visa required → Canada visa required → Central African Republic visa required → Chad visa required → Chile visa required → China visa required → Congo visa required → Costa Rica visa required → Croatia visa required → Cyprus visa required → Czech Republic visa required → Denmark visa required → Dominican Republic visa required → Egypt visa required → Eritrea visa required → Estonia visa required → Finland visa required → France visa required → Germany visa required → Greece visa required → Guatemala visa required → Guyana visa required → Honduras visa required → Hungary visa required → Iceland visa required → Ireland visa required → Israel visa required → Italy visa required → Japan visa required → Jordan visa required → Kosovo visa required → Kuwait visa required → Latvia visa required → Lebanon visa required → Liberia visa required → Liechtenstein visa required → Lithuania visa required → Luxembourg visa required → Mali visa required → Malta visa required → Marshall Islands visa required → Mexico visa required → Monaco visa required → Montenegro visa required → Morocco visa required → Myanmar visa required → Nauru visa required → Netherlands visa required →

+ 38 more countries

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Frequently asked

How many countries can the Tanzania passport travel to visa-free?
The Tanzania passport gives visa-free access to 44 countries, plus 56 more on arrival or with an e-Visa/eTA. See the full list above.
Which countries give Tanzania citizens a visa on arrival?
Visa on arrival is available in 23 countries for Tanzania citizens — see the section below.
How strong is the Tanzania passport?
The Tanzania passport ranks #135 in the 2026 passport index, with 100 total accessible destinations. See the passport ranking page for details.
Can visa-free rules change?
Yes, visa agreements change periodically. This data is current as of Aug 2026 — always confirm with the embassy before travel.

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