Passport Atlas
Entering Tanzania
Tanzania does not yet have a full immigration playbook. Below is inbound openness from the passport matrix, plus a country profile.
Openness rank
#29
Entry openness
174
Visa free
51
Visa required
0
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Country profile
Capital
Dodoma
Population
68.2 million
Area
945,087 km²
Currency
Tanzanian shilling TZS
Languages
English, Swahili
Time zone
UTC+03:00
Foreign-born
462,371 · 2024
Migrant share
0.7%
Ethnic groups
- mainland - African99%
- other1%
Foreign-born counts are UN international migrant stock via the World Bank (mostly 2024). Ethnic groups follow each country's published categories — most do not census by skin colour. Indicative only.
Travel notes
Plug
Type G
Mains
230 V · 50 Hz
Driving
Left
Emergency
Police 112 · Ambulance 112
Dialing code
+255
Airports
DAR · JRO · ZNZ · MWZ
Highlights
- Serengeti
- Kilimanjaro
- Stone Town
- Ngorongoro
Passports that enter without a prior visa
FVisa free51
AOn arrival123
Eastern Africa