Tanzania Visa Guide
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Understand Tanzania multiple-entry visa rules, including USA tourism, validity, maximum stay per visit and supporting documents.
Plan the route before you pay. VistoRoute's current Tanzania service estimate is 7 days. This is an application-assistance estimate, not a visa approval, entry or decision guarantee. Referral cases, missing documents or additional review can take longer.
Use the passport you will carry for boarding and arrival. Read the route carefully, keep your travel purpose consistent and review the application before submission.
Choose the Tanzania visa route that matches your passport and trip
Keep passport details, documents and dates consistent
US passport holders visiting Tanzania for tourism generally need a multiple-entry visa, even for a single planned trip. This is tied to the specific visitor rule for USA nationals.
A multiple-entry visa can be valid for up to twelve months, but each stay is generally limited to a maximum of three months. Read the issued document and do not treat validity as a continuous stay permission.
Company directors, family visitors, government consultants and other categories can need additional letters, proof of relationship or company records. The purpose should decide the supporting file.
Visa rules depend on the passport used for travel, the purpose of the visit, the first destination and the documents that support the trip. A traveller should not select a category only because it appears convenient. The form, passport, travel dates and supporting evidence should describe the same journey from beginning to end.
VistoRoute provides independent visa guidance and application assistance. Our current Tanzania service estimate is 7 days, but this is not a visa decision guarantee. A referral route, missing information, a correction request or additional review can change the time needed.
Frequent travel does not by itself guarantee multiple-entry eligibility. The passport, purpose and route conditions determine whether a multiple-entry category is available. A traveller should not assume that a standard single-entry visa can be reused for a second arrival.
Multiple-entry guidance may be relevant to travellers with repeated business visits, a planned regional itinerary or another documented reason to leave and return. The application should explain the travel pattern rather than simply requesting multiple entry for convenience.
US passport holders travelling for tourism may fall under a different multiple-entry fee and validity arrangement. Confirm the current nationality-specific result before paying because a tourist route for one passport is not a template for every passport.
List the expected entries, approximate dates and destinations. Keep each planned visit within the issued conditions and remember that a visa document does not remove border-entry requirements.
Yes, US passport holders travelling for tourism generally need a multiple-entry visa.
No. A multiple-entry visa can be valid for up to 12 months, but the maximum consecutive stay is generally three months.
No. Other multiple-entry categories can require specific supporting evidence or permission.
Check your passport validity, route, documents and current service estimate before submission. VistoRoute is an independent travel and visa information platform and does not decide visa approvals or border entry.
Start Application →Last reviewed: 16 August 2026. Tanzania visa routes, eligibility, fees, processing conditions and entry arrangements can change. Check the route for the passport and travel date you will use before applying.