PASSPORT APPLICATIONS IN TANZANIA

PASSPORT APPLICATIONS IN TANZANIA

The Immigration Services Department is established under Section 4(1) of the Immigration Act of 1995 Chapter 54 as amended by Act No.8 of 2015.

It gives the Department the authority to control and facilitate immigration issues in the United Republic of Tanzania.

The Department is one of the security organs under Ministry of Home Affairs.

Vision

To become an efficient and effective Institution, which provides high quality Immigration services that meet both national and international standards.

Mission

To facilitate and control movements of persons through implementation of relevant Laws and Regulations in order to safeguard national security and economic interests.

Motto

Migration security and development

A passport is one of the very sensitive documents issued by the government to its citizens so as to allow them to travel outside the country for various purposes.Tanzania government issues various types of passports and other travel documents as provided for by the Tanzania Passports and other Travel documents Cap 42 of 2002 and its Regulations of 2004.The passport pages for the current electronic passport contain various images and drawings which explicate the country’s history and tourist attractions.NB:

With the exclusion of Geneva Convention travel documents and Certificate of Identity, all other types of passports including Emergence Travel Documents may be applied for online through the following link:

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After accomplishing to fill the form online and make payment, applicant is required to print and submit the form along with the required attachments to the nearest Regional immigration Office, Immigration Headquarters, Immigration Head Office in Zanzibar as the case may be or at the relevant Tanzanian Embassy If the applicant is outside the country.

General Requirements for Application of Passports

An application for a passport shall be accompanied by the following:

1. A Birth Certificate or Affidavit of Birth or Certificate of Naturalization of the applicant (In case the applicant is a citizen by naturalization).

2. A birth Certificate or Affidavit of Birth or Certificate of Naturalization of the applicant’s parent or parents’

3. National Identity Card,

4. Recent, clear 1 passport size photo (to be uploaded online)

5. A fee of 150,000 for passport and 20,000 for Emergence Travel document.

In case the applicant is below the age of 18 years, the parent’s or legal guardian must accompany the applicant and submit a written consent regarding the applicants’ trip outside the country