Tanzania visa for Ugandans
No visa needed
Visa-free visits are available, subject to entry conditions. Stay: up to 6 calendar months per entry.
Uganda · Ordinary passport · Short visit · Visitor pass for exempt passports · Rule supported by recorded sources
- Recorded fee
- Free
- Stay allowance
- up to 6 calendar months per entry
- Processing
- —
- Visa usage window
- Not applicable to visa exemption
Residence, a supporting visa or another condition may change this route. Review consequential conditions before applying
Reviewed 6 October 202615 sources · High confidenceTanzanian public authoritySources and verification
Who this applies to, and exceptions
What can change this answer
Holding another visa or a residence permit, your age or your port of entry can open a different route.
These routes are conditional. Every stated requirement must be met; selecting a document does not confirm eligibility.
- Conditional · No visa needed
A valid Tanzanian residence permit or pass may provide the entry basis; its validity and any re-entry conditions control.
- The document must be valid on entry.
Visa exempt; follow the stay granted on arrival.
Sources for this rule
- 1.
- 2.Tanzania mission (opens in a new tab)
my.tzembassy.go.tz · Airline or official mission
Recorded check:
- 3.Tanzania mission (opens in a new tab)
ng.tzembassy.go.tz · Airline or official mission
Recorded check:
Why we say this (3)
“nga • Tuvalu • Vanuatu • Uganda • Zambia • Zimbabwe Return to Home Page © 2026 - Elect”
Quoted from Tanzanian public authority · Destination government · checked 6 Oct 2026
“List of Countries which do not require Visa”
Quoted from Tanzania mission · Airline data (Timatic) · checked 7 Oct 2026
“Upon complying with the entry requirements, a visitor is issued with a Visitor's Pass with validity not exceeding three months (and not exceeding six months for citizens of EAC Member States).”
Quoted from Tanzania mission · Airline data (Timatic) · checked 6 Oct 2026
History of this rule(1)
This passport follows the general rule for this destination; its history is shown.
- eVisa (apply online)eVisa or visa on arrivalChecked against official sources
How to apply, step by step
- 1
Check your passport
6 months from arrival · 1 page
- 2
Prepare your documents
Return ticket, accommodation details and enough money for your stay.
- 3
Arrive with your passport
You receive an entry stamp for up to up to 6 calendar months per entry.
Before you travel
Health notices
Enhanced screening continues for arrivals from DR Congo. UK guidance says screening for arrivals from Uganda has ended; Australian guidance still requires its surveillance form. Sources differ; confirm with the embassy or your airline.
Check again before travel; we will review this on 13 October 2026.
UK FCDO · Recorded check
More sources (1)
Foreign government ·Health notices
Body-temperature checks for mpox screening apply at all entry points.
Check again before travel; we will review this on 13 October 2026.
Registrations before arrival
Traveller’s Health Surveillance Form
When: Before departure or on arrival.
Who: Published Australian guidance covers arrivals from DR Congo or Uganda; the continuing Uganda requirement is disputed by UK guidance.
UK FCDO · Recorded checkMore sources (1)
Foreign government ·
Documents to prepare
A complete general checklist is not confirmed for this route; review the cases below with the application authority.
How much the Tanzania visa costs for Ugandans
- Government fee
- Not itemised in the fee record
- Insurance within the application fee
- Not itemised in the fee record
- Service and verification
- Not itemised in the fee record
- Recorded amount for this route
- 0 USD
- Total of itemised fees
- 0 USD
The total covers the itemised components only. An unlisted charge is not treated as free.
Stay, validity and entries
- Stay per entry
- 6 months per entry
- Visa usage window
- Not applicable to visa exemption
- Limit over a period
- Not confirmed
- Recorded duration rule
- up to 6 calendar months per entry
- Entries
- Not confirmed
- Extension in country
- Not confirmed
Entry and health rules
These facts are scoped to this route. Requirements with unconfirmed scope remain in the destination reference and are not a personal checklist. Full entry reference
Payment, transit and practical tips
- Emergency numbers
- General 112 · Police 112 · Ambulance 112
- Driving side
- Left
- eSIM availability
- Yas offers eSIM activation at its shops with ID or passport and a compatible phone; data bundles are separate.
- Cash declaration
- Declare currencies exceeding USD 10000 or equivalent on arrival and departure.
- Duty-free allowance
- Personal-use effects such as cameras and binoculars are listed as duty-free; current category quantity limits were not reconciled.
- Medicines
- Confirm the medicine and quantity with TMDA before travel. Published personal-use guidance requires an English prescription with the medicine, dose, quantity and treatment duration; permit conditions vary by medicine.
- Overstaying
- Overstaying can lead to a substantial fine; a current fixed tariff was not confirmed.
- Leaving the country
- Observe the visa and admission expiry dates. An ordinary visa can allow re-entry after visiting an East African country while that visa remains valid.
Frequently asked questions
How much is the Tanzania visa for Ugandans?
Free. See the fee breakdown and its components below.
How long can Ugandans stay in Tanzania?
up to 6 calendar months per entry
Sources and verification
Every rule on this page comes from the sources below. Dates show when the data was added, last changed and last reviewed.
- Added
- 1 Apr 2026
- Last changed
- 6 Oct 2026
- Last reviewed
- 6 Oct 2026
- 1.Tanzania Immigration Services (opens in a new tab)
visa.immigration.go.tz · Government
Recorded check:
- 2.
- 3.
- 4.
- 5.
- 6.
- 7.Tanzania mission (opens in a new tab)
my.tzembassy.go.tz · Airline or official mission
Recorded check:
- 8.Tanzania mission (opens in a new tab)
ng.tzembassy.go.tz · Airline or official mission
Recorded check:
- 9.
- 10.Foreign government (opens in a new tab)
smartraveller.gov.au · Government travel advice
Recorded check:
- 11.Tanzania mission (opens in a new tab)
dz.tzembassy.go.tz · Airline or official mission
Recorded check:
- 12.Tanzania Medicines and Medical Devices Authority (opens in a new tab)
tmda.go.tz · Government
Recorded check:
- 13.Tanzania Medicines and Medical Devices Authority (opens in a new tab)
tmda.go.tz · Government · checked via search results
Recorded check:
- 14.Tanzania mission in Abu Dhabi (opens in a new tab)
ae.tzembassy.go.tz · Airline or official mission
Recorded check:
- 15.Tanzania mission in India (opens in a new tab)
in.tzembassy.go.tz · Airline or official mission · checked via search results
Recorded check:
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