No visa needed

Do citizens of Tanzania need a visa for Burundi?

Citizens of Tanzania don’t need a visa for Burundi and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Tanzania: the passport opens 42 countries visa-free; Dodoma — Gitega: ≈ 710 km, about 1.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Burundi without a visa on a Tanzania passport?

Yes, citizens of Tanzania don’t need a visa for Burundi for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Burundi visa rules at a glance

With a Tanzania passport you can visit 42 countries visa-free, 21 with a visa on arrival and 40 with an e-visa; 95 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Tanzania passport ranks 116th of 199.
Tanzania passport: visa-free access to 42 countries; Burundi passport: 18.
Citizens of Tanzania and Burundi can travel together visa-free to 15 countries, for example: Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Seychelles, Mauritius, Benin, Gambia, Singapore, Philippines, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Haiti, Ecuador, and Micronesia.
Tanzania and Burundi share a border, so you can also travel overland.
Citizens of Burundi, in turn, don’t need a visa for Tanzania. Tanzania visa for citizens of Burundi

Travelling to Burundi: good to know

Dodoma — Gitega: about 710 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 1.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Dodoma 12:00 — Gitega 11:00.
Local currency: Burundian Franc.
Languages: French and Rundi.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ BIF 3,009.
Burundi is the 2nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Tanzania.