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DR Congo visa for citizens of Tanzania

Citizens of Tanzania get a DR Congo visa on arrival at passport control. You don’t apply in advance, but border officers check your passport, return ticket and accommodation. Visago checks your documents before you travel. It costs $19.

For citizens of Tanzania: the passport opens 42 countries visa-free; Dodoma — Kinshasa: ≈ 2,270 km, about 3.5 hours of flying.

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

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Can I travel to the DR Congo without a visa on a Tanzania passport?

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DR Congo 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; DR Congo passport: 16.
Citizens of Tanzania and the DR Congo can travel together visa-free to 16 countries, for example: Kenya, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Seychelles, Mauritius, Benin, Gambia, Singapore, Philippines, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, and Haiti.
A language both countries share: Swahili.
Tanzania and DR Congo share a border, so you can also travel overland.
Citizens of the DR Congo, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Tanzania. Tanzania visa for citizens of the DR Congo

Travelling to the DR Congo: good to know

Dodoma — Kinshasa: about 2,270 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 3.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −2 hours.
Local time: Dodoma 12:00 — Kinshasa 10:00.
Local currency: Congolese Franc.
Languages: French, Kongo, Lingala, and Luba-Lulua.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ CDF 2,303.
DR Congo is the 17th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Tanzania.