No visa needed

Do citizens of Tanzania need a visa for Iran?

Citizens of Tanzania don’t need a visa for Iran and can stay up to 15 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 — Tehran: ≈ 4,930 km, about 6.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 15 days

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

Yes, citizens of Tanzania don’t need a visa for Iran for up to 15 days. A valid passport is enough.

Iran 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; Iran passport: 13.
Citizens of Tanzania and Iran can travel together visa-free to 5 countries, for example: Seychelles, Malaysia, Dominica, Haiti, and Micronesia.
Citizens of Iran, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Tanzania. Tanzania visa for citizens of Iran

Travelling to Iran: good to know

Dodoma — Tehran: about 4,930 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 6.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +0.5 hours.
Local time: Dodoma 12:00 — Tehran 12:30.
Local currency: Iranian Rial.
Languages: Persian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ IRR 1,541,045.
Iran is the 56th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Tanzania.