Visa on arrival

Samoa visa for citizens of Tanzania

Citizens of Tanzania get a Samoa 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 — Apia: ≈ 16,240 km, about 21 hours of flying.

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

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

You don’t need to apply in advance: citizens of Tanzania get the visa on arrival. To avoid problems at the border, we check your documents for $19.

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Samoa 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; Samoa passport: 82.
Citizens of Tanzania and Samoa can travel together visa-free to 32 countries, for example: Kenya, Rwanda, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Seychelles, Eswatini, Botswana, Lesotho, Mauritius, Gambia, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Singapore, and Macau.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Samoa, in turn, don’t need a visa for Tanzania. Tanzania visa for citizens of Samoa

Travelling to Samoa: good to know

Dodoma — Apia: about 16,240 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 21 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +10 hours.
Local time: Dodoma 12:00 — Apia 22:00.
Local currency: Samoan Tala.
Languages: English and Samoan.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ WST 2.73.
Samoa is the 197th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Tanzania.