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Tanzania visa for citizens of Australia

Citizens of Australia get a Tanzania 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 Australia: the passport opens 109 countries visa-free; Canberra — Dodoma: ≈ 11,680 km, about 15 hours of flying.

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

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Tanzania visa rules at a glance

With a Australia passport you can visit 109 countries visa-free, 39 with a visa on arrival and 35 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Australia passport ranks 43rd of 199.
Australia passport: visa-free access to 109 countries; Tanzania passport: 42.
Citizens of Australia and Tanzania can travel together visa-free to 31 countries, for example: Vanuatu, Fiji, Kiribati, Micronesia, Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, Macau, Mauritius, Seychelles, Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa, Botswana, and Malawi.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Tanzania, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Australia. Australia visa for citizens of Tanzania

Travelling to Tanzania: good to know

Canberra — Dodoma: about 11,680 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 15 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −8 hours.
Local time: Canberra 12:00 — Dodoma 04:00.
Local currency: Tanzanian Shilling.
Languages: English and Swahili.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ TZS 2,645.
Tanzania is the 57th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Australia.