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Tanzania visa for citizens of Saudi Arabia

Citizens of Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia: the passport opens 53 countries visa-free; Riyadh — Dodoma: ≈ 3,630 km, about 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 Tanzania without a visa on a Saudi Arabia passport?

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Tanzania visa rules at a glance

With a Saudi Arabia passport you can visit 53 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 41 with an e-visa; 77 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Saudi Arabia passport ranks 102nd of 199.
Saudi Arabia passport: visa-free access to 53 countries; Tanzania passport: 42.
Citizens of Saudi Arabia and Tanzania can travel together visa-free to 21 countries, for example: Iran, Seychelles, Zambia, Mauritius, Angola, Mozambique, Botswana, South Africa, Malaysia, Singapore, Macau, Philippines, Barbados, Dominica, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Citizens of Tanzania, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia visa for citizens of Tanzania

Travelling to Tanzania: good to know

Riyadh — Dodoma: about 3,630 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 5 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
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 Saudi Arabia.