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Tanzania visa for citizens of the United States

Citizens of the United States 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 the United States: the passport opens 112 countries visa-free; Washington, D.C. — Dodoma: ≈ 12,400 km, about 16 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 United States passport you can visit 112 countries visa-free, 32 with a visa on arrival and 35 with an e-visa; 19 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the United States passport ranks 39th of 199.
United States passport: visa-free access to 112 countries; Tanzania passport: 42.
Citizens of the United States and Tanzania can travel together visa-free to 30 countries, for example: Bahamas, Haiti, Jamaica, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Grenada, Ecuador, Angola, Kiribati, Micronesia, and Zambia.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Tanzania, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to the United States. United States visa for citizens of Tanzania

Travelling to Tanzania: good to know

Washington, D.C. — Dodoma: about 12,400 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 16 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +12 hours.
Local time: Washington, D.C. 12:00 — Dodoma 00:00.
Local currency: Tanzanian Shilling.
Languages: English and Swahili.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ TZS 2,645.
Tanzania is the 161st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the United States.