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Are you legally married to a husband who is a citizen of Tanzania?
Benefits
Benefits for youBenefits for you
Tanzanian passport
Tanzanian citizens can get a Tanzanian passport or another travel document.
A Tanzanian mission abroad can help replace a passport.
An emergency travel document may be issued for an emergency journey, if you are stranded or being deported and cannot get a normal passport.
Live in Tanzania for life
Tanzanian citizens can live and move.pdf) anywhere in Tanzania, leave and return, and cannot be expelled.
Lawful restrictions, such as court orders, can apply.
Pursue an education
Tanzanian citizens can pursue education.pdf) to any level that fits their aptitude and ability.
This does not guarantee a place in every school.
Work in Tanzania
Tanzanian citizens can work in Tanzania without a work permit.
They have equal opportunity.pdf) to hold government jobs and carry out activities under government authority, though citizenship does not guarantee a job or income.
Get help abroad
Tanzanian citizens abroad can get emergency help from a Tanzanian mission.
Missions can also help have documents officially confirmed for use.
Vote in elections
Tanzanian citizens can vote from age 18 if they meet the voting rules.
Voters must register in the relevant constituency or ward and vote at their assigned polling station.
Certain convictions, a legal finding of mental incapacity or allegiance to another country can disqualify a voter.
How to apply
Applying at a local officeApplying at a local office
Find your immigration office
Find the District or Regional Immigration Office that serves the area where you live.
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Get the application form
Get Form C, the application for naturalisation by a married woman.
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Fill in the form
Fill in Form C and sign it as directed.
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Gather your documents
Prepare the required documents for the immigration office.
See required documentsVerify your declaration
Make the declaration confirming your application before a magistrate or Commissioner for Oaths.
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Hand in your application
Bring your completed Form C, verified declaration and supporting documents to the District or Regional Immigration Office. Pay the submission fee as the office directs; ask the office for the amount and how to pay.
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Publish your notice
After you submit your application, publish a notice that you intend to apply in two consecutive issues of daily newspapers registered in mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar. Ask Immigration how to arrange the notices.
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Wait for the decision
Immigration sends your application on for the Minister’s decision. Answer any questions and provide any additional records Immigration asks for.
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Pay the grant fee
If your application is approved, pay the remaining certificate fee as Immigration directs. Ask Immigration for the amount and how to pay.
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Complete citizenship requirements
Follow Immigration’s instructions to take the oath of allegiance and make and register the required declaration about residence. Renounce your other citizenship, or make the alternative declaration if its country does not allow you to renounce it.
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Get your citizenship certificate
Follow Immigration’s instructions to get your citizenship certificate. You can then apply for a Tanzanian passport.
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Documents needed
Family certificates and recordsFamily certificates and records
Marriage certificate
Provide your marriage certificate registered in Tanzania. Ask the office that registered your marriage for a copy if you need one.
Husband's citizenship records
Provide proof that your husband is a Tanzanian citizen. This can be his Tanzanian citizenship, national identity or passport record; follow Immigration's instructions for the evidence that applies to him.
Considerations
Things to think aboutThings to think about
National service training
Young Tanzanian citizens completing Form Six, the sixth year of secondary school, must take national service training.
The training period is generally three months.
Citizenship can be lost
Citizenship may end if you gain another citizenship voluntarily after age 18, except through marriage, or under special rules for people with two citizenships.
Deadlines, limited extensions and special rules apply if the other country does not let you give up its citizenship.
You can give up citizenship, and some citizens who gained it by application can lose it for fraud or disloyalty.
Discuss
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Residents of Zanzibar
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English Facebook group for people living in Tanzania interested in Tanzanian local life
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English Facebook group for people living in Tanzania interested in Tanzanian local life
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