Eligibility quiz
Will one of your parents be a Tanzanian citizen when your application is made?
Benefits
Benefits for your childBenefits for your child
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 district officeApplying at a district office
Find your district office
Find the District Immigration Office where you can apply for your child.
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Get the application form
Ask the immigration office for Form B, the application for naturalisation of minors.
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Fill in the form
Complete Form B for your child as their parent or guardian. Wait to sign it until you are with a magistrate or Commissioner for Oaths.
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Gather your documents
Prepare the required documents for the District Immigration Office.
See required documentsSign the form
Sign your child's application in the presence of a magistrate or Commissioner for Oaths.
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Pay the fee
Pay the non-refundable USD 1,500 submission fee for your child's application. Ask the immigration office how to pay it.
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Hand in your application
Submit your child's completed and witnessed form, required documents and photographs to the District Immigration Office. Ask the office how it accepts the application and fee payment.
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Wait for the decision
Wait for the decision on your child's application and respond if the immigration office asks for more information. If the application is approved, your child becomes a Tanzanian citizen.
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Documents needed
Family certificates and recordsFamily certificates and records
Birth certificates
Provide your birth certificate. It should be the certificate for the child named in the application.
Parent's citizenship records
Provide proof that your parent or guardian is a Tanzanian citizen. Your parent must be a Tanzanian citizen for this application.
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
Online communitiesOnline communities
Residents of Zanzibar
English Facebook group for people living in Tanzania interested in Tanzanian local life
Join on FacebookExpatriates in Dar es salaam
English Facebook group for people living in Tanzania interested in Tanzanian local life
Join on FacebookExpats in Arusha
English Facebook group for people living in Tanzania interested in Tanzanian local life
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