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Live in Tanzania
You can enter and stay in Tanzania for the period shown on your pass, under its conditions.
How to apply
From outside TanzaniaFrom outside Tanzania
Gather your documents
Prepare the documents required for your Dependant Pass application.
See required documentsFill in the application online
Start an application on the Pass portal, select Dependant Pass 1 and enter your email and application centre. Complete the online information and keep the application ID the system gives you.
Start your applicationSubmit your application
Upload your documents and submit your application through the Pass portal. Immigration may instead instruct you to apply on paper.
Submit your applicationPay the fee
Pay the fee using the payment instructions issued by the portal.
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Wait for the decision
Track your application on the Pass status page using your application ID, email and security details. Respond to any request to correct your application or provide more information.
Track your applicationTravel to Tanzania
Once your pass is approved, travel with your approved pass and passport so you can present them on arrival.
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Once in TanzaniaOnce in Tanzania
Clear immigration
Present your approved pass and passport to the immigration officer when you arrive. The officer will decide whether to let you enter Tanzania.
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Follow immigration instructions
Follow the immigration officer's entry conditions and report to Immigration if instructed. Your pass lets you live in Tanzania under its conditions.
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Documents needed
Family certificates and recordsFamily certificates and records
Marriage certificate
Provide your registered marriage certificate or memorandum of marriage. This pass is for married spouses; an unmarried partner does not qualify.
Spouse's residence record
Provide your spouse's passport and evidence of their residence permit in Tanzania.
Considerations
Things to think aboutThings to think about
Keeping your status valid
You must keep a valid passport or travel document.
Before your pass expires, you must get a further valid pass to continue your stay; renewal is not automatic.
Work authorisation
Before doing paid or unpaid work, including running a business or practising a profession, you need a work permit for that work or an exemption certificate.
Status can end
Your pass expires on its stated date and may be cancelled for breaking immigration rules or pass conditions, failing a legal requirement, or hiding or misstating important facts.
It may also be revoked if you cannot support yourself or dependants and may need public support.
If your marriage ends, including by divorce, annulment or death, you may need another status or have to leave.
Discuss
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Residents of Zanzibar
English Facebook group for people interested in Tanzanian visas and 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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