Tanzania visa for Chinese citizensOrdinary (single entry) visa — online
- Fee
- 50 USD
- Processing
- —
- Entries
- single
Tanzania visa for Chinese citizens
What Chinese citizens need to enter Tanzania, with the official source for every fact.
eVisa
Verified Oct 3, 2026 · Source: visa.immigration.go.tz (opens in a new tab)How to apply
Ordinary (single entry) visa — on arrival
- Fee
- 50 USD
- Processing
- —
- Entries
- single
What entry costs
- Ordinary (single entry) visa — online50 USD
- Zanzibar mandatory travel insurance44 USD
- Airport service charge (Zanzibar)40 USD
- Airport safety fee (Zanzibar)9 USD
- Total143 USD
Compulsory government charges only. Service fees and anything optional are excluded, which is what makes the figure comparable.
Yellow fever certificate
Arriving from China, no yellow fever certificate is required: WHO does not list China as a transmission risk. It can still be demanded if you have been in a risk country shortly before arriving.
Other entry requirements
- Passport validity — Tanzania's visa guidelines say visa applicants must ensure that their passports have a validity of at least six months and at least one unused visa page before submitting their application.
- Travel insurance — Required
- Onward or return ticket — Required
- Staying past your permitted stay — Penalties in Tanzania, compared with every country
- Mainland Tanzania mandatory travel insurance — The UK Foreign Office says visitors (except residents) who arrive in mainland Tanzania first must buy travel insurance from the National Insurance Corporation (NIC) for the duration of their stay, up to 92 days, as other travel insurance policies are not accepted. Visitors without the required insurance may be refused entry.
- Zanzibar mandatory travel insurance — The UK Foreign Office says visitors (except residents) who arrive in Zanzibar first must buy travel insurance from the Zanzibar Insurance Corporation. The Corporation says proof of other international insurance coverage is not accepted, that the policy is valid inside Tanzania for a maximum of 92 consecutive days, and that only one policy per visitor is allowed per trip.
No official source states a rule on: proof of funds.
Full wording and sources of these rules: All Tanzania entry requirements
The other way round
Tanzanian citizens travelling to China: Embassy visa.
Nationalities treated exactly the same
Tanzania applies these rules — the same regime, the same allowance, the same charges — to Chinese citizens and to holders of these passports:
Algeria
Egypt
India
Indonesia
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Morocco
Myanmar
Nepal
Philippines
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Tunisia
Turkey
VietnamCompare this across every country
Each of these tables states one rule for all 199 destinations, with the government source behind every row. Tanzania has a row in each.
- What staying past your permitted stay costs, country by country
- Compulsory government charges beyond the visa, country by country
- Digital arrival cards and entry declarations
- How long your passport must be valid, country by country
- Countries that require travel insurance to enter
- Vaccination certificates required at the border
- How many blank passport pages each country requires
- What a tourist visa costs, country by country
- Where you must show a return or onward ticket
- How much cash you can carry before you must declare it
All Tanzania entry requirements · Everywhere Chinese citizens can travel
Frequently asked questions
Do Chinese citizens need a visa for Tanzania?
Yes — an eVisa, applied for online before travelling.
How much does entering Tanzania cost Chinese citizens?
Ordinary (single entry) visa — online: 50 USD. Compulsory government charges come to 143 USD.
Sources & verification
- Government of Canada — Tanzania travel advice (health) (opens in a new tab)
- Tanzania Immigration Services — Visa Application Guidelines (opens in a new tab)
- UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office — Tanzania entry requirements (opens in a new tab)
- WHO — Countries with risk of yellow fever transmission and countries requiring yellow fever vaccination (opens in a new tab)
- Zanzibar Insurance Corporation — Mandatory Inbound Travel Insurance, FAQs (Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar) (opens in a new tab)
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