Travel advisory: check official advice
The UK FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of Tanzania. Check the latest advice before booking.
UK FCDO (updated 9 Oct 2026)
Business rules for Panamanian passport holders going to Tanzania are not verified yet. The holiday rules below are for tourism; they don't confirm whether business visits are allowed. Check the official Tanzania visa information.
Work: we only have work rules from an unofficial source (not the Tanzania government), see the Work section. Confirm with the embassy before you travel.
Transit: we only have transit rules from an unofficial source (not the Tanzania government), see the Transit section. Confirm with the embassy before you travel.
Route summary
Visa on arrival
Panamanian passport holders can get a Tanzanian Ordinary visa on arrival or apply online in advance (recommended).
Steps not published by the official source — use the official link to start.
Last checked 10 Oct 2026 against visa.immigration.go.tz · Read live on official Tanzania Immigration e-Visa portal guidelines 2026-10-10 (TLS chain incomplete; read with certificate check disabled)
Document list not published by the official source.
Visa-centre, service or other third-party charges are never official government fees.
A free PDF of this result with its official links, a checklist and space for notes. It is created in your browser; we don't receive or store it. Its QR link contains only this rule's status (visa type and check date), no personal data.
Where: On arrival or online (visa.immigration.go.tz)
Official application page: visa.immigration.go.tz ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Visa on arrival or online (US$50). Panamanian passport holders can get a Tanzanian Ordinary visa on arrival or apply online in advance (recommended). Source: https://visa.immigration.go.tz/guidelines
The rules above are for a holiday: tourism and visiting family and friends. Business visits, paid work and transit are covered separately below.
Not verified yet (not yet covered). We haven't verified the business rules for Panamanian passport holders, and we don't publish rules we haven't checked against an official source. A rule that is awaiting verification or not yet covered is not a negative visa decision: it only means we haven't confirmed it on an official source yet. Until then, see visa.immigration.go.tz.
⚠ Not from an official source: items marked below come from secondary sources (law firms, employer-of-record guides, IOM, Wikipedia), not the destination government. They are not verified and may be out of date; confirm with the embassy or immigration authority.
These are the main routes and what they require. Whether you qualify depends on your circumstances; the official page decides.
⚠ Not from an official source
For: Foreign employees in Tanzania
Source: G-P Globalpedia – Tanzania visas & permits (employer-of-record guide) (Not official) (globalization-partners.com) · Not from an official source.
"employers can now apply for a worker’s residence and work permits online."
Checked 16 Oct 2026. Requirements, fees and thresholds change; confirm on the official page before applying.
We only create the PDF report from rules checked against an official government source.
Unofficial source – not verified
This rule is not from an official Tanzania government source. It is based on a secondary reference source (dict.dyimin.com). Confirm with the embassy or the official immigration authority before you travel.
Not from an official Tanzania government source: based on the World Visa Encyclopedia (dict.dyimin.com, an unofficial reference site), a single unofficial source. Not verified - conditions vary by airline and airport; confirm with your airline and the embassy before travel. The site says: “A visa is not required for a direct airside transit where the traveler stays exclusively within the international transit area of the airport without passing through immigration control.”
Conditions
Steps not verified yet — follow the official source below.
Document list not verified yet — check the official source.
✓ Secondary_research
“World Visa Encyclopedia (dict.dyimin.com), 'Tanzania' chapter 14 Transit / Transfer: “A visa is not required for a direct airside transit where the traveler stays exclusively within the international transit area of the airport without passing through immigration control.””
We only create the PDF report from rules checked against an official government source.
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Customs cash limits and the scams official travel advice warns about in Tanzania.
Express kidnapping in Dar es Salaam
How it works: Tourists have been assaulted, robbed and forced to withdraw cash at ATMs or arrange transfers of up to £5,000.
How to avoid it: Be on your guard in Dar es Salaam, and read the FCDO's crime advice for Tanzania.
Paraphrased from official travel advice: gov.uk · FCDO page updated 20 Oct 2026 · Last checked 24 Oct 2026.
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