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🇷🇼 Does a Rwandan need a visa for Tanzania 🇹🇿?

What this means for your trip

Visa-free entry lets you arrive with a valid passport and pass border control without applying in advance.

Border officers can still ask for a return or onward ticket, proof of accommodation and enough money for your stay, and they decide on entry. The stay limit applies per visit; many countries also cap total days within a period.

Your passport should normally be valid for at least six months beyond your planned departure date and have blank pages for stamps; many countries apply this rule.

Tanzania at a glance

Capital: Dodoma · Currency: Tanzanian shilling (TZS, Sh) · Official languages: English, Swahili · Calling code: +255

Plugs and voltage

Some of your plugs fit (G); for type C, E plugs bring a travel adapter for Tanzania's sockets (G).

More about entering Tanzania →

Your embassy in Tanzania

If your passport is lost or stolen, or you need help in an emergency in Tanzania, contact the embassy of Rwanda:

• High Commission of Rwanda in Tanzania · 50 Msasani Rd, Dar es Salaam, Tanzània · tanzania.embassy.gov.rw

Missions from Wikidata (CC0), checked 2026-09-26. Addresses and opening hours change: check the mission's website before you go.

The other way round

🇹🇿 Tanzanian passport holders visiting Rwanda: Tanzanian passport holders can visit Rwanda without a visa for up to 180 days.

The Rwandan passport at a glance

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