Legal Update – 2 November 2016
New Revised Immigration Fees issued for Citizens of the East African Community Member States
Ministry of Home Affairs has issued the Immigration (Amendment) Regulations 2016 as published through the Government Notice (G.N) No 246 of 19 August 2016 which are to be read together with the Immigration Regulations of 1997.
- Amends the fees schedule and reduces the fees payable by citizens of the East African Community Member states to obtain residence permits or pass.
- Introduces new categories of residence permits for Diaspora Investors specific employment by specific employer and for parties/witnesses in Courts or Tribunals.
- Introduces new categories of passes for Dependants, Students and Migrants of African descent from bordering countries.
To read the Regulations please click here.
New Fees Schedule
Residence Permit Class A:
| Previous
Category |
New Category | Sector | Eligibility | Fees in USD | Fees For Citizens of EAC Partner States
(in USD) |
| A-1 | A-1 | Prospecting and Mining | Persons intending to engage into prospecting for minerals or mining. | 3,000 | 1,500 |
| A-2,A-4 and A-5 | A-2 | Large scale Investments, trade and business including agriculture and animal husbandry | Persons intending to engage into Large scale Investments, trade and business including agriculture and animal husbandry | 3,000 | 1,500 |
| A-3 | A-3 | Prescribed profession and consultancy services | Members of prescribed profession in possession of prescribed qualifications intending to practice such profession and consultancy services. | 3,000 | |
| A-6, A-7 and A-8 | A-4 | Small scale, trade, business, Artisanship, fishing, farming, and any legally recognized activity | Persons who have been residing in the country and engaged in small trade, business, Artisanship, fishing, farming, and any legally recognized activity. | 1,000 | 500 |
| N/A | A-5
(New) |
Diaspora Investors | Prospective investors whose nationality of origin was Tanzania and subsequently renounced and acquired another nationality | 1,000 |
Residence Permit Class B:
| Previous
Category |
New Category | Sector | Eligibility | Fees in USD | Fees For Citizens of EAC Partner States
(in USD) |
| B | B-1 | Specific employment by specific employer | Person who has been offered a specific employment by a specific employer and he or she has the required qualifications and experience. | 2,000 | 500 |
| N/A | B-2
(New) |
Specific employment by specific employer | Professionals, Technicians and Associate Professionals from EAC Partner States as prescribed in the Schedule to the EAC Common Market Protocol (Free Movement of Workers ) Regulations | – | 500 |
Residence Permit Class C:
| Previous
Category |
New Category | Sector | Eligibility | Fees in USD | Fees For Citizens of EAC Partner States
(in USD) |
| C-1 | C-1 | Researchers | Person who have been approved by a competent authority to conduct research in the country | 500 | 250 |
| C-2 | C-2 | Retired persons | Retired persons who have an assured adequate income to sustain him/her and dependants while residing in the country | 500 | 250 |
| C-3 | C-3 | Approved religions activities (Missionaries) | Persons engaged in religions activities approved by Government (Missionaries) | 200 | 100 |
| C-4 | C-4 | Winding up Affairs of contract and sick persons | Employees previously held residence permit class B requiring to wind up affairs immediately after termination of employment contract | 200 | 100 |
| C-3 | C-5 | Volunteers | Person engaged in non-remunerated activities on voluntary basis | 200 | 100 |
| C-4 | C-6 | Medical Treatment | Person attending medical treatment at recognised hospitals or medical institutions | ||
| C-1 | C-7 | NGO’S Employees | Person employed in NGO | 500 | 250 |
| N/A | C-8
(New) |
Parties and Witnesses in Courts and tribunals | Persons attending Courts and Tribunals as parties ad witnesses to various cases | 500 | 250 |
- Passes
| S/N | Type of Passes | Eligibility | Fees in USD | Fees For Citizens of EAC Partner States
(in USD) |
Fees in TZS |
| 1 | Dependant Pass-1
(New) |
Dependants to the foreigner and citizens of EAC Partner states who are holder of valid Residence permit | 500 | 250 | |
| 2 | Dependant Pass-2
(New) |
Dependants to the Tanzania Citizens | 100,000 | ||
| 3 | Business Pass | Persons from countries which do not require Visa to enter Tanzania seeking to temporarily conduct business, trade , profession or assignment | 200 | 100 | |
| 4 | Student Pass -1
(New) |
Persons studying in approved training establishments including children of persons legally residing in the country | 200 | Gratis | |
| 5 | Student Pass -2
(New) |
Children of Persons legally residing in the country who are below the age of majority and have not been endorsed in their parent’s residence permits and studying in approved training establishments including kindergarten, primary and secondary schools and other higher education institutions | 100 | Gratis | |
| 6 | Migrant Pass
(New) |
Person of African descents from bordering countries or any other person as may be prescribed under these
Regulations who migrated into United Republic before 1972 and continues to reside without having a passport or identification of any other country |
10,000 |
- Visas
The Immigration (Visa) Regulations, 2016 have also just been published through the Government Notice (G.N) No 247 of 19 August 2016 .These Regulations state the application procedures for different types of Visa with different types of forms and fees that are applicable as stated below.
To read the Regulations please click here.
| S/N | Type of Service | Fees in USD |
| 1 | Multiple entry Ordinary Visa | 100 |
| 2 | Single entry Ordinary Visa | 50 |
| 3. | Business Visa | 200 |
| 4 | Transit Visa | 30 |