Apply In-Person:

1. To apply for citizenship, the applicant has to approach the Tanzania Immigration Headquarters contact link
2. The applicant has to get the form from the respective officer to apply for citizenship.
3. Applicant must provide all information that is requested in the application form.
4. Applicant should make sure to carry both photocopies and originals of all documents that are needed for completing this procedure.
5. Documents that are needed for completing this procedure are mentioned under the “Required Documents” section of this page.
6. Applicant must attach photocopies of all documents (whichever is necessary) along with the application form before submitting the application form.
7. The Fee for this procedure has to be paid as per the authority’s request.
8. If all these procedures were followed properly by the applicant, the license will be provided within a stipulated period of time.
9. If there is no information regarding the license is provided within a stipulated period of time, the applicant can visit the office to know the status of their application.

• Completed Application Form
• Covering Letter of the Authority
• Citizenship document of parents/spouse

Tanzania Immigration Department,
1181, Dodoma, Tanzania
Contact No: +255 262 323 542
Fax No: +255 262 323 532
Email Address:info@immigration.go.tz
Contact link

• Any individual in Tanzania who has Tanzanian parents or spouses are eligible for this procedure.

• The Fee for this procedure has to be paid as per the authority’s request.

• This procedure is valid for the period mentioned in it.

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• The processing time for this procedure will be mentioned by the concerned authorities.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.gIn the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

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e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

• Name of the Applicant
• Age
• Mobile Number
• Physical Address
• Postal Address
• Date of Birth
• Email Address
• Nationality
• Father/Mother’s Name

• Citizenship is necessary for any individual to prove a person’s identity for getting a job/staying in Tanzania etc…

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Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

• Tanzania Immigration Services Department link

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