Apply In-Person:

1. To apply for an Emergency Travel Document, the applicant has to visit the Tanzania Immigration Headquarters contact link
2. Application form has to be obtained from the respective officer at the office.
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

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 is in need of an emergency travel document is 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.

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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

• Emergency Travel Document is necessary for any urgent travel for individuals in Tanzania.

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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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