Apply In-Person:

1. To Apply for an Employment Permit, the applicant has to visit the Tanzania Immigration Head Office Link
2. Applicant should obtain an application form from the office and fill it up with all the necessary information in it.
3. Applicant should carry both photocopies and originals of all the documents that are needed for completing this procedure.
4. Documents that are needed for completing this procedure are mentioned under the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. Applicant should attach all the required documents (both photocopies and originals, whichever is necessary) along with the application form before submitting them at the office.
6. The Fee for this procedure has to be paid as per the authority’s request.
7. Once the fee is paid, the applicant will receive the payment of receipt from concerned authorities.
8. The concerned authority will provide the information about the processing time for getting the permit.
9. The applicant will receive SMS or an Email notification which mentions the availability of the permit.
10. The applicant can visit the office on the mentioned time in the notification for getting their permit.
11. If there is no information regarding the permit is provided, the applicant can visit the office to know the status of their application.

• Completed Application Form
• Passport
• Letter of Appointment from the employer
• Written application form with the details

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

• Any foreign individuals in Tanzania who are willing to work in Tanzania must have employment permit since it is a legal document granting permission for a foreigner to work in a country.

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

• The permit 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'.

• Applicant should make sure to follow all the instructions provided by the concerned authorities.
• If any other documents are requested by the concerned authorities during the time of application, it must be provided by the applicant.

• Name of the Applicant
• Age
• Date of Birth
• Signature
• Mobile Number
• Contact Number
• Email Address
• Educational Qualification
• Experience Certificate
• Nationality

• The Employment Permit is necessary for foreign individuals to legally work in Tanzania.

• People who have been asked to reside in Tanzania due to their job talents are given employment permits.

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

• Tanzania Immigration Head Office Link

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