Apply In-Person:

1. For converting or equating foreign education certificate, the applicant has to visit the Tanzania Commission for Universities contact link
2. Applicant has to procure the prescribed application form for this service from the Tanzania Commission for Universities.
3. Applicant has to provide all information in the application form.
4. Applicant should make sure to carry photocopies and originals of all documents that are necessary for completing this procedure.
5. Documents that are needed for this procedure is mentioned under “Required Documents” section of this page.
6. Applicant should attach all documents (photocopies and originals whichever is necessary) along with the application form and then submit it to concerned authorities at the office.
7. Fee for this procedure has to be paid as per authority’s request.
8. If all the above-mentioned procedures were followed properly, the converted certificate will be provided to the applicant within 5 days.
9. Applicant will receive a notification from concerned authorities regarding the availability of the certificate, they can visit the office for collecting their certificate.
10. If there is no information regarding their certificate, applicant can visit the office to know the status of their application.

• Copies of Certificate
• Coloured Passport sized Photographs
• ID Proofs – National ID Card/Passport/Driving License

Location: Dar es Salaam
Address: Tanzania Commission for Universities,
Magogoni St, Dar es Salaam,
Tanzania
Contact: +255222113694
Contact link
Location link

• Foreigners who wish to convert their foreign certificate to Tanzanian certificate are eligible.

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

• The converted certificate is valid forever.

Please attach documents that can be used by people. e.g. links

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

• Processing time for this procedure is 5 days.

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.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

• Foreigners who are willing to work in Tanzania must have converted their education certificate into Tanzanian certificate.
• Any citizen of Tanzania who studied in abroad but is willing to work in Tanzania for the degree they earned abroad, should convert their certificate into Tanzanian certificate.

• Names
• Date of Birth
• Gender
• Phone Number
• Email Address
• Postal Address
• Certificate Details

• This document is necessary for any foreigner or foreign degree holder to work in Tanzania.

• Foreign Certificates must be issued by an accrediting examinations board or council mandated by law to offer examinations and certificates.
• Certificates written in any language other than Kishwahili or English must be attached with official translation from their respective country’s embassy or any other recognised institution.

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

• Tanzania Commission for Universities link

• Guidelines are provided in the following link