Apply In-Person:

1. For claiming any unclaimed financial assets (Original Owner Claim), the applicant has to visit the Bank of Tanzania contact link
2. Applicant should obtain the application form from the office and fill it up with all the necessary information in it.
3. Applicant should make sure to 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 have been mentioned under the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. Applicant must attach photocopies of all the documents (whichever is necessary) along with the application form before submitting it at the office.
6. The Fee for this procedure has to be paid as per the authority’s request along with the submission of the application form.
7. Once the fee is successfully paid, the applicant will be provided with a receipt of payment from the officer.
8. The applicant has to keep the receipt safely for future use and then, the processing time for this procedure will be mentioned by the concerned authorities.
9. An SMS or E-mail will be sent by the office to the applicant mentioning the availability of the document.
10. After receiving the notification from the office, the applicant can visit the office to get the document.
11. If there is no information regarding the document is provided, the applicant has to visit the office to know the status of their application.

• Completed Application Form
• ID Proof – National ID/Driving License
• Kith or Kin Certificate
• Legal Heir Certificate
• Birth Certificate
• Age Proof of the Minor

Bank of Tanzania,
Head Office,
16Jakaya Kikwete Road 40184
Dodoma, Tanzania
P.O Box 2303
Tel: +255 26 2963183/7 or +255 22 2232506
Fax: +255 26 2963189
Email: botcommunications@bot.go.tz / info@bot.go.tz

Sub Head Office,
2 Mirambo Street 11884
P.o.Box 2939
Dar es Salaam Tanzania
Tel: +255 22 223 4494/5/7
Fax: +255 22 223 4217
Contact link
Location link

• Any citizens of Tanzania who are descendants of a deceased person who have left their financial assets unclaimed are eligible for this procedure.

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

• Claiming of unclaimed financial assets 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 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.g In 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
• Mobile Number
• Email Address
• Physical Address
• Relationship with the deceased
• Nationality
• Signature
• Declaration

• This document is necessary for claiming unclaimed financial assets in Tanzania.

• More information is available in the following link

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

• Bank of Tanzania link

More information which might help people.