Apply In-Person:

1. To register a Savings and Credit Cooperative (SACCO) License, the applicant has to visit the Bank of Tanzania contact link
2. The applicant must fill-in all the necessary information in the application form.
3. The 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 are mentioned under the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. The applicant must attach all the necessary documents along with the application form before submitting it at the office.
6. The Fee for this procedure will be mentioned by the concerned authorities.
7. If all these procedures were followed properly by the applicant, the license will be renewed within a stipulated period of time.
8. If there is no information regarding the license is provided, the applicant should visit the office to know the status of their application.

• Completed Application Form
• Expired Savings and Credit Cooperative License
• Payment Slip

Bank of Tanzania,
Head Office Address,
16 JakayaKikiwete Road 40184,
Dodoma, Tanzania.
P.O. Box 2303
Phone No: +255 262 963 183/7 or +255 222 232 506
Fax No: +255 262 963 189
Email Address:botcommunications@bot.go.tz / info@bot.go.tz
Regional offices address is available in the following contact link

• Any individual who are willing to start a SACCO in Tanzania are eligible.

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

• Registration of Savings and Credit Cooperative is valid for the period mentioned in it.

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

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

• The processing time for this procedure will be provided by 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'.

Please provide other instructions related to the certificate/documents.
e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

• Full Name of the Applicant
• CS Number
• Expired License number
• Postal/Physical Address
• Branch Details
• Details of Capital
• Particulars of Officers
• Name of Bankers and their Address
• Email Address
• Contact Number

• Savings and Credit Cooperative (SACCO) License is necessary for legally operating a SACCO 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.

• Bank of Tanzania (BOT) [www.bot.go.tz/ link]

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