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Do South Africa Citizens Need a Visa for Tanzania?

Entry into
🇹🇿 Tanzania
No visa needed
Days allowed
90 days per entry· Visa exemption
Passport validity
Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months after you arrive.
Onward travel
A return or onward ticket may be checked at the border as part of demonstrating a genuine short visit.
Proof of funds
You should have No fixed official amount is published for a short visit; sufficient funds for the length of stay may be requested at the border..
Pre arrival registration
No routine arrival registration is required for an ordinary short stay tourist beyond standard passport control.
Overstay penalty
Check with the embassy for overstay penalties.No single official per-day figure was confirmed against a primary Tanzanian government source; unofficial travel-advisory sources describe fines in a wide range, from roughly USD 200 for the first 30 days plus USD 30 per day after, to a total of USD 600 to over USD 1,000 depending on the length of overstay, kept honest about the source quality rather than presented as an officially confirmed figure. Fines are generally payable before departure; serious cases can lead to detention until paid.
Currency limits
Declare cash above No restriction on the amount of foreign currency brought in, but large sums must be declared entering or leaving under the Anti-Money Laundering (Cross Border Declaration of Currency) Regulations, 2016. A false or undeclared amount is subject to a penalty of 10% of that amount, payable in TZS, USD, or EUR..
Extension
A short stay can be extended before it expires through the Tanzania Immigration Department; a genuinely new circumstance needs its own separate application, not a routine extension.
Reminder
Always confirm with the official embassy or consulate before you fly.