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Tanzania

Tanzania Culture Overview1,2

  • Capital: Dodoma
  • Population: approx. 71 million
  • Official Language: Swahili; English
  • Currency: Tanzanian shilling (TZS)
  • Using your left hand to greet someone is considered impolite and rude in Tanzania.
  • Dar es Salaam, a city in eastern Tanzania, is the largest city in the country.
  • Lake Victoria is the largest tropical lake.
  • Mount Kilimanjaro is the tallest free-standing mountain in the world.
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Tips On Moving to Tanzania

What Do You Need to Enter Tanzania?3, 4

  • Valid Passport
  • Visa
  • Yellow Fever Vaccination
  • Completed Customs Declaration Form

Customs and Declarations4, 5

All passengers entering Japan are required to declare their belongings. Passengers carrying cash or other means of payment exceeding $10,000 are required to declare to Customs.

Restricted and Prohibited items:

  • Counterfeit currency or goods
  • Pornographic materials
  • Narcotic, Psychotropic drugs
  • Unwrought precious metals and precious stones
  • Arms and ammunition
  • Ivory (elephant) or horn (rhinoceros)
  • Genetically modified products
  • Historical artifacts

Helpful numbers in case of emergencies in Tanzania6

There are several important emergency numbers to know in case you ever experience an emergency or need emergency help:

  • Police (117)
  • Ambulance (119)
  • Fire (118)
  • Non-urgent Medical (112)

Passing Away in Tanzania7, 8

A Medical Certificate of Cause of Death is required to register a death. This document is issued by a medical practitioner.

The registration can be done online in Registration Insolvency and Trusteeship Agency (RITA) online portal or in person at the RITA office or District Registrar’s office within 30 days of the death.

The death should also be reported to the relevant embassy or consulate.

The following information is required when reporting a death:

  • The deceased's full name, date and place of birth, address
  • Required documentation- the deceased’s passport, residence card, death certificate
  • The date and place of death
  • The cause of death
  • Burial permit (if applicable)

Repatriating Mortal Remains

The repatriation of a body to the home country requires the help of the relevant local embassy or consulate. Consular officials can assist in organizing repatriation and obtaining appropriate documentation.

When repatriation of the body is requested, funeral homes or crematoriums in Tanzania will temporarily hold the remains while arrangements are made.

The cost of repatriation covers transportation and essential documentation, which may include:

  • A certified Copy of the Notification of Death
  • An embalming certificate (if required by the destination country)
  • A certificate confirming the coffin complies with International Air Transport Association (IATA) regulations.