Embassies and Consulates in Tanzania

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In most of the countries you will find diplomatic missions, which usually refers to an embassy and/or a consulate. Diplomatic bodies represent other country’s interests in Tanzania, with the aim of strengthening international relations between the states and providing services for their citizens in Tanzania.

Embassies and consulates are considered legal territories of their home countries. They are not "foreign territory" but they are protected and considered the property of the country using them, meaning that Tanzania does not have jurisdiction over the embassy or consulate of another country.

What is the difference between Embassy and Consulate?

The Vienna Convention on Consular Relations international treaty defines the diplomatic mission’s purpose and framework. The various diplomatic missions offer several services and carry out different missions. For example:

Embassy: This is the primary diplomatic representation of a country’s government and is headed by an ambassador. An embassy is the main location for a diplomatic presence of one country in another. A country has at most one embassy in another country and is always established in the capital city of the host country. In the absence of a consulate in a country, the embassy also has a consular section to carry out all the relevant consular services (see below).
Consulate General: This is a diplomatic mission, headed by a consul that provides a full range of services such as: issuing passports/visas, keeping birth and marriage records, assisting expats, providing legal information, translations etc. It can be located in any major city of the host country, although often in the capital city (in certain cases, in the same building as the embassy). In major countries and large territories, you often have more than one consulate.
Honorary Consulate: It supplements the Consulate to provide a limited range of consular services and is headed by an honorary consul. They help nationals abroad. For example, in the event of a hospital stay, missing person, death, natural disaster or another emergency. They can also issue emergency travel documents and consular declarations for which the applicant is required to appear in person.

NB: You will usually apply for a visa at the Consulate of the country you want to visit. However, if there is no such representation in Tanzania, you can apply for a visa at the embassy.

Where to find Consulates and Embassies in Tanzania

Not all countries have an Embassy and/or a Consulate as it depends on the political situation, the relationship with the host country, the size of the country, and the number of foreign citizens living there.

In some cases, countries can share representations and you can be assisted by the services of another embassy or consular service to get the information you need.

We recommend you register/contact your country’s embassy at your destination. It is a free service provided by any diplomatic mission and it will allow them to record information about your upcoming trip abroad. It can be used to assist you in case of an emergency.

Registration will also allow you to get routine information from your nearest embassy or consulate, as citizens residing abroad.

The capital of Tanzania, Dar-es-Salaam hosts 62 embassies.

There are also 30 consulates and two other representations located in Tanzania.

All consulates and honorary consulates are located in Dar-es-Salaam, except for those countries who own an embassy in the capital of Tanzania and might have another diplomatic mission outside the capital.

You will find below a list of selected countries (the list is not exhaustive) that have a diplomatic mission in Tanzania. The list includes embassies, consulates, honorary consulates, and sometimes other official representations for you to be able to get information and services.

Embassies and Main Consulates in Dar-es-Salaam

China

Chinese Embassy in Tanzania

Address: No. 2 Kajificheni Close, Tour Drive, P.O. Box 1649, Dar-es-Salaam
Tel: (+255) 22 266 6817
E-Mail: chinaemb_tz@mfa.gov.cn
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/tz.chineseembassy and https://x.com/ChineseEmbTZ
Opening hours: Application: 9:00-11:00, From Monday to Friday.
Collection:14:30-16:00, Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

The consular section provides a range of consular services such as document authentication and legalisation processing, as well as notary certification and marriage registration, visa affairs, and consular protection to all Chinese living abroad.

Honorary Consulates: In addition to the embassy in Dar-es-Salaam, China has another honorary consulate in Zanzibar (dar-es-salaam@csm.mfa.gov.cn).

France

French Embassy in Tanzania

Address: 2 Kilimani Road, P.O. Box 2349, 14110 Dar-es-Salaam
Tel: (+255) 22 219 8800
E-Mail: dar-es-salam-amba@diplomatie.gouv.fr
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/france.tanzanie/ and https://x.com/FranceTanzania and https://www.instagram.com/franceintanzania/

The French Embassy in Tanzania provides Consular Services such as record declarations (birth, recognition, death), requests for passports or identity cards, publications of banns (marriage) as well as for the transcription of acts of civil status issued by authorities in Tanzania.

Honorary Consulates: In addition to the embassy in Dar-es-Salaam, France has another honorary consulate in Arusha (arusha@diplomatie.gouv.fr).

Germany

German Embassy in Tanzania

Address: Umoja House, Hamburg Avenue/Mirambo Street., 2nd Floor, Dar es Salaam
Tel: (+255) 22 211 7409
E-Mail: info@daressalam.diplo.de
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/GermanEmbassyTanzania/ and https://x.com/GermanyTanzania
Opening hours: Monday to Thursday 07:00 - 14:30 and Friday 07:00 - 12:30

The consular section of the Embassy provides assistance and support, both legal and practical to all German citizens residing or passing through Tanzania with procedures such as: Passports, German ID cards, Visas, signature authentications, certifications and consular documents (eg. life certificate).

Honorary Consulates: In addition to the embassy in Dar-es-Salaam, Germany has other honorary consulates in Arusha (arusha@hk-diplo.de) and Zanzibar (sansibar@hk-diplo.de).

India

Embassy of India in Tanzania

Address: Shaaban Robert Street, Plot No. 213/51, P. O. Box 2684, Dar-es-Salaam
Tel: (+255) 22 211 3079
E-Mail: hoc.desalaam@mea.gov.in and cons.daressalaam@mea.gov.in for Consular Services
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/IndiaInTanzania and https://x.com/IndiainTanzania
Opening hours: 09:00h to 17:00h (Monday to Friday)
The Embassy of India in Tanzania, based in Dar-es-Salaam, offers consular services to handle the processing of passports and visas, Civil Registry queries (births, marriages, deaths, acquisition of nationality, family books), etc.

Honorary Consulates: In addition to the embassy in Dar-es-Salaam, India has another honorary consulate in Zanzibar (hoc.zanzibar@mea.gov.in).

Japan

Embassy of Japan in Tanzania

Address: 1018 Ali Hassan Mwinyi Road, P.O.Box 2577 Dar es Salaam
Tel: (+255) 22 211 5830
E-Mail: embassyofjapan_TZ@dr.mofa.go.jp and consul@dr.mofa.go.jp for consular services
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/tz.emb.japan
Opening hours: Monday - Friday 7:30 to 12:30 and 13:30 to 16:30

The Japanese embassy provides a range of consular services such as visa and passport processing as well as document legalisation (birth certificate, marriage and death certificate, etc…) and police clearance certificate.

Russia

Embassy of Russia in Tanzania

Address: Ali Hassan Mwinyi Road, Plot 3&5, P.O. Box 1905 Dar-es-Salaam
Tel: (+255) 22 266 6046
E-Mail: embrusstanz@mid.ru and darconsul@gmail.com for consular services
Social Media: https://x.com/rusembtz and https://www.instagram.com/rusembtz/ and https://www.facebook.com/MIDRussia/
Opening hours: Tuesday and Thursday: 09:00 to 12:30 and Wednesday: 09:00 to 12:00

For services such as issues of citizenship of the Russian Federation, visa and passport processing as well as document legalisation, it is requested to visit the Consular Section located in the same building, under appointment.

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

High Commission of the United Kingdom in Tanzania

Address: Umoja House, Hamburg Avenue, PO Box 9200 Dar-es-Salaam
Tel: (+255) 22 229 0000
E-Mail: bhc.dar@fcdo.gov.uk
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/ukintanzania and https://x.com/ukintanzania and https://www.instagram.com/ukintanzania
Opening hours: Monday to Thursday: 7:30 am to 3:30 pm and Friday: 7:30 am to 1:00 pm

The British High Commission in Tanzania provides services to British nationals living and visiting Tanzania, including commercial, consular, visa and information services. As well as notarial services, including certificates, letters, and notes available.

You can also apply for an emergency travel document if you’re abroad and your passport has been lost or stolen, damaged or expired, and you can’t get a new or replacement passport in time to travel.

USA (United States of America)

Embassy of the United States of America in Tanzania

Address: 686 Old Bagamoyo Road, Msasani, P.O. Box 9123 Dar es Salaam
Tel: (+255) 22 229 4000
E-Mail: darwebmaster@state.gov and DRSACS@State.gov for American citizens
Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/usembassytz/ and https://www.facebook.com/tanzania.usembassy and https://www.youtube.com/usembassytanzania and https://x.com/usembassytz
Opening hours: Monday to Thursday: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM and Friday: 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM

The US representation in Tanzania provides a range of consular services such as regular passport applications and renewals, Consular Reports of Birth Abroad (CRBA), and notarial services, assistance on death of a U.S. citizen and emergency financial assistance, etc.

Honorary Consulates in Tanzania

Contact directly the Embassy/Consulate website for more information.
For countries with no consulates or embassies in Tanzania, the Honorary Consulates are supervised by diplomatic representations located in other countries, often Nairobi, Kenia for Tanzania.

If you are a citizen or permanent resident of a country located outside the EU or EEA which does not enjoy visa exemption with the Schengen Area, you will need to obtain a Schengen Visa before traveling to the region. A Schengen Visa allows unlimited travel within the area for a period of up to 90 days within a 6-month period, but cannot be extended. If you plan to visit more than one country within the Schengen Area, you must apply for the Schengen Visa through the embassy or consulate of the country where you plan to spend the most time during your visit.

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