LABOUR AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES

Any person who wishes to employ or engage a non-citizen in any occupation shall apply for a work permit to the labour Commissioner prior to the entry by that non-citizen. Work Permits are issued by Labour Commissioner. Applications for work permit and resident permit is done online by 50 percent. After online application documents and payment receipts are submitted physically for assessment.

Foreign investors with project worth 500,000 USD and above can obtain labour and immigration documents such as work permits, resident permits through the labour and immigration officers stationed at Tanzania Investment Centre (TIC) One Stop Centre. Click on the links bellow for more details.

Obtain Work Permit

The application for work permit starts with filling an online form on Ministry’s website online application portal and then submitting the physical and soft documents to TIC for investors with the certificate of Incentives and to the Ministry Head Quarters in Dodoma for investors or traders who are not registered and do not qualify to go to TIC. Click the link below to see the procedures

Obtain work Permit class A

Is issued for foreign shareholders of companies operating or wishing to invest in Tanzania

Obtain work Permit class B

Is issued to non-citizen employees who posses prescribed profession including medical and health care professionals, experts in oil and gas, teachers and University Lecturers in Science and Mathematics.

Obtain work Permit class C

Issued to non-citizen employees who are in possession of such other profession apart from those in Class B.

Obtain Residence Permit

All foreigners intending to reside in the United Republic of Tanzania for business, work, investment or any other acceptable purpose for a period of more than 90 days, are required to hold a residence permit from Tanzania Immigration Department. Basically, there are three types of residence permits, namely: -

1. Class A: For self –employed foreigners (investors)

2. Class B: For expatriates working in company/ private institutions.

3. Class C: For other class of foreigners such as researchers, retired persons, Missionaries, Volunteers etc.

click the link below to see the procedures

Apply for residence permit Class A

Application of Residence Permit class 'A' can now be applied online through Immigration Department's e-Services Portal since December 2018. Click on above link to access steps and requirements of the procedure

Apply residence permit Class B online

Application of Residence Permit class 'B' can now be applied online through Immigration Department's e-Services Portal since December 2018. Click on above link to access steps and requirements of the procedure