Tanzania photo requirements

Tanzania photo requirements are set by Immigration Services Department, Ministry of Home Affairs (immigration.go.tz); e-Visa portal visa.immigration.go.tz. We publish 2 documents: 1 visa and 1 passport. Every document here is uploaded as a digital file; 2 documents accept a digital upload. Each page quotes the official rule for size, head height, background and file, links the source we read, and shows the date we last checked it (most recently 2026-10-09).

Passports

Tanzanian Passport Photo (online application upload, light blue background)For the recent photo attached to an online Tanzanian passport application on eservices.immigration.go.tz (Ombi Jipya, first application or renewal, by citizens of the United Republic of Tanzania). The portal names only the background colour, so the frame is the ICAO Doc 9303 reference. Not for the e-Visa, a residence permit or the NIDA national ID.413 x 531 pxPicha ya Mwombaji ya hivi karibuni yenye kivuli cha rangi ya buluu isiyokozaverified 2026-10-09

Visas

Tanzania e-Visa Photo (upload, max 45 x 35 mm frame, 500 KB JPG, plain background)For the photo uploaded with an online visa application on visa.immigration.go.tz (ordinary, multiple-entry, business, transit, student or gratis visa for Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar). Not for a visa on arrival, a residence permit or a Tanzanian passport.413 x 531 pxThe photo must be colored with plain background.verified 2026-10-09

Authorities and portals

Passport authority: Immigration Services Department, Ministry of Home Affairs (immigration.go.tz); e-Visa portal visa.immigration.go.tz
Sources we read: Immigration Services Department, Ministry of Home Affairs (United Republic of Tanzania), e-Visa portal 'Guidelines', photo requirements; Immigration Services Department (United Republic of Tanzania), Tanzania Passport Application portal, 'Maelekezo' (guidelines), with ICAO Doc 9303

We are an independent service, not a government website. Applying for a passport or visa is done with your government; we only prepare the photo.