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Emergency Contacts

U.S. Citizens with emergencies, please call +255-22-229-4000, dial 0 for operator

Outside of Office Hours, contact: +255-22-229-4000, dial 0 for operator

Outside of Tanzania: +255-22-229-4000, dial 0 for operator

Non-Emergency Contacts

American Citizens Services (ACS)

For ACS inquiries, please review the Official U.S. Department of State American Citizen Services Information for Tanzania or contact us at:

Email: Tanzania.ACS@gdit-gss.com

Or use our ACS Navigator: U.S. Citizen Services Navigator – U.S. Embassy in Tanzania

Non-Immigrant and Immigrant Visas 

For all visa inquiries, including information and appointment services, please contact Official U.S. Department of State Visa Appointment Service | United States (Domestic Visa Renewal) | English

For Non-Immigrant visas, you can contact us through our Visa Navigator in English here and Kiswahili here.

Visa applicants who need further assistance, can contact our support desk at:

Call center: 080 078 0001

Email: Tanzania.Visas@gdit-gss.com

Please note that if the email autoreply answers your question, you will not receive an additional response.

Embassy Dar es Salaam

686 Old Bagamoyo Road, Msasani
P.O. Box 9123
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Tel: +255-22-229-4000

Media Requests

Requests for information from media organizations may be sent the U.S. Embassy Dar es Salaam Press Office at DPO@state.gov.

Requests for information from the Public Affairs Office may be sent to paodar@state.gov.