Travel from Tanzania to Switzerland is conditional — see requirements below
This is the generic answer for any Tanzania citizen. Not legal or medical advice — verify with your airline and destination authorities before travel.
Tanzania passport holders must obtain a visa before travelling to Switzerland.
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This page covers a direct flight to Switzerland. If your route connects through a third country, that country may require its own transit visa — sometimes even for a short stop inside the airport between flights (a layover). Transit rules depend on your specific routing, so check the country you connect through separately, or analyse your full itinerary.
You're travelling to Switzerland (CH). Your home cellular plan may or may not include data abroad — check your carrier's international options before you fly. An eSIM is a low-commitment alternative if your plan doesn't cover the destination or charges high roaming rates.
Your itinerary touches Tanzania (TZ), where malaria transmission occurs. Transmission is often region-limited within a country (e.g. coastal vs highland zones) and varies by season. Discuss prophylaxis with a travel medicine clinician — the right antimalarial depends on the specific region, your medical history, and any medications you take.
Switzerland (CH) requires every visitor to hold travel health insurance. Minimum coverage: €30,000. Schengen visa requirement; must cover medical repatriation Print or save the policy summary page (insurer, policy number, coverage limit, dates) — that's what border officers look for.
Schengen countries publish the results of short-stay visa applications. A short-stay visa lets you visit for a limited time. These figures do not cover student, work, or long-stay visas.
Applications made in Tanzania are refused less often than average.
Based on 118 refused out of 1,435 decided applications between 2024. This counts only applications that were granted or refused.
These figures count applications by the country they were made in, not by the traveller's nationality. If you apply somewhere else, your application is counted there.
These figures describe past applications. They are not a prediction about your own application.
Source: European Commission — Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs
Year-round averages. Warm band = typical daily low to high (°C); blue bars = typical rainfall (mm). Hover or tap a month for details.
Warmest around Jul (~24°C); wettest around Jun (~127mm).
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Sign in (free) & build your profile →Your Tanzania (TZ) passport requires a traditional visa for Switzerland. Traditional visas typically require a consulate appointment, paperwork, fees, and a multi-day to multi-week wait. Confirm requirements directly with the destination's consular site before booking. Source: Wikipedia visa matrix, synced 2026-08-23T07:03:03.060797+00:00.