American Citizen Services
The U.S. Embassy Dar es Salaam's Consular Section provides a wide-range of services to all
If you require additional help please do not hesitate to visit, call, or e-mail our office.
We are located at:
Our mailing address is:
The Consular Section is open to
Monday – Thursday 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Friday 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM
The Embassy is closed on official American and Tanzanian holidays and the Consular Section is closed to the public the last Wednesday of each month to allow for administrative affairs and in-service training.
Our telephone number is [255] (22) 266-8001 ext:4122
Our fax number is [255] (22) 266-8247
Emergency Consular Services will always be available to American citizens and their families in distress due to illness, destitution, arrest, crime, death, or disaster. American citizens and their families facing these situations should call the Embassy at the number above and you will be routed to either the Consular Section or the 24-hour Duty Officer.
Our email address for American Citizen Services inquiries is drsacs@state.gov
Please Note: In order to best serve our American citizens, we limit our American Citizen Services window to the American Citizen Services listed at left. Questions about visa cases involving non-American citizens may be addressed to drsiv@state.gov (for immigrant visa cases), and drsniv@state.gov (for nonimmigrant visa cases).
Generally, we do not discuss nonimmigrant visa cases with third parties. Under