Passports

The American Citizen Services unit issues emergency U.S. passports, renews passports, and provides additional passport pages as necessary.

All necessary information and forms can be found at the State Department's Passport webpage.  Please read carefully the instructions for applying for passports, especially for children under the age of sixteen.

If your passport has been lost or stolen, you should also bring a local police report and some form of identification.  A emergency replacement can be issued upon presentation of proof of identify and U.S. citizenship.

We will forward passport applications to the National Passport Center in the U.S.  The National Passport Center will print the passport and send it back to us.  This process will take approximately ten business days, so we strongly encourage you to apply for a passport well before any planned travel.  If you do not have a valid passport and you need to travel for an emergency, contact the Consular Section as soon as possible. 

Fees may be paid in U.S. dollars, Tanzanian shillings, or by credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover Card). Overseas, we cannot accept personal checks.