Tanzania Visa app REJECTED/Kenya accepted
In bit of a panic-applied for Kenya & Tanzania visas 5/1/25. Received Kenya’s immediately. Received a REJECTION from Tanzania with no explanation. I depart for trip on 7/4/25. Any advice on what to do? I emailed the address Tanzania Consulate said to but no answer. Tauck hasn’t responded to emails. Any one have this happen and how did you handle?
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Oh man. Stressful!
Are you working with the Tauck Journey Preparation Team? I got some good (and some erroneous) information from them when I worked on my visas.
Journey Preparation Team journeypreparationteam@tauck.com
Perhaps Visa Central could help you out?
From our Tauck Travel Docs: If you opt to work with VisaCentral, their services are available online at www.visacentral.com/tauck
There is also the ability to apply upon arrival: https://visa.immigration.go.tz/guidelines
I called the consulate and emailed about my Visa, which took 4 1/2 weeks, but never got an answer or reply from any of those efforts, so I wouldn't put much faith in getting help there.
I bet it will all work out. Good luck!
Rather than figure out if you just left something out or were flagged about something in your past, my preference would be to use Visa Central in this case
Visa central is the way to go.For me Tanzania was easy but Kenya visa issued visas with wrong dates because I applied 3 days earlier.There was absolutely no way to communicate with them.One other possibility is to contact the consulate and see if they have an explanation or solution.You could get that contact information through journey preparation team..The aggravation with the visas almost ruins the anticipation of an exciting journey/vacation.
I would put the visa on arrival choice as the choice of last resort. On one of our trips a family of five that arrived on the same flight as ours decided to do the visa on arrival. We waited outside on the sidewalk for two and a half hours while they got their visas. On a subsequent trip I told the Tauck HQ about that experience and they guaranteed we would be taken directly to the hotel … and we were. Your time is short, so I think you need to use Visa Central. Your application probably had a simple error on it somewhere, but I think you are out of time.
It took us about 4 weeks to gt a visa from Tanzania but immediate for Kenya... You're now inside the processing window that we experienced so I'd say go with Visa Central.. This sucks two times - once that you were rejected and 2nd you now have to pay extra to get the visa . Be sure to research why you might get rejected...
ordered Tanzania Visa on May 5 2025 through Visa Central.Received Visa on June 10 2025. Visa central did a wonderful job. Tanzania embassy is behind due to high volume.Took 25 business days and a few calls to Visa Central.Kenya Visa came in 3 business days