Tanzania revokes visa requirement for Burundi nationals
ARUSHA, Tanzania, April 23, 2010/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The United Republic of Tanzania has cancelled the visa requirement for nationals of Burundi travelling into its territory.
The cancellation, effective 17 March 2010, is communicated in a letter from the Department of Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs, United Republic of Tanzania, a copy of which was dispatched to the EAC Secretariat.
The letter, REF: CJB.96/15/01′F’/74, addressed to Tanzanian embassies, Immigration officers and senior officers at Tanzanian ports of entry reads in part: You are informed of the removal of visa [requirements] for citizens of Burundi with immediate effect from Wednesday 17 March 2010.
The cancellation means nationals of Burundi are no longer required to pay visa fees before being granted entry into Tanzania.
The removal of the visa requirement is in line with EAC ideals that promote the free movement of persons in the region as envisioned in the Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community.
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East African Community (EAC)
