IFRE requires that you obtain a tourist visa prior to departure for Tanzania . You can obtain a tourist visa from the Tanzania consulate or embassy in your home country.
Note: Volunteers are required to apply for a residence permit upon arrival Tanzania .
As per new government rule of Tanzania, all volunteers are required to get class "C" resident permit to volunteer legally in Tanzania. If you do not get this permit, you may get arrested.
You can get the permit upon arrival in Tanzania at the Immigration Bureau in Arusha. The cost of resident permit for three months is $120. The fee is volunteer's responsibility.
In order to apply for class "C" permit, you need to submit:
6 passport size photos
Curriculum Vitae (aka resume)
Copy of current and valid passport
Application forms (available in Tanzania )
Additional documents (we will help you identify and prepare them)
Our in-country coordinator will explain this process once you arrive in Tanzania . He/she will help you to get a class C permit.
The mission of IFRE Volunteers is to offer the most affordable as well as the highest quality volunteer and humanitarian abroad experiences - enabling us to make a contribution for all of humanity in its quest to make the world a better place. Through our volunteer and humanitarian trips abroad, we aim to spread love and compassion worldwide while improving the lives of destitute children and less-fortunate communities. We at IFRE also seek sustainable solutions in the fields of education, healthcare, conservation efforts and development issues through international volunteering.
