According to an official at the Embassy of the United Republic of Tanzania, a first-time passport application requires a completed passport application, a birth certificate, the birth certificate of one of the parents, four photographs of the applicant, and a processing fee (19 Dec. 2001). The application must be submitted to a passport officer at the Ministry of Home Affairs (ibid.; Ministry of Home Affairs 14 Dec. 2001). The passport officer will authenticate the person's identity and claim of citizenship according to birth, descendence or naturalization (ibid.).

Please find attached a copy of a translated passport application form.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Embassy of the United Republic of Tanzania, Washington. 19 December 2001. Telephone interview with an official.

United Republic of Tanzania. Ministry of Home Affairs. 14 December 2001. Visa Information and Application Procedures. http://www.tanzania-online.gov.uk/visa/visa.html# [Accessed 20 December 2001]

Embassy of the United Republic of Tanzania, Washington. n.d. Application for a Passport. http://www.tanzania-online.gov.uk/visa/pass.html# [Accessed 19 December 2001] (translated by the Multilingual Translation Directorate of the Translation Bureau of Public Works and Government Services Canada)