New Caledonia is a French special collectivity located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. Residents of New Caledonia who are French citizens hold French passports and follow the same Tanzania visa requirements as French citizens from metropolitan France.
What Passport Do New Caledonia Residents Hold?
New Caledonia is a French special collectivity, and French citizens residing there hold French passports issued by the French Republic. For international travel, including Tanzania, French citizen residents of New Caledonia use their French passports and are subject to the same visa requirements as any French passport holder.
Tanzania e-Visa Requirements for New Caledonia Residents
As French passport holders, New Caledonia French citizens:
- Apply at eservices.immigration.go.tz using their French passport details
- Cost: USD 50 single entry / USD 100 multiple entry
- Processing: 2-3 business days
- Stay permitted: up to 90 days per visit
- Visa validity: 3 months from issue date
Required documents:
- Valid French passport (6 months validity minimum, 2 blank pages)
- Digital passport photo (white background, JPEG)
- Return/onward flight ticket
- Proof of accommodation
- Proof of sufficient funds (minimum USD 500)
Step-by-Step Application
- Visit eservices.immigration.go.tz
- Create an account with your email address
- Select "Tourist e-Visa" and France as your nationality
- Enter your French passport details
- Upload required documents
- Pay USD 50 via credit/debit card
- Submit and await approval (2-3 business days)
- Download and print your e-Visa
- Present at Tanzania port of entry with your French passport
Frequently Asked Questions
A: No. French citizens from New Caledonia apply for the Tanzania e-Visa using their French passport at eservices.immigration.go.tz.
A: French passport. There is no separate New Caledonian passport.
A: Yes. The e-Visa covers both mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar island.
A: Up to 90 days per stay with a single entry tourist e-Visa.
A: Yes, extensions can be applied for at the Tanzania Immigration Department while inside Tanzania.
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