Tanzania

Eligibility & Requirements

Tanzania currently has a Travel Health Medium Risk rating, with specific regions having a Regional Travel Warning risk rating.

1. Determine whether the cities or locations you visit are within a Travel Health Medium area or within a Regional Travel Warning area. 
2. For cities or locations within a Travel Health Medium Risk area:
   • Undergraduate and graduate students on University of Michigan Related Travel (UMRT) are eligible to travel to this location after completing the following requirements:
     1. Register your travel with U-M (For students who applied for their program through M-Compass, your program application is your travel registration.)
     2. Submit a Travel Health Plan at least 3 weeks before departure. (See Travel Health Plan & Safety Plan Process for details.)
     3. Enroll in U-M Travel Abroad Health Insurance for the travel duration. 
     4. Follow college/unit-specific travel approval steps, if any.
     5. Review the Additional Considerations for International Travel.

3. For cities or locations within a Travel Warning area:
   • Undergraduate and graduate students on UMRT are eligible to travel to this location after completing the following requirements:
     1. Register your travel with U-M (For students who applied for their program through M-Compass, your program application is your travel registration.)
     2. Submit a safety plan for individual travel at least 3 weeks before departure. (See Travel Health Plan & Safety Plan Process for details.)
     3. Enroll in U-M Travel Abroad Health Insurance for the travel duration. 
     4. Follow college/unit-specific travel approval steps, if any.
     5. Review the Additional Considerations for International Travel.

Review Tanzania’s U.S. Department of State Country Information Page, CDC Travelers’ Health page, and OSAC Country Security Report for travel health and safety information.

*Note: If your travel itinerary includes locations/cities that are Travel Health Medium Risk locations and Regional Travel Warning locations, you only need to submit one (1) Safety Plan. If your travel itinerary only includes locations / cities that are Travel Health Medium Risk locations and you are not traveling to a Travel Warning area, then only a Travel Health Plan is needed.