Navigating Through Immigration And Labor Issues In Tanzania

Since the end of last year, the legal landscape in Tanzania has been veiled with uncertainty regarding matters of labor and immigration. In December of 2015, the Ministry of Home Affairs decided to discontinue CTAs otherwise known as Carrying on Temporary Assignment. CTAs were also known as business visas which were given to foreigners with intent of carrying on a temporary assignment of not more than three (3) months in Tanzania. While CTAs were issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs upon arrival of the foreigner at the border of Tanzania, they were not regulated within the Immigration Act No. 7 of 1995 as amended (the "Immigration Act") and its applicable regulations and this created loop holes.