Italian Honorary Consulate in Zanzibar
Honorary Consulate 
Italy Zanzibar, Tanzania
- Phone
- +255242239452
- Website
- ambdaressalaam.esteri.it
No opening hours on record. Most missions receive visitors by appointment only.
The exact position is not on record yet: the map shows the town.
Head of mission: Totisco Stefano
Sources: Foreign ministry of Italy: list of missions abroad · Record last updated on 25 October 2026
In Zanzibar, an honorary consul represents Italy; an honorary consul offers first help and passes documents on, but visas and passports are issued elsewhere. Italy requires Tanzanian citizens to hold a visa issued in advance.
Opening hours
No opening hours on record. Most missions receive visitors by appointment only.
Upcoming closures
Public holidays in Tanzania
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Independence Day
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Christmas Day
Public holidays in Italy
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Immaculate Conception
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Christmas Day
Italy visa for Tanzanian citizens
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Italy requires Tanzanian citizens to hold a visa issued in advance. For a visa, Tanzanian citizens contact the Italian embassy in Dar es Salaam or its visa centre, not this office.
Italy’s other missions in Tanzania
- Embassy of Italy in Dar es Salaam
Lugalo Street 316, Dar es Salaam
For matters it cannot handle, the Italian embassy in Dar es Salaam is responsible. Besides the Italian honorary consulate in Zanzibar, Italy has 1 other mission in Tanzania. Tanzania in turn has an embassy in Rome.
Good to know
About the Italian honorary consulate in Zanzibar
It appears in official lists as Honorary Consulate of Italy in Zanzibar. The head of mission on record is Totisco Stefano.
Address and contact
The record for the Italian honorary consulate in Zanzibar includes a phone number and an official website. Its exact position is not recorded, so the map marks the town.
Italian citizens travelling to Tanzania
Tanzania issues Italian citizens a visa on arrival, so nothing has to be arranged in advance.
When the Italian honorary consulate in Zanzibar is closed
Expect the Italian honorary consulate in Zanzibar to be shut on Independence Day (Siku ya Uhuru) on Wednesday 9 December 2026 and Christmas Day (Krismasi) on Friday 25 December 2026, and often on Immaculate Conception (Immacolata Concezione) on Tuesday 8 December 2026, a holiday in Italy.
Before visiting the Italian honorary consulate in Zanzibar
Current procedures for the Italian honorary consulate in Zanzibar, including any appointment system, are on its official website, linked on this page; honorary consuls often receive visitors only by arrangement.
Frequently asked questions
When is the Italian Honorary Consulate in Zanzibar closed?
The Italian honorary consulate in Zanzibar closes on Tanzania’s public holidays, the next being Independence Day (Siku ya Uhuru) on Wednesday 9 December 2026, and usually on the national day of Italy.
Do Tanzanian citizens need a visa for Italy?
Italy requires Tanzanian citizens to hold a visa issued in advance.
Can the Italian Honorary Consulate in Zanzibar issue a visa or passport?
Normally not: for visas and passports, people in Zanzibar turn to the Italian embassy in Dar es Salaam or a career consulate of Italy.
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