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The Zanzibar Insurance Corporation (ZIC) hereby informs the general public, international travellers, airlines, tour operators, travel agents, hotels, tourism stakeholders, and all relevant institutions of the implementation of Mandatory Inbound Travel Insurance for foreign visitors entering Tanzania Mainland, effective 1st October 2026.

For the avoidance of doubt and in order to provide clear public guidance, ensure orderly implementation, and facilitate the smooth movement of foreign visitors between Zanzibar and Tanzania Mainland, the public is hereby informed as follows:

1. Travellers Who Purchased Insurance Before 1 October 2026

Foreign visitors who have already purchased and fully paid for a valid ZIC Mandatory Inbound Travel Insurance policy before 1st October 2026, but whose itinerary begins in Tanzania Mainland, shall not be required to purchase another policy or cancel the existing policy for the same insured journey.

2. No Double Insurance Or Duplicate Payment

A foreign visitor shall not be required to purchase two Mandatory Inbound Travel Insurance policies for the same journey merely because the itinerary includes both Zanzibar and Tanzania Mainland.

A visitor holding a valid and applicable insurance policy shall retain the insurance certificate and/or QR Code for verification when travelling between Zanzibar and Tanzania Mainland.

3. Subsequent Entry During the Validity of the Policy

A foreign visitor holding a valid and unexpired ZIC Mandatory Inbound Travel Insurance policy within its ninety-two (92) day coverage period shall not be required to purchase another policy upon subsequent entry into Tanzania Mainland or Zanzibar during the validity of that policy.

The existing policy shall remain applicable until its expiry, subject to its terms and conditions. A new policy shall only be required where the existing policy has expired or is otherwise no longer valid.

4. Exemption for Qualifying EAC and SADC Travellers

Qualifying travellers from East African Community (EAC) and Southern African Development Community (SADC) Partner States are exempt from the Tanzania Mainland Mandatory Inbound Travel Insurance requirement.

This exemption applies to the Tanzania Mainland requirement and shall not be construed as an automatic exemption from the applicable insurance requirements for entry into Zanzibar.

Where the Zanzibar requirement applies, the traveller shall obtain the applicable insurance through the Zanzibar Insurance Corporation (ZIC).

5. First Point of Entry

The applicable Mandatory Inbound Travel Insurance shall be determined according to the visitor’s first point of entry into the United Republic of Tanzania.

Where Zanzibar is the first point of entry, the applicable insurance shall be obtained through the Zanzibar Insurance Corporation (ZIC) using:

https://inbound.visitzanzibar.go.tz

Where Tanzania Mainland is the first point of entry, the applicable insurance shall be obtained through the National Insurance Corporation using:

https://inbound.nicinsurance.co.tz

6. Insurance Certificate and QR Code

Travellers are required to retain an electronic or printed copy of their insurance certificate and QR Code throughout their journey.

The insurance certificate and QR Code may be scanned or otherwise verified at the relevant point of entry to establish the authenticity, validity, and applicable period of insurance coverage.

PUBLIC GUIDANCE

The Zanzibar Insurance Corporation calls upon all international travellers, airlines, tour operators, travel agents, hotels, and other tourism stakeholders to take note of this Notice and ensure that accurate and consistent information is communicated to travellers before the commencement of their journeys.

The Corporation remains committed to ensuring that eligible visitors are appropriately insured while facilitating a smooth, convenient, and seamless travel experience throughout the United Republic of Tanzania.

JAPE USSI KHAMIS
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
ZANZIBAR INSURANCE CORPORATION
ZANZIBAR

Shirika la Bima Zanzibar (ZIC) limeshiriki katika hafla ya Public Service Innovation Award 2026 (Zanzibar Cluster) iliyofanyika katika Golden Tulip Airport Hotel. Hafla hii imelenga kutambua na kuthamini taasisi za umma zinazobuni na kutekeleza mifumo bora ya utoaji huduma kwa wananchi.

Katika tukio hilo, ZIC ilifanikiwa kushinda tuzo ya Public Service Innovation Award, ikiwa ni ushahidi wa juhudi zake katika kuimarisha ubunifu, ufanisi, na ubora wa huduma zinazotolewa kwa jamii. Ushindi huu unaonesha dhamira ya ZIC katika kuunga mkono mageuzi ya huduma za umma na kuchangia maendeleo endelevu ya Zanzibar.

ZIC itaendelea kuimarisha ubunifu na mifumo ya kisasa ili kuhakikisha huduma bora, za haraka na zenye kuaminika kwa wateja wake.

Zanzibar Insurance Corporation (ZIC) inampongeza kwa dhati Ndugu Jape U. Khamis kwa kuteuliwa kuwa Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa Shirika. Uteuzi huu ni ishara ya imani na kutambuliwa kwa uwezo, uzoefu, na mchango wake katika kuimarisha utendaji wa taasisi.

ZIC inaamini kuwa chini ya uongozi wake, shirika litaendelea kuimarisha mifumo ya utawala bora, kuboresha utoaji wa huduma za bima, na kuongeza ufanisi wa kiutendaji kwa manufaa ya wateja, wadau, na maendeleo ya sekta ya bima kwa ujumla.

Shirika linamtakia kila la kheri katika kutekeleza majukumu yake mapya na linatoa ushirikiano kamili ili kuhakikisha malengo ya ZIC yanafikiwa kwa mafanikio.

Zanzibar Insurance Corporation (ZIC) imepokea tuzo ya Shirika Bora kwa Utoaji wa Huduma za Bima, ikiwa ni kutambua mchango wake katika kutoa huduma bora, za kuaminika na zenye kuzingatia mahitaji ya wateja.

Tuzo hiyo imetolewa kutokana na juhudi za ZIC katika kuimarisha viwango vya utoaji huduma, kuboresha mifumo ya kiutendaji, pamoja na kuzingatia maadili ya uwajibikaji, uwazi na ufanisi katika huduma za bima kwa wananchi na taasisi mbalimbali.

Kupokea tuzo hii ni ishara ya imani na kutambuliwa kwa kazi inayofanywa na ZIC katika sekta ya bima, na pia ni motisha kwa taasisi kuendelea kuboresha huduma zake ili kukidhi matarajio ya wateja na wadau wake. ZIC imeeleza kuwa itaendelea kujitolea kutoa huduma bora zaidi na kuchangia maendeleo ya sekta ya bima na uchumi wa taifa kwa ujumla.

Zanzibar Insurance Corporation (ZIC) imetoa tunzo na zawadi maalum kwa wateja wake kuadhimisha Siku ya Huduma kwa Wateja. Tukio hili linalenga kutambua na kuthamini wateja kwa uaminifu wao na mchango wao katika ukuaji wa kampuni. Wateja walipata fursa ya kushiriki katika burudani mbalimbali, kujifunza kuhusu bidhaa na huduma za ZIC, pamoja na kutoa maoni yao kuhusu jinsi kampuni inaweza kuboresha huduma.

Kwa kutoa tunzo hizi, ZIC inaonyesha dhamira yake ya kuboresha huduma kwa wateja wake, kukuza uhusiano wa kudumu, na kuhakikisha wateja wanahisi kuthaminiwa kila siku. Tukio hili limeimarisha zaidi imani ya wateja na kuongeza motisha ya kushirikiana na ZIC katika siku za usoni.

Zanzibar Insurance Corporation (ZIC) imeshiriki rasmi katika hafla ya utiaji saini wa makubaliano ya udhamini wa mashindano ya Mapinduzi Cup 2026, tukio muhimu linaloonesha dhamira ya taasisi hiyo katika kuunga mkono maendeleo ya michezo, hususan soka, nchini.

Hafla hiyo ya utiaji saini imewakutanisha wadau mbalimbali wa michezo, viongozi wa taasisi za umma na binafsi, pamoja na wawakilishi wa kamati ya maandalizi ya mashindano hayo. Kupitia udhamini huu, ZIC imeonesha utayari wake wa kushiriki kikamilifu katika kukuza vipaji vya michezo, kuimarisha mshikamano wa kijamii, na kuendeleza taswira chanya ya Zanzibar kitaifa na kimataifa.

Udhamini wa Mapinduzi Cup 2026 ni sehemu ya mkakati wa ZIC wa kurudisha kwa jamii (Corporate Social Responsibility – CSR), kwa kutambua mchango mkubwa wa michezo katika kuhamasisha umoja, ajira kwa vijana, na kukuza uchumi kupitia sekta ya michezo. Mashindano ya Mapinduzi Cup yamekuwa jukwaa muhimu la kuibua vipaji vya wachezaji, kuimarisha ushindani wa kirafiki kati ya timu, na kuvutia mashabiki wengi wa soka ndani na nje ya nchi.

Akizungumza katika hafla hiyo, mwakilishi wa ZIC alisisitiza kuwa taasisi itaendelea kushirikiana na wadau mbalimbali katika kuunga mkono shughuli za kijamii na kitaifa, ikiwemo michezo, elimu na afya, kama sehemu ya mchango wake katika maendeleo endelevu ya taifa.

Kwa upande wao, waandaaji wa Mapinduzi Cup walieleza shukrani zao kwa ZIC kwa kuonesha imani na kuunga mkono mashindano hayo, wakieleza kuwa udhamini huo utachangia kwa kiasi kikubwa kufanikisha maandalizi na uendeshaji wa mashindano ya Mapinduzi Cup 2026 kwa kiwango cha juu zaidi.

Ushiriki wa ZIC katika udhamini wa Mapinduzi Cup 2026 unaonesha nafasi yake si tu kama mtoa huduma za bima, bali pia kama mdau muhimu wa maendeleo ya jamii na mshirika wa kweli katika kuendeleza michezo na vipaji vya vijana nchini.