1)
- Visit our websites and explore the teacher exchange placement introductions. Choose appropriate teacher exchange placement for yourself and fill out the application form. If you can’t find suitable placement please write the description to the form.
- You should contact us for the first time about 3 months before coming to Tanzania.
- Send us your CV and Letter of Motivation, both in English. Tell in short about yourself, about your education, about your previous work experience on that field. In the Letter of Motivation you should also mention the dates and the length of the internship period.
2)
- If you have chosen a teacher exchange placement from the list we will confirm from the placement that they have a possibility for you to work.
- If you have sent a description of new placement we will find that for you
3)
- We will make a teacher exchange contract with the placement of your choice and send it to you to be signed by you.
- At latest at this point you need to book your flights to Kilimanjaro International Airport send us your flight details.
- Book your flight in such way that you will arrive to Tanzania between Monday and Wednesday at least 3 days before the beginning of your teacher exchange period for the orientation and language course.
- When you book your flights remember that any longer trips are not allowed during your teacher exchange period.
- Reserve some extra time in Tanzania after your teacher exchange period if you are planning to do some longer trips e.g. to Zanzibar or Mount Kilimanjaro
4)
If your teacher exchange period lasts less than 2 months you will follow these instructions:
- You will enter the country with Tourist Visa which you can purchase from Kilimanjaro International Airport as you arrive.
- The price is USD 50 (from USA and from Ireland USD 100). You need to have the exact change ready with you in cash.
- For the Tourist Visa application you need to fill the following information:
- your address in Tanzania: TVL Hostel, Shanty Town Road, House # 147B, Moshi, Tanzania
- phone number: Louis Bonzon +255 753 335 899
- purpose of the visit: holiday
- As soon as you have arrived we will apply the Visitor’s Pass for you. For that you need to bring the following documents with you, all in English:
- 2 copies of your passport
- 2 copies of the latest certification from your work
- 2 copies of your CV
- 6 colorful passport photos
- The Visitor’s Pass for 2 months costs USD 200
If you teacher exchange period lasts more than 2 months you will follow these instructions:
- We will apply a Residence Permit Class C for you before you enter the country. It costs USD 550 and the price is added to your invoice.
- For the Residence Permit Class C application you need to send us via email the following documents, all in English:
- Filled and signed Residence Permit application form (you will get the form and instruction by email with your contract and invoice)
- Copy of your passport
- Latest certification from your work
- Copy of your CV
- Colorful passport photo in JPEG- format
- When we have received all these documents and you have paid the invoice we will apply the Residence Permit for you and send it to you via email before you travel. You need to print out the permit and take it with you. You need to show the Residence Permit at Kilimanjaro Airport in passport checking.
5)
- Make sure that your passport is valid 6 months after you trip
- Get all the vaccinations needed
- A and B hepatitis
- Yellow fever (you need to show the vaccination certification at the airport)
- MMR- vaccination
- Tetanus
- Cholera
- Typhoid fever (optional)
- Get adequate insurance for yourself and your luggage
- Get malaria prophylaxis
