Entry visa / visa-free short stay
up to 3 months
Foreigners enter Tunisia with a valid passport and, unless exempt, an entry visa from a Tunisian embassy or consulate. Nationals of countries that signed a visa-waiver agreement with Tunisia can stay up to three months without a visa. The entry visa allows a stay of no more than three months. Staying longer requires a residence visa and residence card.
Visiting Tunisia
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Life in Tunisia
Money
3
Currency
Tunisian Dinar
TND
Tunisian Dinar
Cost of living
33
Price level · US = 100
World Bank price levels, 2025
Tax
15–40%
Income tax (national)
VAT 19%
40% applies above TND 70,000 a year; a social solidarity contribution adds the equivalent of one extra point on each bracket rate.
Living
1
Happiness
#103 of 145 countries
World Happiness Report 2025
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Who it’s for
Tourists, business visitors and other short-term visitors staying up to three months.
Eligibility
Passport
A valid national passport, or a travel document allowing return to the issuing country, carrying a Tunisian consular visa (Loi n° 68-7, art. 5; Décret n° 68-198, art. 1).
Visa exemption by agreementNationals of visa-waiver countries
Nationals of states that concluded a visa-waiver agreement with Tunisia are exempt from the entry and stay visa for three months (Loi n° 68-7, art. 7; Décret n° 68-198, art. 2).
No prior bar
The visa exemption does not apply if you were previously expelled, refused a residence card or banned from residing in Tunisia.
Official wording
The exemption does not apply to people previously expelled, refused a residence card or banned from residing in Tunisia (Loi n° 68-7, art. 7; Décret n° 68-198, art. 2).
A sneak peek at what's inside
- Next requirementMaximum stay
- Document checklistValid passport or travel document
- FeesVisa fee (droits de chancellerie)
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- 3 documents
- 2 fees
- 4 steps
- Processing times and conditions
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Official sources
- Recueil des textes juridiques tunisiens relatifs à la migration, édition 2017 (Office des Tunisiens à l'Étranger) – contains Loi n° 68-7, Décret n° 68-198, Décret gouvernemental n° 2017-1061, Code du travail arts 258–269, Code de la nationalité
- Ministère de l'Intérieur – Formulaire 'Demande de visa – Carte de séjour' (Direction Générale de la Sûreté Nationale)
- Ministère des Affaires étrangères de Tunisie (unreachable on 2026-10-17)
Other routes to Tunisia
- Work permitsForeign worker employment contract
- Permanent residenceOrdinary residence visa and card
- FamilySpouse and family of a Tunisian citizen
- Status in-countryTemporary residence visa and card
- CitizenshipTunisian nationality by naturalisation or marriage declaration
Visit & tourism in other countries
- TongaVisit to Tonga: visa-free for some nationalities, or entry permit (entry visa) applied for in advance
- TürkiyeTourist e-Visa (or consular tourist visa) for Türkiye
- Trinidad & TobagoVisitor entry, eVisa and extension of stay
- TuvaluVisiting Tuvalu
- TaiwanVisitor Visa (and visa-exempt entry) for tourism and short visits
- TanzaniaOrdinary (single-entry) visa for tourism, online or on arrival
