Visa policy of Tunisia


Visitors to Tunisia must obtain a visa from one of the Tunisian diplomatic missions unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries.

Visa policy map

Visa exemption

Citizens of the following 97 countries and territories can visit Tunisia for up to 90 days without a visa unless otherwise noted.
Citizens of Canada and Germany can visit visa-free for up to 4 months. Citizens of Bulgaria can stay up to 2 months without a visa. Citizens of Greece are exempt up to 1 month. According to some sources the citizens of the United States can stay for up to 4 months without a visa. while other sources state that the maximum stay without a visa is 3 months.
Date of visa changes

  • 14 June 1956: Japan
  • April 1966: Yugoslavia
  • 1 January 1996: Argentina
  • 1 December 2014: Russia
  • 17 February 2017: China
  • 1 October 2017: India
  • 15 December 2017: Benin
Holders of diplomatic or service category passports issued to nationals of China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Philippines and Ukraine; of official passports issued to nationals of Thailand; of diplomatic passports issued to nationals of Cuba, Czech Republic, Iran, Pakistan, Singapore, Syria and Vietnam do not require a visa.
In September 2017 Tunisia signed a visa waiver agreement for diplomatic passports with Albania which is yet to be ratified.
Passengers with a residence permit issued by GCC Member States can obtain a visa on arrival for a maximum stay of 15 days. The residence permit must be valid for a minimum of 6 months from the arrival date and passengers must have a prepaid hotel reservation confirmation and sufficient funds to cover their stay.

Organized tours

Citizens of the following 8 countries may enter Tunisia without a visa if travelling on an organised tour and holding a hotel voucher.

eVisa

In July 2017 Tunisia announced plans to introduce electronic visas.