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Tunis

Tunisia: embassies, consulates & entry rules

foreign missions here
73
Consulates
11
missions abroad
80
Visa-free / Visa on arrival
99
Photo: Citizen59 from Tunis, Tunisie · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Live & travel in Tunisia

Monthly budget
$1,450/mo
Prices vs USA: 33%
Exchange rate
1 USD = 2.988 TND
US travel advisory
Level 2
Homicides / 100k: 4.7
travel.state.gov
Internet access
77%
of people online
Air quality
18.9
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
Official languages
Arabic
Emergency
198 · 193 · 190
Plug types
Europlug, Type E
Calling code
+216

Estimate for a remote worker (rent + living) from World Bank price levels. Capitals can be higher. · US travel advisory: May 20, 2026

3.8
/ 5
embassly score

Sources: World Bank · NASA · U.S. State Dept

  • Cost4.4
  • Safety3.8
  • Internet access3.7
  • Air quality3.0
  • Climate4.0
City guide: Tunis
SOS · Tunisia198Restaurants, cafés and dishes in TunisiaCafé des Délices · Harissa · Couscous · Mechouia salad · Lablabi · Fricasse

Government consensus

Increased caution· 3 of 3 governments
  • United StatesIncreased caution· parts of the country
  • United KingdomIncreased caution· parts of the country
  • CanadaIncreased caution· parts of the country

Sources: official travel advice of the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.

Upcoming public holidays

  • Jan 1, 2027 · New Year’s Day
  • Jan 14, 2027 · عيد الثورة و الشباب
  • Mar 9, 2027 · End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
  • Mar 20, 2027 · عيد الإستقلال
  • Apr 9, 2027 · عيد الشهداء
  • May 1, 2027 · Labour Day
  • May 16, 2027 · Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
  • Jun 6, 2027 · Islamic New Year

Cities in Tunisia

Traveller essentials · Tunisia

Emergency
198 · 193 · 190 · 197
Calling code
+216
Currency
TND
Plug types
Europlug, E
Drives on the
right
Capital
Tunis
Time zone
Africa/Tunis

Foreign missions in Tunisia

Tunisia missions abroad

Who can enter Tunisia without a visa?

Visa-free99
Visa required99

Visa rules change often. Always confirm with the official embassy or government site before you travel.

Frequently asked questions

Embassies & consulates in Tunisia?

73 missions, 63 countries.

Emergency: Tunisia?

198 (fire department), 193 (National Guard), 190 (emergency medical services), 197 (police)

Who can enter Tunisia without a visa?

99: Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, and Benin…