Tunisian passport

The Tunisian passport is issued to citizens of Tunisia for international travel.

Tunisian passport
Tunisian passport front cover
Type	Passport
Issued by	Tunisia
First issued	1 September 2003[1] (current version)
Purpose	Identification
Eligibility	Tunisian citizenship
Expiration	5 years

Passport types

There are three types of passports:

1. Regular green passport, issued to citizens for international travel, valid for 5 years.

2. Special burgundy passport (passeport spécial), issued to Tunisians travelling on official business.

3. Diplomatic navy blue passport, issued to Tunisian diplomats and their eligible relatives.

All Tunisian passports comply with ICAO standards. They contain 32 pages.

The first machine-readable passports were issued in 2003.

Cover design

The Tunisian passport has the following wording on its cover :

Top: "الجمهورية التونسية" "RÉPUBLIQUE TUNISIENNE" ^[2] "REPUBLIC OF TUNISIA"

Middle: The Coat of arms of Tunisia

Bottom: "جواز سفر " "PASSEPORT" "PASSPORT"

Visa requirements map

Main article: Visa requirements for Tunisian citizens

Countries and territories with visa-free or visa on arrival entry for holders of regular Tunisian passports

  Tunisia

  Visa free access

  Visa on arrival

  eVisa

  Visa available both on arrival or online

  Visa required

Visa requirements for Tunisian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Tunisia. As of April 2025, Tunisian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 67 countries and territories, ranking the Tunisian passport 73rd in terms of travel freedom (tied with the passports of Armenia, Benin and Cape Verde), according to the Henley Passport Index.^[3]

Gallery of historic images

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  Tunisian Passport from 1951
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  Tunisian Passport from 1964
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  Tunisian Passport from 2003
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  First page of a Tunisian non-biometric passport
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  Biodata page of a Tunisian non-biometric passport

See also

See Visa requirements for Tunisian citizens.