The Roman temples of Sbeitla, Tunisia

Who needs a visa for Tunisia?

Northern Africa · Tunis

Photo: Bernard Gagnon / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Of 198 nationalities, 99 enter Tunisia with no paperwork at all. The rest: 99 must be approved before they travel.

We have not found a Tunisia government portal we can link to with confidence, so we link to none — a lookalike is worse than nothing. Apply through Tunisia's own immigration service or its embassy.

What do you need?

Who needs what

Visa free 99

Nothing to apply for and nothing to pay before you travel.

Visa required 99

You must apply and be approved before you travel. Airlines will refuse to board you without it.

About Tunisia

Region
Northern Africa
Capital
Tunis
Population
12,348,573 2025 · 79th of 197
Size
163,610 km² 91st largest of 199
Density
75 per km²
Language
Arabic
Currency
Tunisian dinar TND
Borders
Algeria Libya

Capital, area, languages and currency from the open country dataset, pulled 21 September 2026. Population from the World Bank, series updated 13 July 2026. Density is calculated from the two figures above.