Embassies and consulates in Tunisia

Outside Tunis, missions are found in Sfax (2), Sousse (1), Sukrah (1), Aryanah (1) and Gafsa (1); most of them are consulates general, consulates and honorary consulates.

Of the 198 passports in the visa data, 99 can enter visa-free and 99 need a visa from an embassy or consulate for Tunisia.

Schengen consulates in Tunisia received 188,579 short-stay visa applications in 2025, the 15th highest number of any country, and issued 149,805 visas. 19.6% of applications were refused (worldwide: 14.6%). In 2024 it had been 21.7%: the rate fell by 2.0 points. Applications rose by 6% compared with 2024 (177,951).

Most applications went to France (116,833), Germany (19,242), Italy (15,913) and Spain (7,346).

Among the states with at least 500 applications, the lowest refusal rate was France’s (15.4%) and the highest the Czech Republic’s (46.3%). The sharpest rise since 2024 was at the consulates of Portugal (+8.7 points), the largest fall at those of Austria (−14 points).

Bulgaria and Romania began issuing Schengen visas on 31 March 2024, so their 2024 figures cover part of the year. The numbers include every nationality applying in Tunisia.

In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025) the United States issued 12,319 nonimmigrant visas to citizens of Tunisia, the 71st highest number of the 206 nationalities listed. Visitor visas (B1/B2) made up 84%, transit and crew visas 7% and diplomatic and official visas 3%. That is 38% more than in fiscal year 2024 (8,924).

From October 2025 to February 2026, citizens of Tunisia received 3,318, 42% fewer than in the same months a year earlier.

For visitor visas (B1/B2) the State Department reports an adjusted refusal rate of 25.9% for citizens of Tunisia in fiscal year 2025 (fiscal year 2024: 23.2%).

Tunisia itself has 78 missions abroad, in 47 countries. Its largest networks are in France (14), Belgium (5), Germany (5), Algeria (3) and Turkey (3).

Where the embassies are

Most embassies, 58 of 61, are in the capital, Tunis. The largest foreign networks in Tunisia are those of France (4), the United Arab Emirates (2), Algeria (2), Libya (2) and Poland (2).

Travel advice for Tunisia

Foreign ministries’ advice on travel to Tunisia: the US State Department rates Tunisia at Level 2, exercise increased caution (updated 20 May 2026), the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office advises against all travel to parts of Tunisia (updated 24 July 2026) and the German Foreign Office has no travel warning for Tunisia (updated 13 October 2026).