Tunisian passport

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Tunisian passport
Passeport Tunisie 2014.jpg
Tunisian passport front cover
Type Passport Biometric
Issued byFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
First issued10 November 2024 [1] (current version)
PurposeIdentification
Eligibility Tunisian citizenship
Expiration10 years

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

Contents

Passport types

There are three main types of passport:

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

Countries and territories with visa-free or visa on arrival entry for holders of regular Tunisian passports
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Tunisia
Visa free access
Visa on arrival
eVisa
Visa available both on arrival or online
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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

In 2022, Tunisian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 71 countries and territories, ranking the Tunisian passport 71st in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index. [3] [4]

See also

See Visa requirements for Tunisian citizens.

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References

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  2. The accented e's lacking.
  3. "Global Ranking - Passport Index 2018" (PDF). Henley & Partners. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  4. "Passport Index Comparison". Henley & Partners. Retrieved 2023-07-27.