Tunisian passport | |
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Type | Passport Biometric |
Issued by | Tunisia |
First issued | 10 November 2024[1] (current version) |
Purpose | Identification |
Eligibility | Tunisian citizenship |
Expiration | 10 years |
The Tunisian passport is issued to citizens of Tunisia for international travel.
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.
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"
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 Visa requirements for Tunisian citizens.