Tunisian passport
| 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 |
The Tunisian passport is issued to citizens of Tunisia for international travel.
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" (official) passport (passeport spécial, burgundy), issued to Tunisians travelling on official business.
3. Diplomatic (navy blue) passport, issued to Tunisian diplomats and their 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[]
In 2018, Tunisian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 66 countries and territories, ranking the Tunisian passport 72nd in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.[3]
Gallery of historic images[]
Tunisian Passport from 1951
Tunisian Passport from 1964
Tunisian Passport from 2003
First page of a Tunisian non-biometric passport
Biodata page of a Tunisian non-biometric passport
See also[]
See Visa requirements for Tunisian citizens.
References[]
- ^ "Council of the European Union - PRADO - TUN-AO-01001".
- ^ The accented e's lacking.
- ^ "Global Ranking - Passport Index 2018" (PDF). Henley & Partners. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
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