Tunisia Work residence card

Residence card for a foreigner who carries out paid work in Tunisia, issued on a work contract visaed by the Employment Ministry or an attestation exempting the contract from the visa requirement. ^{1 2}

Requirements

• The Employment Ministry exempts categories such as foreign employers, managers and co-managers with full powers. ^{1 2}
• It also exempts workers in firms under the 2016 investment law or hydrocarbons or mining code firms, and experts under cooperation agreements. ^{1 2}
• Other foreign hires need a contract showing no Tunisian counterpart exists. ^{1 2}
• Applicants entered Tunisia legally and respect the rules on entry, stay and work. ^{1 2}
• A visaed employment contract, or an attestation of non-submission to the work-contract visa requirement, is submitted. ^{1 2}
• Company statutes published in the JORT are submitted. ^{1 2}
• Proof of accommodation is submitted. ^{1 2}
• A valid passport, four photos and the visa-residence card application form are submitted. ^{1 2}
• The application is lodged at the national security sector. ^{1 2}
• Processing takes a maximum of one month for a complete file. ^{1 2}

Work

Paid work for the employer named in the contract.

Family

Spouse of a Tunisian citizen is a separate basis for the same card (marriage certificate and, if the spouse is an employee, a visaed work contract).

Checked 2026-10-10

Official sources

1. Octroi de la carte de séjour pour Etrangers · Ministry of the Interior, Tunisia (e-Interieur) · checked 2026-10-12
2. Emploi des étrangers en Tunisie · Ministry of Vocational Training and Employment, Tunisia · checked 2026-10-10