In most of the countries you will find diplomatic missions, which usually refers to an embassy and/or a consulate. Diplomatic bodies represent other country’s interests in Tunisia, with the aim of strengthening international relations between the states and providing services for their citizens in Tunisia.

Embassies and consulates are considered legal territories of their home countries. They are not "foreign territory" but they are protected and considered the property of the country using them, meaning that Tunisia does not have jurisdiction over the embassy or consulate of another country.

What is the difference between Embassy and Consulate?

The Vienna Convention on Consular Relations international treaty defines the diplomatic mission’s purpose and framework. The various diplomatic missions offer several services and carry out different missions. For example:

• Embassy: This is the primary diplomatic representation of a country’s government and is headed by an ambassador. An embassy is the main location for a diplomatic presence of one country in another. A country has at most one embassy in another country and is always established in the capital city of the host country. In the absence of a consulate in a country, the embassy also has a consular section to carry out all the relevant consular services (see below).
• Consulate General: This is a diplomatic mission, headed by a consul that provides a full range of services such as: issuing passports/visas, keeping birth and marriage records, assisting expats, providing legal information, translations etc. It can be located in any major city of the host country, although often in the capital city (in certain cases, in the same building as the embassy). In major countries and large territories, you often have more than one consulate.
• Honorary Consulate: It supplements the Consulate to provide a limited range of consular services and is headed by an honorary consul. They help nationals abroad. For example, in the event of a hospital stay, missing person, death, natural disaster or another emergency. They can also issue emergency travel documents and consular declarations for which the applicant is required to appear in person.

NB: You will usually apply for a visa at the Consulate of the country you want to visit. However, if there is no such representation in Tunisia, you can apply for a visa at the embassy.
Where to find Consulates and Embassies in Tunisia

Not all countries have an Embassy and/or a Consulate as it depends on the political situation, the relationship with the host country, the size of the country, and the number of foreign citizens living there.

In some cases, countries can share representations and you can be assisted by the services of another embassy or consular service to get the information you need.

We recommend you register/contact your country’s embassy at your destination. It is a free service provided by any diplomatic mission and it will allow them to record information about your upcoming trip abroad. It can be used to assist you in case of an emergency.

Registration will also allow you to get routine information from your nearest embassy or consulate, as citizens residing abroad.

The capital of Tunisia, Tunis hosts 63 embassies.

There are also 43 consulates and another representation located in Tunisia.

All consulates and honorary consulates are located in Tunis, except for those countries who own an embassy in the capital of Tunisia and might have another diplomatic mission outside the capital.

You will find below a list of selected countries (the list is not exhaustive) that have a diplomatic mission in Tunisia. The list includes embassies, consulates, honorary consulates, and sometimes other official representations for you to be able to get information and services.

Embassies and Main Consulates in Tunis

China

Chinese Embassy in Tunisia

Address: 22, Rue Dr. Burnet, Tunis 1002
Tel: (+216) 71 786 818
E-Mail: chinaemb_tn@mfa.gov.cn
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/AmbassadedeChineenTunisie
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 08:30-13:00 & 14:30-18:00

The consular section provides a range of consular services such as document authentication and legalisation processing, as well as notary certification and marriage registration, visa affairs, and consular protection to all Chinese living abroad.

France

French Embassy in Tunisia

Address: 2 Place de l'Indépendance, 1000 Tunis
Tel: (+216 ) 31 315 111
E-Mail: admin-francais.tunis-fslt@diplomatie.gouv.fr
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/AmbaFranceTn and https://www.instagram.com/france_en_tunisie/ and https://x.com/FranceTn
Opening hours: The consular chancery is open to the public from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday.

The French Embassy in Tunisia provides Consular Services such as record declarations (birth, recognition, death), requests for passports or identity cards, publications of banns (marriage) as well as for the transcription of acts of civil status issued by authorities in Tunisia.

Honorary Consulates: In addition to the embassy in Tunis, France has other honorary consulates Bizerte (agenceconsulairebizerte@gmail.com), Djerba (consulhonoraire.fr.dje@gmail.com) Sfax, Sousse and Tozeur.

Germany

German Embassy in Tunisia

Address: Impasse du Lac Windermere, Les Berges du Lac 1, Tunis
Tel: (+216 ) 71 143 200
E-Mail: info@tunis.diplo.de
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/allemagnediploTunis and https://x.com/GermanEmbassyTN and https://www.instagram.com/allemagneentunisie/
Opening hours: Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

The consular section of the Embassy provides assistance and support, both legal and practical to all German citizens residing or passing through Tunisia with procedures such as: Passports, German ID cards, Visas, signature authentications, certifications and consular documents (eg. life certificate).

India

Indian Embassy in Tunisia

Address: 4 Rue Didon, Place Notre Dame,Mutuelleville, Tunis 1002
Tel: (+216) 71  787 819
E-Mail: cons.tunis@mea.gov.in and com.tunis@mea.gov.in
Social Media: https://x.com/IndiainTunisia and https://www.facebook.com/IndiainTunisia 
Opening hours: Monday to Friday from 08:30 to 17:00. The consular section is open weekdays from 09:00 to 12:00, 15:00 to 16:00.

The Consular Section in Tunisia is responsible for Passport Services for Indian Nationals, visa services for foreigners desirous of visiting India, attestation and legalisation of documents, and 'Consular Assistance' to Indian citizens living within the area of jurisdiction of the mission.

For a full list of Consular Services click HERE

Japan

Embassy of Japan in Tunisia

Address: 9 Rue Apollo XI, B.P. 163, Cité Mahrajène 1082, Tunis
Tel: (+216) 71 791 251
E-Mail: eoj.consul@tn.mofa.go
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/JaponenTunisie
Opening hours: Summer hours (July 1st to August 31st): Monday to Friday from 8:00am to 12:30pm and 1:30pm to 4:30pm
Normal season (except summer and Ramadan): Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm
and 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm

The Japanese embassy provides a range of consular services such as visa and passport processing as well as document legalisation (birth certificate, marriage and death certificate, etc…) and police clearance certificate.

Russia

Embassy of Russia in Tunisia

Address: 4, Rue des Bergamotes, El-Manar 1, Tunis 2092
Tel: (+216) 71 882 757
E-Mail: ambrustn@mid.ru and tunconsul@mid.ru for consular services
Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/ambrustun/ and https://x.com/ambrustun and https://www.facebook.com/AmbRusTun/
Opening hours: Reception of visitors: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday from 9:00 to 12:00

The Russian Embassy offers consular services such as visa processing, passport renewals, and assistance for Russian citizens. They also handle diplomatic relations and promote economic and cultural exchanges between Russia and Tunisia.

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Embassy of the United Kingdom in Tunisia

Address: Rue du Lac Windermere, Les Berges du Lac, Tunis 1053
Tel: (+216) 71 108 700
E-Mail: BritishEmbassyTunis@fcdo.gov.uk
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/ukintunisia and https://x.com/UKinTunisia and https://www.youtube.com/@britishembassytunis5563 and https://www.instagram.com/britishembassytunis/
Opening hours: Monday to Thursday, 8.00am to 4.30pm
Friday 8.00am to 1.00pm

The British Embassy in Tunisia provides services to British nationals living and visiting Tunisia, including commercial, consular, visa and information services. As well as notarial services, including certificates, letters, and notes available.

You can also apply for an emergency travel document if you’re abroad and your passport has been lost or stolen, damaged or expired, and you can’t get a new or replacement passport in time to travel.

USA (United States of America)

Embassy of the United States of America in Tunisia

Address: Les Berges du Lac, 1053 Tunis
Tel: (+216) 71 107 000
E-Mail: tuniswebsitecontact@state.gov
Social Media:  https://x.com/usembassytunis and https://www.facebook.com/usembassytunis and https://www.instagram.com/usembassytunis/
Opening hours: Winter: 8:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m
Summer: 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m
Ramadan: 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m

The US representation in Tunisia provides a range of consular services such as regular passport applications and renewals, Consular Reports of Birth Abroad (CRBA), and notarial services, assistance on death of a U.S. citizen and emergency financial assistance, etc.

Honorary Consulates in Tunisia

Contact directly the Embassy/Consulate website for more information.

For countries with no consulates or embassies in Tunisia, the Honorary Consulates are supervised by diplomatic representations located in other countries, often Algier, Algeria for Tunisia.

General Consulates and embassies in Tunis

• Algeria (ambdztn@yahoo.fr)
• Argentina (etune@mrecic.gov.ar)
• Austria (tunis-ob@bmeia.gv.at)
• Belgium (tunis@diplobel.fed.be)
• Brazil 
• Canada (tunis.consular@international.gc.ca)
• Denmark (tunis@umgate.dk)
• Egypt
• India (amb.tunis@mea.gov.in / hoc.tunis@mea.gov.in)
• Italy (ambitalia.tunisi@esteri.it)
• Mexico (consulat.h.mexique@gmail.com)
• Morocco
• Switzerland (tunis@eda.admin.ch)
• Turkey (ambassade.tunis@mfa.gov.tr)