British Embassy Tunis
Source: gov.uk (2025-02-10)

The British Embassy in Tunisia maintains and develops relations between the UK and Tunisia.

Through our different departments we contribute to the UK government’s understanding of Tunisia’s political and governance system, we develop opportunities for commercial partnerships between UK and Tunisian companies, we provide assistance to British citizens in distress, and we accept passport applications for British citizens in Tunisia.

Find out more on our UK and Tunisia news page (https://www.gov.uk/world/tunisia/news). We provide services to British nationals living in and visiting Tunisia. You can access UK government services while in Tunisia (https://www.gov.uk/world/tunisia).

If you’re travelling in Tunisia, see our Tunisia travel advice (https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/tunisia).

Getting help

If you cannot get the support you need from local services, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) can help British people abroad.

We prioritise emergencies and people who are vulnerable, for example, if someone’s:
- ill, injured, or involved in a crime
- with a British person who’s died
Get help from FCDO (https://www.contact.service.csd.fcdo.gov.uk/posts/tunisia/british-embassy-tunis)

Get an emergency travel document

You can apply for an emergency travel document (https://www.gov.uk/emergency-travel-document) if you’re abroad and your passport has been lost or stolen (https://www.gov.uk/report-a-lost-or-stolen-passport), damaged or expired, and you can’t get a new or replacement passport (https://www.gov.uk/renew-adult-passport) in time to travel.

Apply online for an emergency travel document (https://www.gov.uk/emergency-travel-document).

If the person needing the emergency travel document is under 16, a parent or guardian should apply on their behalf.

If you are travelling in more than 3 weeks, check if you can get a new or replacement passport (https://www.gov.uk/renew-adult-passport) in time to travel.

If you are not a British citizen or have not had a British passport before

If you’re not sure, check if you’re a British citizen (https://www.gov.uk/check-british-citizen).

If you’re not a British citizen but think you may be eligible, contact us to apply for an emergency travel document (https://www.contact.service.csd.fcdo.gov.uk/posts/tunisia/british-embassy-tunis).

Other consular services

Marriage

We can issue certificates of no impediment to enable British nationals to marry in Tunisia. For information on getting married in Tunisia and how to apply for documents, see getting married abroad (https://www.gov.uk/marriage-abroad).

Marriage information note

We have produced the following information note that you can download free of charge to present to the local authorities.
- recognition or validity of marriage (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1015497/NOTE_Recognition_or_Validity_of_Marriage.pdf)
Notarial and documentary services

See the full list of notarial and documentary services for British people abroad (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/documents-for-british-people-abroad).

Consular fees

See the full list of consular fees (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/consular-services-fees).