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Tunisia → Netherlands

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Tunisia
To
Netherlands
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
356
Change since 2018
+48.3%
Share of all arrivals in the Netherlands, 2023
0.12%
Inflow 2023356OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Tunisia to the Netherlands

Inflows of nationals of Tunisia recorded by the Netherlands; stock of nationals of Tunisia living there; and acquisitions of the Netherlands' nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

195389200020032006200920122015201820212023
1953892000200420082012201620202023
Data table
2000165
2001162
2002156
2003182
2004115
2005100
200691
200768
2008100
2009108
201097
2011122
2012144
2013146
2014129
2015128
2016162
2017209
2018240
2019266
2020174
2021245
2022389
2023356
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—1,789—
20233561,690193
20223891,468137
20212451,387128
20201741,394140
20192661,23871
20182401,13596
20172091,05695
20161621,038100
20151281,053109
20141291,102127
20131461,08165
20121441,110148
20111221,131109
2010971,16590
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

The Netherlands' consulates in Tunisia

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at the Netherlands' consulates located in Tunisia.

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
20246,6554,6861,75426.4%
20236,7674,3042,25333.3%
20226,0714,0621,84430.4%
202185062216519.4%
20201,91386797150.8%
20197,2903,5053,54648.6%
20187,7593,5433,91950.5%
20174,1822,4241,66439.8%
20163,2222,09993028.9%
20151,5621,08137824.2%
20141,4621,08336725.1%
20131,22292629424.1%
20121,2411,04816713.5%
20111,12383726323.4%
20101,11190020918.8%
200997074220721.3%

Applications by year

3,8807,7592009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
3,8807,759200920122015201820212024
Data table
2009970
20101,111
20111,123
20121,241
20131,222
20141,462
20151,562
20163,222
20174,182
20187,759
20197,290
20201,913
2021850
20226,071
20236,767
20246,655
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in the Netherlands

First residence permits issued by the Netherlands to citizens of Tunisia (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Family200
  2. Work69
  3. Other reasons46
  4. Education28
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
2025343000
202435441780
202336331930
202239801370
202127111280
202020611400
201929807423
2018253010019
20172160950
2016187010016
2015161011010
201412501295
20131620673
201213401480
201112301090
20101180900
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Highly skilled workers (national schemes)47
  2. Other paid activities16
  3. Researchers5
  4. EU Blue Card1
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
2,110
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
183
Changed status into work, 2025
11
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

Missions of the Netherlands in Tunisia, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyTunis—
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in the Netherlands, 2023; Tunisia ranks 74.

Inflows to the Netherlands, 2023
  1. Ukraine38,497
  2. Poland25,298
  3. Syria19,551
  4. Romania13,914
  5. Bulgaria12,328
  6. India12,073
  7. Türkiye11,250
  8. Italy10,603
  9. Spain10,447
  10. Germany10,429
  11. China7,991
  12. Portugal6,084
Other destinations for people from Tunisia, 2023
  1. France14,656
  2. Italy12,609
  3. Germany11,310
  4. Canada3,470
  5. Belgium1,418
  6. Türkiye1,052
  7. Switzerland684
  8. United States590
  9. Austria472
  10. South Korea387
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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