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Tunisia → Portugal

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Tunisia
To
Portugal
Inflow 2023—OECD
Data as at 2025
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Migrant population

People born in Tunisia who live in Portugal: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).

Migrant population by year

8717419901995200020052010201520202024
8717419902000201020202024
Data table
199015
199532
200052
200594
2010121
2015137
2020155
2024174
Estimate, 2024
174
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.02%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
87
Counted by
country of birth
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

Portugal's consulates in Tunisia

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

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
20241,3901,15615611.2%
20231,02979123823.1%
20221,09884325523.2%
20213102683912.6%
20203462905616.2%
20191,4751,22724616.7%
20181,4471,27616711.5%
20171,3211,14517012.9%
20161,4341,2711419.8%
20151,4131,20917512.4%
20141,06993912812.0%
2013718685253.5%
2012681630517.5%
201180169710413.0%
2010629601254.0%
2009598546274.5%

Applications by year

7381,4752009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
7381,475200920122015201820212024
Data table
2009598
2010629
2011801
2012681
2013718
20141,069
20151,413
20161,434
20171,321
20181,447
20191,475
2020346
2021310
20221,098
20231,029
20241,390
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in Portugal

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

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Work1,866
  2. Education196
  3. Family78
  4. Other reasons36
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
20252,176000
2024691015212
2023389014225
2022221016121
2021148026112
202015301891
20191080655
20187101325
2017510816
2016220923
2015320822
201452075
2013580207
201222080
2011190100
2010230120
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities1,833
  2. Highly skilled workers (national schemes)29
  3. Researchers4
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
3,815
Changed status into work, 2025
1
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 Portugal in Tunisia, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyTunistunes.embaixadaportugal.mne.gov.pt
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Portugal, 2023.

Inflows to Portugal, 2023
  1. Brazil147,264
  2. Angola24,374
  3. Cape Verde14,623
  4. São Tomé and Príncipe14,504
  5. India12,185
  6. Guinea-Bissau10,320
  7. Bangladesh10,077
  8. Italy8,801
  9. United Kingdom7,365
  10. Pakistan6,869
  11. Germany5,483
  12. France5,138
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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