Tunisia adds more online public services, including passport renewal abroad

Tunisia expects to launch several more online administrative services by the end of 2026, Communication Technologies Minister Sofiane Hemissi said on Friday 6 November 2026. He was speaking while presenting his ministry's 2027 budget draft to parliamentary committees in Tunis. The plans include services aimed at Tunisians living abroad.

Key facts

• End of 2026: further online administrative services are expected to go live, though no specific dates have been announced.
• June 2026: the online passport renewal request service for Tunisians abroad was launched.
• Late August 2026: the "El Khademet" mobile application went live, giving access to more than 40 administrative services.
• Early 2027: a new version of the app is planned with additional services most requested by citizens.
• Digital identity is used to access the services through the app.

What is changing?

Hemissi said the new services form part of the ongoing digital transition programme and the development of e-government in Tunisia. He described the wider aims as expanding the digitization of administrative and financial services, cutting down on travel and paperwork, and improving the quality of services for citizens and businesses.

The "El Khademet" mobile application, officially launched in late August 2026, provides secure and unified access to more than 40 administrative services using digital identity. A new version is due in early 2027 with an additional set of services most requested by citizens.

What has already been rolled out in 2026?

In April 2026, the first batch of online services was integrated and rolled out, alongside the first phase of a school IT system covering more than two million students, the minister said.

June 2026 saw the launch of the online passport renewal request service for Tunisians abroad, together with the first phase of the digitalization of investment declaration procedures.

July 2026 brought the completion of the digitization of National Enterprise Register transactions and the removal of the requirement for paper files. In August, an online existence declaration service and the "Patente en ligne" service launched, with the aim of simplifying business creation procedures.

What this means for travellers

Tunisians abroad can already submit passport renewal requests online, a service introduced in June 2026. Further administrative services are expected before the end of 2026, but the minister did not name which ones or give exact launch dates, so travellers needing a specific procedure should check what is currently offered through the app and online services.

The next step is the new version of the "El Khademet" application, planned for early 2027. The 2027 budget draft for the ministry was presented to the Committee for the Organization of Administration, Development, Digitization, Governance and Anti-Corruption at the ARP and the Committee for Development Plans and Major Projects at the CNRD.