Republic of Tunisia · residence general
Residence Card for Retirees
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Interior Ministry residence-card route for retirees who are not exercising salaried professional activity.
- Processing time
- The Interior page says delivery is within a maximum of one month if the dossier contains all requested documents.
- Government fees
- The cited Interior procedure does not publish a government fee.
- Typical duration
- The cited procedure does not publish a standard residence-card validity period for retirees.
- Sponsorship required
- No
- Leads to permanent residency
- No
Overview
The Interior Ministry foreign residence-card procedure includes a retiree case for people not exercising salaried professional activity. It lists an attestation of periodic and regular transfer of a retirement pension or any other income source, accommodation evidence, a valid passport copy, four identity photos and the visa-residence-card form.
Additional sources
Primary source
Demande de visa - carte de sejour ↗ · Ministry of the Interior, Tunisia
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Eligibility
Typical criteria
- ✓The applicant is a foreign national who entered Tunisia legally.Ministry of the Interior, Tunisia ↗
- ✓The applicant is retired or not exercising salaried professional activity.Ministry of the Interior, Tunisia ↗
- ✓Periodic and regular pension transfer or other income evidence can be provided.Ministry of the Interior, Tunisia ↗
- ✓Accommodation, passport, photos and the residence-card form are available.Ministry of the Interior, Tunisia ↗
Common blockers
- !The applicant is exercising salaried work and needs a work route instead.Ministry of the Interior, Tunisia ↗
- !No evidence of periodic pension transfer or other income source is available.Ministry of the Interior, Tunisia ↗
- !Accommodation or identity evidence is incomplete.Ministry of the Interior, Tunisia ↗
Typical evidence
- ·Attestation of periodic and regular transfer of retirement pension or another income source.Ministry of the Interior, Tunisia ↗
- ·Accommodation evidence.Ministry of the Interior, Tunisia ↗
- ·Valid passport copy.Ministry of the Interior, Tunisia ↗
- ·Four identity photos.Ministry of the Interior, Tunisia ↗
- ·Completed visa-residence-card application form.Ministry of the Interior, Tunisia ↗
Application pathway
Check the route fit
Confirm the stay is based on retirement or non-salaried income rather than employment.
Build the evidence pack
Prepare pension-transfer or income, accommodation, passport, photo and form evidence.
Submit through the official channel
File with the competent Interior/security office.
After approval
Keep proof of filing and follow the Interior one-month maximum complete-file window.
Official application links
Where to actually go next
These are the official pages to use for this route. Open them before preparing documents: the forms, fees, appointment systems, and sponsor steps can change without warning.
- Official guidanceApplicantUse the foreign residence-card procedure ↗
Use this official Tunisia source to confirm the current requirements and filing channel for use the foreign residence-card procedure.
Ministry of the Interior, Tunisia · verified
- ChecklistApplicantDownload the visa-residence-card form ↗
Use this official Tunisia source to confirm the current requirements and filing channel for download the visa-residence-card form.
Ministry of the Interior, Tunisia · verified
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Frequently asked questions
Can retirees use this route while working?+
The Interior page frames the retiree case as for retirees not exercising salaried professional activity.
What income evidence is listed?+
It lists an attestation of periodic and regular transfer of the retirement pension or any other income source.
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