Message for U.S. Citizens

September 30, 2012

The Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy in Tunis will resume public American Citizen Services on Monday, October 1, 2012.  For non-emergency, routine services please make an appointment via the U.S. Embassy website: http://tunisia.usembassy.gov/service.html.  U.S. citizens who had an appointment from September 17 through 28, 2012 are encouraged to make a new appointment online.  If you have urgent travel plans and need to renew your passport, you may come to the Consular Section for assistance from 8:00 am to 12:00 noon and 1:00 to 4:00 pm.  For life or death emergencies, please call 216-20-337-541.

 For the latest security information, U.S. citizens living and traveling abroad should regularly monitor the Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs Internet website athttp://travel.state.gov, where the current Travel Warning for Tunisia, Travel Alerts, theWorldwide Caution, and Country Specific Information can be found.  In addition, the Embassy encourages U.S. citizens to review "A Safe Trip Abroad," which includes valuable security information for those traveling or living in foreign countries.  You can also follow the Bureau of Consular Affairs on Twitter and on Facebook or download our free Smart Traveler App for travel information at your fingertips.  Up-to-date information on security can also be obtained by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll-free in the United States and Canada, or, for callers from other countries, on a regular toll-line at 1-202-501-4444.  These numbers are available from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays).  All U.S. citizens in Tunisia are encouraged to enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP).  By enrolling, U.S. citizens make it easier for the Embassy to contact them in case of emergency. 

The U.S. Embassy in Tunis is located at Les Berges du Lac, 1053 Tunis.  For emergencies after business hours and on weekends and holidays, U.S. citizens can contact the Embassy Duty Officer at 216-20-337-541.