Tunisia Takes a Decisive Step: Simplifying Administrative Procedures for Expatriates
In a global context where diasporas play an increasingly strategic role in the economic dynamics of nations, Tunisia has taken a significant step forward. The 2026 finance bill introduces a symbolically strong and practically useful measure: exempting Tunisians living abroad from providing tax certificates when undertaking administrative procedures such as obtaining building permits, registrations, or contract recordings. This is not just a bureaucratic simplification, but a political signal. A signal addressed to the hundreds of thousands of Tunisians established around the world, who retain a deep attachment to their country, but often found themselves hindered by the complexity of procedures and administrative slowness. By lifting these obstacles, the Tunisian state finally recognizes that the diaspora is not just a reservoir of financial transfers, but a true force of investment, competence, and trust. This provision reflects a vision: that of a Tunisia that bets on mobility, openness, and the enhancement of economic and symbolic ties with its citizens around the world. At a time when regional competitiveness is also played out through the fluidity of procedures and the transparency of institutions, this reform marks a clear will to modernize. It joins the ambition to build an administration that serves the citizen — wherever they may be — and not the other way around. It now remains to be seen how this legislative advance will be transformed into concrete reality, through rapid, homogeneous, and digital implementation, in the spirit of a connected and inclusive Tunisia.
