Tunisia

Las penas por posesión, uso o tráfico de drogas ilegales en Túnez son severas, con fuertes multas y largas penas de cárcel obligatorias; es ilegal introducir sustancias controladas o prohibidas en Túnez.

Original (EN): Penalties for possessing, using, or trafficking illegal drugs in Tunisia are severe — convicted offenders can expect heavy fines and long jail sentences. It is illegal to bring any controlled or prohibited substance into Tunisia.

Heavy fines and long jail sentences.

El cannabis es ilegal en Tunez. Consumirlo, o tenerlo para consumo propio, es un delito segun el articulo 4 de la Ley N.o 92-52 castigado con de uno a cinco anos de carcel mas una multa de 1.000 a 3.000 dinares; la ley no fija ningun umbral de cantidad, de modo que ninguna cantidad se considera demasiado pequena. Una reforma de 2017 se presenta a menudo como una despenalizacion y no lo fue: solo devolvio al juez la facultad de reducir la pena, que se ejerce despues de la condena. Para un extranjero, el articulo 17 exige ademas la expulsion una vez cumplida la pena, mas una prohibicion de diez anos para volver a entrar en Tunez.

Original (EN): Cannabis is illegal in Tunisia. Consuming it, or holding it for your own consumption, is a crime under article 4 of Law No. 92-52 carrying one to five years in prison plus a fine of 1,000 to 3,000 dinars - the law sets no quantity threshold, so no amount is treated as too small. A 2017 amendment is widely reported as decriminalisation and it was not: it only restored a judge's discretion to reduce the sentence, exercised after conviction. For a foreign national, article 17 additionally requires expulsion once the sentence is served, plus a ten-year ban on returning to Tunisia.

Consumption, or possession for personal consumption (art. 4): one to five years' imprisonment plus a fine of 1,000 to 3,000 Tunisian dinars; attempts are punishable. Being in a place used for drug taking (art. 8): six months to three years plus 1,000 to 5,000 dinars. Cultivation, possession or sale for trafficking (art. 5): six to ten years plus 5,000 to 10,000 dinars; smuggling, import or export for trafficking: ten to twenty years plus 20,000 to 100,000 dinars. A foreign national convicted under this law must be expelled from Tunisia immediately after serving the sentence and is barred from entering Tunisia for ten years where the conviction is for a delit, or for life where it is for a crime (art. 17); breaching that ban carries a further one to five years plus 1,000 to 5,000 dinars.

Lleve consigo medicamentos recetados en su embalaje original junto con su receta y confirme su legalidad con el Ministerio de Salud Pública de Túnez; Túnez tiene una grave escasez de medicamentos, así que lleve suficientes para todo el viaje.

Original (EN): Carry prescription medication in original packaging with your prescription and confirm legality with Tunisia's Ministry of Public Health; Tunisia has severe medication shortages, so bring enough for the whole trip.

En general, es ilegal introducir armas de fuego en Túnez, excepto armas de caza (que requieren autorización especial), y llevar municiones (incluso proyectiles usados) sin autorización es ilegal; los permisos de porte de Estados Unidos no son válidos.

Original (EN): It is generally illegal to bring firearms into Tunisia other than a hunting weapon (which needs special authorization), and bringing ammunition (even used shells) without authorization is illegal; US carry permits are not valid.

Severe penalties including prison time.

Declarar efectivo extranjero superior a 10.000 TND (~3.000 USD) a la llegada; la importación/exportación de moneda tunecina está prohibida y a la salida solo se pueden exportar las cantidades declaradas a la llegada; la moneda no declarada suele confiscarse en el aeropuerto.

Original (EN): Declare cash over TND 10,000 (~USD 3,000) on arrival, and declare above TND 5,000 if you want to take it out. Importing or exporting Tunisian dinars is banned (max TND 3,000 re-exchanged with the bank receipt). Amounts over the limits are frequently confiscated at the airport even if declared.

Currency over the limits is frequently confiscated at departure, even when declared. A 10-dinar stamp duty applies to declaring foreign currency on entry.

La importación de todo tipo de drones, incluidos los pequeños civiles o turísticos, está estrictamente prohibida en Túnez sin autorización previa del gobierno.

Original (EN): Importing any drone into Tunisia, including small civilian or touristic models, is strictly prohibited without prior government authorisation; drones detected at the border are confiscated and held until your departure.

Drones are seized at the border and held until departure; severe penalties apply.

El alcohol se vende en Túnez, pero está prohibido en los supermercados los viernes (todavía disponible en hoteles y bares); durante el Ramadán la venta está prohibida y el consumo se limita a menos lugares, aunque las reglas del complejo varían. Conducir ebrio es una ofensa grave con un límite estricto.

Original (EN): Alcohol is sold in Tunisia but banned from supermarkets on Fridays (still available in hotels and bars); during Ramadan sale is banned and consumption is limited to fewer venues, though resort rules differ. Drink-driving is a serious offence with a strict limit.

Drink-driving: fine and possible prison.

Para conducir en Túnez se requiere un permiso de conducir internacional de 1968 más el permiso de su país (obtenerlo antes de salir de casa); conducir bajo los efectos del alcohol es ilegal con un límite estricto de concentración de alcohol y conlleva una multa y prisión.

Original (EN): A 1968 International Driving Permit plus your home licence lets you drive in Tunisia for up to one year (get the permit before you travel); you must also carry a green card proving insurance. Drink-driving brings a fine and a prison sentence.

DUI: fine and prison; serious accidents may mean months in protective custody.

La ley tunecina prohíbe fotografiar edificios policiales, militares y gubernamentales; hacerlo puede resultar en interrogatorio y detención.

Original (EN): It is against Tunisian law to photograph police, military, and government buildings — or to take photos near them; doing so can result in being taken in for questioning.

Taken in for questioning; possible criminal charges.

La actividad sexual consensual entre personas del mismo sexo es ilegal en Túnez y se castiga con penas de hasta tres años de prisión; las víctimas de agresión sexual entre personas del mismo sexo pueden ser acusadas.

Original (EN): Consensual same-sex sexual activity is criminalised in Tunisia under Article 230 of the Penal Code, carrying up to three years in prison. LGBT+ travellers have also been targeted by criminals, and reporting an incident to police can carry prosecution risk.

Up to 3 years in prison (Penal Code Article 230).