As part of its institutional mission in the field of migration, the Ministry of Social Affairs has supported the creation of the Office of Tunisians Abroad since 1988, which plays a pivotal role in raising the awareness of Tunisians residing abroad through social network distributed in many countries where the Tunisian community is present.The Office is also responsible for monitoring and implementing cultural and social programs for the benefit of Tunisians abroad and for the benefit of their families in countries of residence and strengthening their identity ties with Tunisia.

Moreover, According to Decree No. 1860 of September 11, 2012, on the organization of the State Secretariat for Migration and Tunisians Abroad, creation of a General Direction for International Cooperation on Migration, whose mission is to promote international cooperation in the field of migration with  many countries around the world and 

As well as  to sign  bilateral and multilateral international conventions aimed at promoting orderly and secure migration, as promoting the social and economic rights of migrants, creating relationships  national and  international organizations within the migration framework 
According to the same decree, the General Administration for Planning and Monitoring was created in the field of migration, which is responsible in particular for setting up the mechanisms and frameworks for administrative and digital communication with Tunisians abroad and immigrants arriving to  Tunisia. 

The National Observatory on Migration was created in 2014 to address data gaps and assess key migration trends, enhance national capacities in data collection, analysis and dissemination to share data ; then ensure updating its documentation in order to undertake research and studies related to migration.Its mission is to ensure coordination between the different national institutions and contribute to the design and evaluation of programmes and policies aimed at promoting the status of tunisians abroad and strengthening their attachment to the country and their contributions to development efforts.

In addition, in 2016, the National Council of Tunisians abroad was created as an advisory body that issues an opinion on national policy in terms of the care of Tunisians abroad.