From Tunisia to Berlin: work, train or study

The German Embassy in Tunis and its appointment channels, nursing and medical recognition, the THAMM Plus and Triple Win programmes, the work routes, study with the Baccalauréat, legalisation of Tunisian documents, the social-security agreement, and how to avoid agents who sell what is free. Every statement is tied to an official source. Free, independent, no agency.

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🧭Which route fits me?A short decision guide for people in Tunisia: skilled work, nursing and medicine, Ausbildung, study, family. 🛂Visa and the Embassy in TunisWhich channel applies to which purpose, fees, waiting times, and what to do after a refusal. 💼Route: skilled worker, Blue Card, engineers and ITBlue Card (§ 18g), skilled-worker permits, 2026 salary thresholds, programmes for IT and engineering. 🃏Route: Opportunity Card (Chancenkarte)Come to Germany to look for a job: points, money, work rights. 🛠️Route: vocational training (Ausbildung) and THAMM Plus§ 16a, language, living-cost proof, training pay 2026, the THAMM Plus programme with Tunisia. 🩺Nursing and health professions: Triple Win, doctors, recognitionIs Tunisia on the § 38 BeschV list, the Triple Win programme, nursing recognition in Berlin, doctors. 🎓Route: studying in BerlinStudy visa (§ 16b), blocked account, work while studying, study-applicant visa (§ 17). 📄Admission with Tunisian certificatesBaccalauréat, Studienkolleg, Licence and Master, anabin and uni-assist. 👪Route: joining family in GermanySpouse, children, parents: the legal basis, the waiting list in Tunis, documents. 📄Documents from Tunisia: legalisation, not apostilleWhy the apostille does not work between Tunisia and Germany, how legalisation by the Embassy works, translations. 🧾Recognition of your qualificationanabin, the ZAB statement and which body decides, by profession. 🛡️Social security agreement Germany and TunisiaWhat the 1984 agreement covers (health, accident, pension), who is the liaison office, what is not confirmed. 🗣️Learning German from TunisiaWhere to learn, which certificates count, and the level each route needs. 💱Money and transfers: Tunisia and GermanyBlocked account, paying fees, sending money; Tunisian exchange rules are not confirmed. 🛬After arrival in BerlinAddress registration, bank account, health insurance, residence permit, in that order. 🤝Find your community in BerlinFree advice in Arabic and French, associations, culture, sport, students, children's mother-tongue lessons and doctors for Tunisians in Berlin. 🏠Already in Berlin?Changing status, working during the process, staying long term, citizenship, free help. 🚗Driving licence: Tunisian licence in GermanyHow long a Tunisian licence is valid, and why a full test is needed. 💶Costs at a glanceFees, salary thresholds and money you must show, by route (2026). ⚠️Avoiding scams and illegal agentsTypical patterns around appointments, fake offers and paid recruiters, and how to check before you pay.