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Free advice in Arabic and French, associations, culture, sport, students, children's mother-tongue lessons and doctors for Tunisians in Berlin.

On 30 June 2026 Berlin counted 4,724 Tunisian nationals (about 2,030 women; source: Statistischer Bericht A I 5 hj 1/26, population register, Table 10). People with a Tunisian family background are not counted separately; the report gives no Tunisia figure by district, so we give none. Arabic and French are the languages used below. Links checked 5 November 2026.

Free advice in your language

• BEMA, labour-law advice (Lorenzweg 5, Aufgang A, 1st floor, 12099 Berlin). Contract, pay, dismissal. Free, anonymous, by appointment. Arabic advice: phone 030 513 01 92 84, Thursday 9-11. French advice: phone 030 513 01 92 83, Tuesday 11-13 and Friday 9:30-14:30. Check the page for current times.
• Faire Integration Berlin (same address). Free, anonymous advice on work and social law for people from outside the EU, with Arabic-speaking advisers (030 513 0192-64 or -84). E-mail [email protected]. No opening hours are published: call or write.
• Willkommenszentrum Berlin (Potsdamer Straße 61). Free, multilingual counselling on work, training, recognition of qualifications, German courses, housing and health. Its website is in Arabic; ask for Arabic or French when you book.
• Anerkennungs- und Qualifizierungsberatung: free advice on getting a Tunisian diploma recognised. See also Recognition.
• Integrationslots:innen: more than 200 guides in over 40 languages who explain offices and counselling services. Contact goes through the district providers listed on that page.
• Al Nadi, a counselling and meeting point for Arabic-speaking women run by the Nachbarschaftsheim Schöneberg (Rheinstraße 53-54, 12161 Berlin, phone 030 852 06 02). Counselling by appointment Mon 12-14, Tue 10-12, Thu 13-15; open meeting on the last Friday of the month, about 13-16. Courses in German, sport, health and digital skills.

Meeting people: associations and culture

• Institut français Berlin (Kurfürstendamm 211). French courses, the largest French-language library in Europe outside France (Tue-Fri 13:30-18:30, Sat 11-17), exhibitions, concerts and the Cinema Paris. French Film Week: 19-25 November 2026.
• Deutsch-Tunesische Gesellschaft e.V. promotes German-Tunisian exchange across Germany and publishes the Deutsch-Tunesische Rundschau. Its office is in Gelsenkirchen and the events we saw were in Köln, Essen and Münster; we found no Berlin section. Contact: [email protected].
• Mosques and political groups are not listed here. For faith communities, ask neighbours or colleagues you trust.

Festivals and events

• ALFILM, Arab Film Festival Berlin: held every year since 2009 by the non-profit association MAKAN at venues across Berlin. Films from the Arabic-speaking world, talks and masterclasses. Dates for 2027: not yet published.
• Karneval der Kulturen: free street festival in Kreuzberg, expected 14-17 May 2027; official dates not yet published.

Sport and leisure

• Vereinssuche of the Landessportbund Berlin: find a club by district and sport. Sport-O-Mat suggests a sport that fits you. The page does not give fees: ask the club.
• Search Meetup or Facebook for "Berlin football", "running" or "Arabic/French language meetup". Public events only; never pay anyone to join.

Students and professionals

• Studierendenwerk Berlin: international student counselling, buddy programme, Welcome Day, culture trips, housing, canteens and the "SprachCafé: Let's speak German!". See also Study and Admission.
• We found no Berlin network of Tunisian engineers or academics. Ask your university's international office for student groups.

News and media

Job search

Routes: Skilled worker, Opportunity Card, Ausbildung, Nursing and health. For recognition and job advice use Willkommenszentrum Berlin and the Anerkennungsberatung above; for rights at work use BEMA.

German, tandems, volunteering

• Berlin Volkshochschulen: German and integration courses by district; French courses are listed, Arabic only in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf. Prices are on the district pages. See Learning German.
• Volunteering: the Nachbarschaftsheim Schöneberg has an "Ehrenamt" section. Language tandems: search Meetup for "language exchange Berlin".

Children: mother-tongue lessons

Erstsprachenunterricht (Senate page) is offered in Arabic, among other languages: usually 2 hours a week, in groups of at least 12 children. Fill in the "Interessenbekundung" form and register through the school; the Senate office is at 030 90227 5050. French is not offered this way, but from grade 3 some primary schools teach French as first foreign language. Institut français offers French courses.

Doctors who speak your language

Use the KV Berlin Arztsuche; entries can show the languages a practice speaks. For an urgent appointment call 116117. See Social security and health insurance.