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The U.S. Embassy in  Tunisia is a mission staffed by both American and Tunisian national employees. The Mission provides equal opportunity and fair and equitable treatment in employment to all people without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, political affiliation, marital status, or sexual orientation.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Employment

All applications must now be submitted through ERA to be considered. To check our current job vacancies and to apply, please visit our ERA Job Seeker page: https://tn.usembassy.gov/embassy/jobs/how-to-apply/

We do not accept walk-in applicants. We will only accept applications submitted through ERA.

In our ERA Job Seeker site, you can only apply for all available and active vacancies. We do not accept applications for possible future vacancies.

If you do not have the necessary experience and/or correct education as listed in the requirements of the vacancy announcement then you are not qualified and should not apply.  This policy applies to everyone and there are no exceptions.

In our ERA Job Seeker site, you need to apply to EACH of the active vacancy you are interested in and of which you are qualified.

Yes, provided that you are eligible to work in the country and you meet the qualification requirements for the position.  You MUST send a copy of any of the following documents with your application to be eligible: Dual Citizenship Certificate, Alien Certificate of Registration card, or Immigrant Certificate of Residence.  If you do not have one of these documents then you are not eligible to apply.  Please note that compensation and benefits for these positions are based on local prevailing wage scales and practices, which means that few jobs will pay more than U.S. minimum wage and you will be liable to pay both U.S. and Tunisia taxes.

Yes, provided that you meet the qualification requirements for the position.

If you are a Tunisian citizen, this section does not apply to you.  If you have foreign citizenship, you MUST submit ONE of the following documents with your application to be eligible: Dual Citizenship Certificate, Alien Certificate of Registration card, or Immigrant Certificate of Residence.

We do not review applications until after the vacancy announcement has closed and the amount of time to fill a position varies depending on many factors so we are unable to provide an estimate. Please wait at least 2 weeks after the closing date of the vacancy to know if you have been shortlisted for next level. We will contact you if your application have been shortlisted. Follow-up is not needed.

Yes, all applicants will receive an automatic response through ERA.

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