Africa
Tunisia
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In Tunisia, education and medical checks are allowed, and every company must require its employees to undergo a health examination. Criminal checks are allowed with prior consent.
Background check summary
Education Checks: permissible
Criminal Checks: some restrictions
Credit/financial checks: some restrictions
Medical screening: some restrictions
Adverse media: some restrictions
Union membership: restricted
Political views: restricted
Address: some restrictions
Zinc's background check turnaround times
Please note these background check turnaround times are averages for the country. Actual check times may vary and depend on a number of factors including the resident country's process time as well as the candidate's document submission speed.
Financial (mins)
20
Criminal (days)
10
Media (mins)
14
Reference (days)
2
identity (mins)
140
Education (days)
12.57
Address (days)
2
Sanctions (mins)
25
Right-to-work rules
Rules apply for citizens as well as non-citizens working in the country
National ID Accepted?
Passport
Yes
Other passport accepted?
Any other routes (any type of citizen)
Body name
Foreign Citizens
Natural citizens: Alternative routes
Country details
Birthrate
15.52
Population
12,000,567
capital
Tunis
GDP ($/capita)
6900
TLD
.tn
developed/developing
Developing
Currency
Tunisian Dinar
Net migration
-0.57
Literacy(%)
74.2
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