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jennie jarra (82.38.247.146) -

myself and my daughter are going to move to tunisia, i am marrying a tunisian man. i need any advice that people can offer, where to find a job, any connections to english people out there, info about visas etc, any help would be much appreciated, thank you x

Reply #1 Mariela from Austria (Contact Member) -

dear jennie

i am from austria and i will move to tunisia too. my boyfriend is from tunisia/hammamet and we are planning right now the moving. did you get already answer or informations about it.

i am still searching and i would really like to share with somebody else like with my situation.

Reply #2 Tammy (66.182.214.43) -

Hello Jennie,

My situation is different. My husband and I are Americans entertaining the idea of moving to Tunis. I am very leary of the move not knowing how many English speaking woman I could socialize with. We speak manily English/some Spanish. How long have you lived there now? I am grasping for advice and guidance, and any of this would be very much appreciated. Thanks!

Tammy

Reply #3 Marija from Skopje, Macedonia (Contact Member) -

My finace is from Sousse, I am a croatian gril, living in macedonia.

He wanted to move here, but my government seems to thing he is part of the taliban for no aparent reason.

Now we are contemplating moving to Tunisia.

I am an MBA, doing my PhD in Germany at the moment, teaching at university and working for an oil firm.

I dont speak french or arabic, i do speak 6 languages which probably won't help me (dutch, german, eng and all the balkan ones)

We really love each other and we want to make this work, we have been apart for 10 months and it is getting harder and harder to live without one another.

What do you think about me moving there?

• moving to tunisia

Reply #4 pauline (195.93.21.40) -

I lived in Tunisia for 4 years but had enough money to rent 8 apartments and lease them to tourists. I met and married my Tunisian husband from Sousse. After our marriage we came back to England and he changed. He didnt want to work became violent and abusive. He thought the money and life would be easy here not that he would have to work hard like everyone else. He was here five years, the worst of my life. I ended up having stitches in my face and arm where he threw a glass at me.I made him leave and phoned the police. He thought he could get his visa without me and didnt contact myself or my daughter for 7 months. I had to move as I was scared of him. the british government deported him back to Tunisia. I also have a friend who is also married to a Tunisian and she is having the same problems. They all say they are different from the rest, and then they change. I just want you to be very careful. I know you wont listen as I wouldnt when I was told about things like this. I am not telling you these things to be nasty just think about what you are doing. It is not the same living there as going on holiday, unless you have lots of money. It will be hard to find a job unless you speak the language. Let me know how you get on. I was with mine for 8 years, he was ok until we moved here. Good luck anyway. you will need it.

Reply #5 Riadh from Tunisia (Contact Member) -

jennie jarra

you will find a job in Tunis you will find Quickly cause you Are English

For Meeting People You Have The cultural center in The Consulate of Your Country You Can Meet many People Right There

Marija from Skopje, Macedonia

if the police of Tunisian know that your government seems to thing he is part of the taliban "

you will have many problems with Police

pauline

it's very tragic your History :(

yes Many Tunisian want to marry with a tourist just for having Visa

but don't all i know some one who enter a hopital of Crazy people cause he Loved a Spanish girl and she left him for another man

i think only your Ex Husband is violent and abusive he's a crazy psychopath

For you all

PS :If You are american or english or .... living in tunisia

you will be King and queen ( life's quality insurance .. )

Sorry for my bad english

If you have any other question I'm her for help you

Reply #6 Riadh from Tunisia (Contact Member) -

for any help Mr-benza@hotmail.fr

Reply #7 Jose (83.59.190.74) -

Hi all,

I am also planning to move to Tunisia, with my wife, in a couple of months ahead. If we are lucky, we will stay there for 3 years and also would like to meet expats there.

Very interesting all your comments, but any of you have already gone around searching for housing in Tunis-Carthage area ..?

Reply #8 Anneri (196.207.47.60) -

hi everyone...

I'm moving to tunisia next month and i'm looking for english speaking people living there as well.

To help me adjust

Kind regards,

Anneri

Reply #9 Rachael (86.168.71.60) -

moving to tunisia for the summer in the sousse area. if any english speaking young professionals would like friendship please contact me.

friends for shopping, socialising and nights out.

Reply #10 selz from england (Contact Member) -

Rachael....

drop me a line helzselz@hotmail.co.uk

or anyone else that has an intrest in tunisia, i spend a lot of time out there, maybe considering moving not sure yet.

I do have a tunisian boyfriend!!!

Reply #11 emma (8) from south yorkshire england (Contact Member) -

hi i was wonderin if any1 can help, i am looking into movin to sahline to live closer to my boyfriend. findin it hard to find accomidation to rent in the area so if some1 can help with a website addy are anythin it will be greatful. also needin to no best places to start lookin for jobs as i am a hairdresser/barber at the moment but also have a nanning certificate to work with children. the problem is i only speak english n very very very little arabic

Reply #12 issam (41.224.170.223) -

nice to see you in tunisia but when you com

assemsam@hotmail.fr it is my mail so if you cann contact me it will be so funny your next hollyday in tunisia :)

Reply #13 Becky (6) from UK (Contact Member) -

Hi.

I have a tunisian boyfriend from sousse and would like to talk to others who also have a tunisian boyfriend. How difficult did you find it hardly seeing him etc...

did any of you marry him and move to tunisia? My boyfriend has asked me to marry him and he has expressed that he would like to stay in tunisia, and not move to england.

please leave me messages and i will get back to you as soon as i can, thanks.

Reply #14 caley (90.202.75.222) -

Hi

I just wanted to say hello to everyone, im a 23 year old english woman and I too have a tunisian boyfriend, he is from hammamet. I have been with him for about a year now and i try and fly over every couple of months for a week to spend time with him. We have discussed moving etc.....he loves his home country and i think he would like to stay in Tunisia and i would also like to move to Tunisia, ive always been a travelling type person, i lived in asia for a year wen i was 21 and i dont really see myself staying in england for the rest of my life.

I am hoping to go and stay with my boyfriend for a few months soon, and i will be working out there for 3 months so i can get a real feel for the place and what its like to actually live and work there before making any BIG decisions on moving out there. I have been told that its not too hard for english speaking people to get jobs out there, also....if u have enough money behind you, property is cheap and you can rent a few places and lease them out as an income. Alternatively, what i plan to do is get my TEFL certificate (teach english as a foreign language) and then teach english out there, there is a big big market for this and you dont even have to know any arabic.

Good luck to everyone, its a beautiful country with lovely people! xx

Reply #15 Micha (86.22.194.127) -

Hi everybody, i am english but i have a tunisian boyfriend, he is from sousse and am thinking of moving there to be with him. If anybody has any advice on anything i would love to hear! i am worried about finding a job and everything as i speak very little arabic. I am a hairdresser in england.Any info would be much appreciated!

Reply #16 Jamie (12) from Monastir, Tunisia (Contact Member) -

Hi everyone. I see some of these posts are new, and some are old.

I would just like to say that I am an American who is married to a Tunisian and I have personally been living in Tunisia 7+ years.

I know the ins and outs of marriage requirements, getting a residence card, an American filing for an Immigrant Visa for a Tunisian spouse, etc. If any of you have any questions, or concerns, or would just like to talk to someone who has been there and done that, feel free to contact me.

tunisianbelle@yahoo.com

Reply #17 jacqui (90.211.133.237) -

hi all i have just come back from tunisia and loved the place and people im now planning on going to live there with my two children next yr 2010 and so far have had some great input , but now i need more info about visa work and schools hopstials etc wud love some guidences thanks .jacqui

Reply #18 paul (78.151.83.122) -

my friend has met a tunisian man over the internet-she went to meet him in tunisia without telling anyone, now shes back shes wearing a ring after a two week holiday .she says she has never met anyone like him-he is perfect he wants her to move there and have childern with him-she has a great job an family here-and she sees no negatives about marrying him-should i do nothing or try and tell her -dont know what to do .

Reply #19 jo (78.147.132.171) -

hi all

I am english and have beem married to a tunisean for 15 years we are moving to tunisa in a few weeeks and would like to know if there are any english people near the or around the town of hammamet so that i can make some new friends

joz2008@yahoo.co.uk

Reply #20 Mo'o Ka'ahn (Tunis) (67.242.255.219) -

#4 Very sad story but you sound like a psycho person. I would not publish such personal history in public for others to see - you dishonor your family and bring shame on your husband. Allah will not bless your family.

Mo'o Ka'ahn (Tunis)

Reply #21 RENTREZA (196.203.106.19) -

Hi Jose and all,

I would like to rent my housing in Tunis-Gammarth, one of the most beautiful area of Tunis and perhaps in North Africa. I will send you by mail all documents pertaining to my Housing for Rent with photos If you want.

Have a nice stay in Tunis

This is my mail: shirinereza@aol.fr

Reply #22 RENTREZA (196.203.106.19) -

Hi Jose and all,

I would like to rent my housing in Tunis-Gammarth, one of the most beautiful area of Tunis and perhaps in North Africa. I will send you by mail all documents pertaining to my Housing for Rent with photos If you want.

Have a nice stay in Tunis

Concerning my housing rent, I will just rectify my address mail. Sorry

This is my mail: shirinereza@yahoo.fr

Reply #23 Tricia (86.132.174.219) -

My husband has been offered a job in Sfax Tunisia, we have the option of re-locating to Sfax. I am not sure and he has heard many mixed reports particulaly in relation to western women living in Sfax, things to do and availability of Supermarket goods. I would really like to hear from women who have re-located so that I can hear about their experiences so that I can make my mund up about moving or not. I am a qualified social worker but don't expect to work. Our children are independent now bit would like to be able to visit on a regular basis.

Reply #24 michelle love (80.192.56.140) -

HI IV MEET A NICE TUNISIN GUY FROM SOUSSE AND HE WANTS 2 GET MARRIED N WANTS ME 2 MOVE 2 TUNISIA IV BEEN BACK 2 SEE HIM AND WE ARE HAVING A BABY I ALSO HAVE A DAUGHTER FROM OTHER RELAIONSHIP AND I REALLY LIKE HIM I DNT SPEAK OTHER LAUAGES SO I DNT KNOW IF I CAN WORK THERE I DNT KNOW HOW 2 GO ABOUT MOVING INTO THE COUNTRY SO IF ANYBODY CAN HELP THAT WOULD BE GREAT AS I WOULD LOVE 2 GIVE IT A TRY X

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