To rent a room, a certificate of employment is required.

Those who did not present a certificate of employment were automatically sent to Germany.

If they managed to find work, often by paying their employer to hire them, Jews would be issued with certificates of employment.

To register a water connection the utility requires the applicant's plot number, address details, a landlord's certification as a proof of residence, and a certificate of employment.

In turn, the mother, clutching the documents Tunisians need to get visas to France - a certificate of employment in Tunisia and a written guarantee of accommodations in France - joined the line to get a visa to visit the daughter.