wanting to move to egypt

[GM1]

If you want an Egyptian driver license you will need a residence visa.

[GM1]

If you want an Egyptian driver license you will need a residence visa.

[Lanason]

So it's not me that has an echo

So it's not me that has an echo

So it's not me that has an echo

;-)

[hyper_janice]

Originally Posted by asmaa_ahmed

Hi janice I was hopeing I could talk with you about some other thing & mabey try getting your help with the answers thanks for any help

Sure thing. You can pm me with your phone number and I can call you on the phone with my magicjack if you think that would be easier than e-mailing. Sometimes tone inflection can make a world of difference in communications.

[hurghadapat]

Originally Posted by expatagogo

Wives of Egyptians do not require a visa to enter the country, however they MUST have a residency permit.

I have just checked this out with a friend who is married to an egyptian and has lived a long time in egypt....she informs me that it is not compulsary to have a residents visa but most do choose to get one also as you say they are not required to have an entry visa as it states in their passport that they are married to an egyptian...

[MaidenScotland]

Originally Posted by hurghadapat

I have just checked this out with a friend who is married to an egyptian and has lived a long time in egypt....she informs me that it is not compulsary to have a residents visa but most do choose to get one also as you say they are not required to have an entry visa as it states in their passport that they are married to an egyptian...

Then she must hold an Egyptian passport if it states she is married to an Egyptian.? and if you hold an Egyptian passport you do not need one.

quite simply visa matters are best taken up with the correct government department .

[expatagogo]

Originally Posted by hurghadapat

I have just checked this out with a friend who is married to an egyptian and has lived a long time in egypt....she informs me that it is not compulsary to have a residents visa but most do choose to get one also as you say they are not required to have an entry visa as it states in their passport that they are married to an egyptian...

Really, people, I've been through this and I have a passport full of stamps and hand-written notes to prove it.

A VISA gets you through the gate. A PERMIT gives you permission to stay inside of the gate.

1.) Women married to Egyptians can enter the country without paying the admission fee.

2.) A residency permit is required. Residency permits, just like the tourist visas, have expiration dates, and either they are renewed or someone is out of status - and if they don't fix that, they illegally present and vulnerable.

3.) The residency permit is where the work permission is noted. This also explains, to me anyway, why some foreign wives believe they are permitted to work; they quite likely don't have the stamp in their passport that states, in plain English, they can't. That's worrisome.

4.) Egypt has an immigration policy, just as it has immigration laws and rules. Sure, authorities may not knock on doors looking for out of status foreign wives in their spare time, but don't believe the laws/rules don't exist, because they do.

5.) There is no option to not pay the government for the stamps, because even if a foreign wife doesn't have her permits stamped into her passport, if/when she tries to leave the country, she will have to pay for all of the stamps she didn't get, as well as a fine. A foreign wife's Egyptian husband can't prevent her from leaving, but the government can and will.

[asmaa_ahmed]

Originally Posted by hyper_janice

Sure thing. You can pm me with your phone number and I can call you on the phone with my magicjack if you think that would be easier than e-mailing. Sometimes tone inflection can make a world of difference in communications.

Thanks janice I get around to pming you here soon to talk more with you.

[Liralen]

Just a side note to this.. the residency visa is required by most if not all banks in egypt if you want a joint account with your husband as well. No visa.. no account.

[hurghadapat]

Originally Posted by Liralen

Just a side note to this.. the residency visa is required by most if not all banks in egypt if you want a joint account with your husband as well. No visa.. no account.

Sorry but you don't need a residents visa to open a bank account....all you need is an extension of a tourist visa.....which is what most ex-pats who aren't on an ex-pats package have.