Residency Permit

[anahuda]

Asalamulaykum. im an egyptian wife. i have a temporary residents visa for 5 years til 2014. when i had my vacation to philippines last year i just left and came back here without any problems.
this might not help you but it gives you an idea. yeah? dont mind the other comments that it doesnt please or help you. it wont help you to be a billionaire.
i hope you will find solution to your situation now. keep us updated.

[expatagogo]

Janice, make sure you ask the right question.

If you ask whether you will need a VISA, the answer will be no, because you don't.

Instead, ask about a residency permit, which is a different story altogether.

[hyper_janice]

Originally Posted by expatagogo

Janice, make sure you ask the right question.

If you ask whether you will need a VISA, the answer will be no, because you don't.

Instead, ask about a residency permit, which is a different story altogether.

Just got back from the immigration office in 10th of Ramadan. I was told I don't need a residency permit or any other documents to be here legally. I asked the head officer there if he was sure I did not need one, he said it can HELP you get thru easier at the airport. I asked him specifically if I was in the country illegally and he smiled and said no. I rephrased the questions to make sure he understood the english I was speaking. He said I was not required to have a residency permit.

So people, please stop saying if you are a female married to an Egyptian and don't have a residency permit you are in the country illegally. It's just not true (at least in Asher Min Ramadan). Giggle. You guys gave me a scare and I upset my husband for me not trusting what he said (he's really almost always right, it's amazing) because I trusted what you said was correct.

[MaidenScotland]

Originally Posted by hyper_janice

Just got back from the immigration office in 10th of Ramadan. I was told I don't need a residency permit or any other documents to be here legally. I asked the head officer there if he was sure I did not need one, he said it can HELP you get thru easier at the airport. I asked him specifically if I was in the country illegally and he smiled and said no. I rephrased the questions to make sure he understood the english I was speaking. He said I was not required to have a residency permit.

So people, please stop saying if you are a female married to an Egyptian and don't have a residency permit you are in the country illegally. It's just not true (at least in Asher Min Ramadan). Giggle. You guys gave me a scare and I upset my husband for me not trusting what he said (he's really almost always right, it's amazing) because I trusted what you said was correct.

Ok I will tell all my married friends who have to get the permit every three years and have done so for the past 30 that it is ok they no longer have to bother..

[hyper_janice]

Originally Posted by MaidenScotland

Ok I will tell all my married friends who have to get the permit every three years and have done so for the past 30 that it is ok they no longer have to bother..

The English language can be tricky at times. If you are upset that I am trying to clarify that misinformation about legal matters that is being propounded on this forum, sorry. I did not say your married friends do not need a residency permit, they probably have bank accounts and automobiles and lives that are not simple like mine. They probably need residency permits. But statements have been made on this site that are just not true. So someone else comes along and thinks these non-thruths are in fact truth. I do not think the sarcasm becomes you and think your lovely heart is far above this. If you want to be mad, it's your decision but it does not change the facts. I took your advise and then you are not pleased with my outcome. You are doing what you've complained about in the past which is not listening to information after I listened to you and followed your advise. Is this fair?

Sorry if the confrontational side of me irritates you, maybe I should just drop it and let everyone think you are one that makes no mistakes. My blunt honesty even irritates me sometimes. But I also want to know when I am wrong so I don't talk crap out of my mouth. If I didn't respect you and your accomplishments I wouldn't even bother try to help you understand something. Sorry, sorry, a thousand times sorry.

[MaidenScotland]

Originally Posted by hyper_janice

The English language can be tricky at times. If you are upset that I am trying to clarify that misinformation about legal matters that is being propounded on this forum, sorry. I did not say your married friends do not need a residency permit, they probably have bank accounts and automobiles and lives that are not simple like mine. They probably need residency permits. But statements have been made on this site that are just not true. So someone else comes along and thinks these non-thruths are in fact truth. I do not think the sarcasm becomes you and think your lovely heart is far above this. If you want to be mad, it's your decision but it does not change the facts. I took your advise and then you are not pleased with my outcome. You are doing what you've complained about in the past which is not listening to information after I listened to you and followed your advise. Is this fair?

Sorry if the confrontational side of me irritates you, maybe I should just drop it and let everyone think you are one that makes no mistakes. My blunt honesty even irritates me sometimes. But I also want to know when I am wrong so I don't talk crap out of my mouth. If I didn't respect you and your accomplishments I wouldn't even bother try to help you understand something. Sorry, sorry, a thousand times sorry.

The fact is nothing is black and white in this country.. I am quote my experiences.. I have 5 married friends. long time married friends who all have residency permits...


I insist - YOU DO NOT NEED A RESIDENCY VISA. YOU DO NOT NEED A VISA IF YOU'RE A WOMAN AND MARRIED TO AN EGYPTIAN. WE HAVE HAD THIS DISCUSSION IN THE PAST AND ONE OF THE MALES WERE IRATE BECAUSE MALES MARRIED TO AN EGYPTIAN NEED ONE. I INSIST YO U ARE MISTAKEN


I am not wrong.. I may not be right to the guy you visited but this does not make me wrong.

As for writing in your passport that you are married to an Egyptian.. does the US government allow this?

I think the British government would probably say something about it but thats a different story.

I am saying no more on this matter other than please do not tell people you do not need a residency permit you might not but others certainly do.

[hyper_janice]

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As for writing in your passport that you are married to an Egyptian.. does the US government allow this?
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Since I did not perform a supposed illegal act of writing on my passport I'm not worried about it. I guess the guys that did it in Egypt probably aren't worried about being taken to court about it. I have heard of other wives having this done in their passports also, so if the USA has a problem with it, I think they would have made it known to Egypt by now.

[MaidenScotland]

Originally Posted by hyper_janice

Since I did not perform a supposed illegal act of writing on my passport I'm not worried about it. I guess the guys that did it in Egypt probably aren't worried about being taken to court about it. I have heard of other wives having this done in their passports also, so if the USA has a problem with it, I think they would have made it known to Egypt by now.

I was genuinely interested as I had something done to my passport by the Saudi embassy and when I went to renew my passport in Glasgow I was hauled over the coals for allowing them to do it, but of course I didn't allow it, my passport came back with the done deal,

[txlstewart]

Originally Posted by MaidenScotland

I was genuinely interested as I had something done to my passport by the Saudi embassy and when I went to renew my passport in Glasgow I was hauled over the coals for allowing them to do it, but of course I didn't allow it, my passport came back with the done deal,

I often wonder (perhaps because I'm a bit of a sceptic) if the reason the "officials" so often quoted just say that because they truly believe that the men have the legal right to control their wives' legal standing in Egypt.

I still am surprised at the amount of skepticism leveled at MaidenScotland because her sage words of wisdom don't jive with what others wish were true....

Insha'Allah....

[DeadGuy]

Like many have mentioned already, in here in Egypt each "boss" is the president of his/her own country (Office), so what may be a necessity in one "country", could be nothing in another country............

Add bureaucracy+stupidity and you get the Egyptian rules..............So with the unstable, undefined, chaotic, stupid nature of the Egyptian authorities right now, I believe it would be wise to have a piece of paper saying that someone is allowed to stay in Egypt