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[MaidenScotland]

Riley I live in Cairo and I would rather not say what I do for a living as sadly I have before in another forum and then I was pestered day and night to try and help people get visas, jobs etc. I cannot help with this sort of thing, but I do know Egypt and I enjoy living here and have some really nice Egyptian women friends and I work with Egytian men so I am quite savvy on how things are and on saying that there is no way on gods earth I would allow my daughter to come out here to be with a man that she met on holiday or indeed the net.
I can understand why some girls fall for these men as I believe they have great chat up lines and make you feel as if you are the only one in the world for them.
I must also point out that many men use marry women for visas to the west and for nothing else. These men are generally "poor" men as " rich "men tend to have no problem getting visas to the west. I use the terms poor and rich as anyone who lives in Egypt is used to this description.

[MaidenScotland]

Riley, sorry to go on and on, but if you do come to Egypt and have papers of any kind you are entitled and should hold them, never give them to your boyfriend/husband to hold for you.
Lodge them with a reptuble lawyer, in relative terms it is cheap for him to hold them for you.
All women that come here to be with a man should ask themselves this. "Would I keep a man in the UK" if the answer is yes then come on out there are plenty here waiting for you

[Riley87]

Originally Posted by MaidenScotland

Riley, sorry to go on and on, but if you do come to Egypt and have papers of any kind you are entitled and should hold them, never give them to your boyfriend/husband to hold for you.
Lodge them with a reptuble lawyer, in relative terms it is cheap for him to hold them for you.
All women that come here to be with a man should ask themselves this. "Would I keep a man in the UK" if the answer is yes then come on out there are plenty here waiting for you

Maiden no its fine really I appreciate it. I have heard horror stories and think its great ppl like myself can use sites like this for advice. Firstly he has said that any papers I choose to sign will not leave my hands. I met him when visiting egypt yes but this wasn't a holiday romance I didn't actually speak to him properly til I got home but have. Now visited since. He's not nessaserily poor. His father is well off. I have met both of hisparents.and he has told me whilst visiting them that he never wants to leave egypt to live. I'm just anxious ad from the stories iv heard its a case of it either works or it doesn't more time being the latter. I'm only 22 but with quite an independent. Am. I really wrong on thinking this could work? And wat the hell if it doesn't I would just have added an amazing experience to my life. What do u think?....honest comments only xxx

[MaidenScotland]

Of course it could work, just keep your money in your bank account in the uk, if he is genuine he will not be bothered about this and indeed would expect it. If his father is wealthy then they would expect to buy you an apartment to live in and his son to provide for you.
Egypt is full of horror stories of woman who sell up in the UK and elsewhere come out here and buy an apartment business etc and the man tells them that they cannot do this in their own name, this is all nonsense and these poor woman loose everything.
Is your boyfriend muslim? Alot of men are quite happy to have western girlfriends but as soon as they marry or live with them things change and they suddenly dont like the way they dress or the fact they might like a beer etc, and start demanding they change. Men here tend to be treated like princes by their mothers and it's a shock to westerners that the men can do nothing in the house and indeed dont want to do anything.
If you want the adventure take the chance and you may be one of the very few lucky ones,
but and I am being honest here, if you weren't 100% sure of this venture you wouldn't be asking me what I thought, there must be something nagging at the back of your mind.

[Riley87]

I would never put something in his name. Any investmestments I make will be for myself. He's muslim but not a good one he smokes and drinks socially and rarely prays. What sticks in the back of my mind is when people tell me no just forget it. It won't work. Before knowing anything about the situation. His family are in cairo he moved to hurghada to get away from their rules so we wud only be renting

[MaidenScotland]

He should still pay for the apartment etc.
What does his father do for a living?
What area of Cairo do they live?
What is he doing for a living?

[Riley87]

Originally Posted by MaidenScotland

He should still pay for the apartment etc.
What does his father do for a living?
What area of Cairo do they live?
What is he doing for a living?

Both him and his father work for the same tour company. His father in the head office an him as a tour leader. I couldn't tell u the area in cairo I barely know the area in hurg

[MaidenScotland]

Then they are not wealthy. Wealthy Egyptians do not let their children work as tour guides.
There is a huge social status system here and it is very evident
Where does he live just now and who is paying his rent?
The red sea area is much more relaxed than Cairo and I am sure you would never need papers to live together but I could be wrong.

[Riley87]

He is a tour guide by choice. But a qualified lawyer by trade. Because of his social circle of friends he chose to be a guide as it fits into his lifestyle well and pays well enough for him. He pays 1600 le for a 2 bed apart per month himself but his father pays for his leisure eg he recently spent a month in usa

[MaidenScotland]

ahhh well then if he can get a usa visa he must have money in the bank, you have to show you
have money here as that tells them you will return and not overstay.
So we have established he has money and is well educated, so there is no problem, come to egypt but let him pay for everything.