alimirza
Pakistani expat in Egypt
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About me
Pakistani
Lives in Singapore
Speaks English , Urdu,
Registration: 09 April 2010
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New visa laws starting January 1 2018 by laady24
They say no more visas at airport must do on line and will cost about $160 and your leangth of stay will be determined by them and why you are coming to Egypt And to get married will be denied unless you have lived in Egypt for extended period of ...
here is the link if someone is looking for https://www.egyptvisa.com/ Read More
Beware of DHL Delivery crooks
Hey. Yesterday my wife received a call from DHL Delivery guy that he have some international delivery for us and he is waiting outside our door to deliver . But since we were not at home so my wife asked him to visit us tomorrow and let us know the ... Read More
Getting US Passports for our children by Kia808
Hi All, I'm from the USA and my husband is Egyptian and we have 2 sons who we would like to get passports for. I am wondering if anyone has experience with this. They were born here in Egypt so I know we have to do a "report of a birth ...
My case is somehow similar ..My wife is egyptian and my both kids were born here. here is what you need to do 1. Hospital will give you a initial paper of birth ..take this paper to local govt. office to register the baby name. each town have its ... Read More
Have you ever ordered book online from Cairo? by Farisht
Hi, Is there anyone who has ordered book online and received in Cairo? I am planning to order some books from lonely planet. I am just curious to know whether there is custom issue if I am ordering book online and it is shipped from outside of ...
I ordered couple of things from outside ..yes they do charge you with custom and so called BAKSHISH..my recommendation do not buy until you are willing to pay extra Read More
Crazy question and answer portion by Emzkie
The everyday experienced as you move around the heart of the city. The taxi driver's annoying question about where you come from, or even the market vendors, or even your caretaker and people you don't even know at all. And endless repeated ...
hey Emzkie..you forgot to mention ...Taxi do ask the following Where you live ? Are you married ? Where do you work ? Which company do you work ? and list goes on if you keep answering ..sometimes its ok! but at time I get a little irritated ... Read More
Egyptian Residence after Marriage by dcasarrubias
So my wife is an Egyptian citizen, but we have been living in the US for the last 3 years. She wants to go back to live in Egypt next summer, so I was wondering how I would be able to get a residence card to live in Egypt with my wife.
who ever is Egyptian will have to right in-front of the officer/window clerk that she/he take responsibility of your stay (its actually they will dictate him/her to write what they want to write I mean format. he/she just need to sign that's all a 2 ... Read More
Egyptian Residence after Marriage by dcasarrubias
So my wife is an Egyptian citizen, but we have been living in the US for the last 3 years. She wants to go back to live in Egypt next summer, so I was wondering how I would be able to get a residence card to live in Egypt with my wife.
My wife is Egyptian ..you just need to apply for the visa for residency (based on marriage) the authority will need Egyptian marriage certificate and your wife to write a letter of undertaking. that's all its pretty simple procedure to obtain visa ... Read More
a gift of money for a new baby by GuestPoster866
Not really sure where to post this question on the forum but assume admin will guide me. I have become very friendly with a lovely young Muslim couple who are expecting their first baby shortly. I know they don't have much and I would love to give ...
its totally acceptable in most cases Read More
current situation by ROCKFIRE
I am a British expat and was wondering how expats are feeling about the current situation. I am living in Maadi and in two minds whether to stay or leave. thoughts???????? I think this thread can be used for advice and updates My advice is not ...
is the curfew only for main roads ?? or we are not even allowed to get down to area streets ? Read More
Photography equipment in Egypt by alimirza
Hey Guys Are there any photographers around here using DSLR cameras ?? I need to know the market for lenses in Cairo ..I have been photographer by hobby since long and looking for couple of lenses to upgrade my kit ...just want people input whether ...
sorry for typos Read More
Photography equipment in Egypt by alimirza
Hey Guys Are there any photographers around here using DSLR cameras ?? I need to know the market for lenses in Cairo ..I have been photographer by hobby since long and looking for couple of lenses to upgrade my kit ...just want people input whether ...
Salam/Namaste/Satsriyakar You are from India if im not wrong. well 400D is pretty old but I believe its the photographer Eye that counts more camera comes later. I own 600D Canon doing pretty well job for now ..aim is to get 5d Mark III ... Read More
Photography equipment in Egypt by alimirza
Hey Guys Are there any photographers around here using DSLR cameras ?? I need to know the market for lenses in Cairo ..I have been photographer by hobby since long and looking for couple of lenses to upgrade my kit ...just want people input whether ...
:D hey Ash , Actually I bought 100mm Macro as well couple of days back ..t ..and its really awesome for portrait as well enjoying macro shots these days . what else you got in inventory ..finally I find someone with similar interest Read More
Photography equipment in Egypt
Hey Guys Are there any photographers around here using DSLR cameras ?? I need to know the market for lenses in Cairo ..I have been photographer by hobby since long and looking for couple of lenses to upgrade my kit ...just want people input whether ... Read More
Ordering Food by Adele6
Hi I'll be moving to Cairo in two monthsÂ’ time. I use to live in Vietnam and we had a website from which we could order food. Do you have something like that in Cairo? I don't speak Arabic. Thanks
You do not need to speak arabic to make a delivery order ...Most of the big chains do have English and Arabic IVR with reasonable operators ..you can help the accent but still you can order Read More
be safe in egypt by Aysha.young
Would like to share this with other expats living in Egypt. This is not an isolated incident but has happened to many and they are not reported including myself. Dear Cairo Scholars, I wanted to report an incident that happened to my friend ...
too bad it started happening here ..my advice that I always follow my self.. always note down the taxi number before you wave your hand just in case..it would be lot easier to catch the guy if you have some way of tracking him down for police Read More