My two friends and I went to the Hurghada passport office to renew our visas and entry exit visas today. All three of us don't work and our properties are not registered so we can only buy the annual tourist visa but one friend is married to an Egyptian and took her marriage papers so she could get her residents visa. They wouldn't let her have a residents visa without her husband being with her! She had to buy the annual tourist visa because her husband is working away. How unfair is that.
Very useful info tho G. But on the other hand, people are getting residents visas if accompanied by a legal rep. before registration.
I will believe it when I see a photo. It is just that most Egyptians talk about the residents visa but they actually mean the annual tourist visa. If it is so easy to take a rep from a lawyers office I think there will be a hundred people from El Gouna getting residents visas tomorrow. I have posted previously a photo of the annual tourist visa. I hope you are correct. I am only interested in one obtained from Hurghada passport office.
I don't kno then G. this is really confusing. I was told by my lawyer that I HAD to have a res. visa in order to give him PoA. At the pasport office, I was asked, did I want a one year res. visa, or just a one month res visa. I chose the one month 'cos there was no extra charge. It does actually say, in English 'resident till' and one month. Someone, somewhere must be able to answer this.
Hi Tony - will add yours to my list.
Hi G. Have you yet seen a copy of a res. visa. I would like to see same myself if you have.
Not from someone that isn't working or married to an Egyptian or has registered their property. So many on here are claiming to have residents visas I would love to see one (from the Hurghada office). I am not bothered about having one. I have lived here long enough renewing my annual tourist visa. It is just that there was a guy on our El Gouna forum advertising prices for Egyptian tours to Egyptians and foreign residents. I emailed him asking him if I qualify for foreign residents prices having resided here for 5 years but without a residents visa but he hasn't replied. I know my annual tourist visa does not get me through the road to Cairo or Luxor without the convoy unless I am on a public bus from Hurghada.
Hi Annette,
)Thanks so much Suzanne thats great will get it sent nowHi Annette,
As I understand it, we don't need a visa unless we intend to reside in the country. You certainly won't need one at the moment. Unsure whether we do when it comes to registering the property, but that's way in the future. At this stage just send your PoA back to Zeiad, so long as it's been to both the Commonwealth and Consulate for verification this should be fine
Your welcome (I seem to be stalking you tonight! LOL) How are you posting it? I got quotes from DHL and private couriers and they wanted £75 upwards!!!! I just wasn't prepared to pay that, so used good old Royal Mail. It cost £5.30 special delivery which is 'signed for' and insured against loss up to £500. Posted it Tuesday so hopefully Zeiad will confirm he's received it soon
HiYour welcome (I seem to be stalking you tonight! LOL) How are you posting it? I got quotes from DHL and private couriers and they wanted £75 upwards!!!! I just wasn't prepared to pay that, so used good old Royal Mail. It cost £5.30 special delivery which is 'signed for' and insured against loss up to £500. Posted it Tuesday so hopefully Zeiad will confirm he's received it soon
Tell me about it! .. Mind you, still works out considerably cheaper employing an Egyptian lawyer direct rather than going through a UK one which has to use an Egyptian one in any case, if you get what I mean
