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Moving to Caoro in January, hoping to quickly find employment as an EFL teacher. What is the situation regarding the opening of a new bank account in Egypt? Can I open one as soon as I get there - using my hostel address? Can I open one on a tourist visa? Also how long can I extend a tourist visa for? Can I get one year extensions easily? I do not want to rely upon any school to get me a work permit.
Oldbag Member # 9889
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Yes! Take your passport down the bank and away you go. They like to see a credit card as well to prove you are who you are. You can open it on a tourist visa.
You can go to the mogamma and get a tourist visa for a year - and don't forget to get a reentry visa as well before you leave Egypt again otherwise your one year visa is defunct - http://tinyurl.com/28qbjs
The tourist visa categorically states 'no work allowed' (or permitted or something like that) on it. I am given to understand many people do work with one, that's for you and your conscience to decide
michaelc Member # 14194
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Does this mean that I have to leave the country in order to get a one year extension? Sorry, but could you explain a little more on this subject? And thanks for the above reply, looking forward to coming to Cairo!!!
michaelc Member # 14194
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Ah, got it! If I wish to leave the country during the period of my visa extension, I need a re-entry visa. Obviously the vissa are not the multiple entry type. Thanks.
Oldbag Member # 9889
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No, what it means is, if you get a one year visa, and then leave the country (before its up) WITHOUT a reentry visa already, then your one year visa is invalidated and you'll have to get another one to come back in again. If you want to come and go, get a reentry visa - its only 61LE for 6 months, you need to get it BEFORE you leave Egypt. At the end of the day buying both a one year tourist visa (91LE) and a 6 month reentry visa (61LE) in Egypt is cheaper than just getting the multitrip visa in the UK (£18) and takes approx the same amount of time in terms of queuing and hanging about. Extensions - I'm given to understand are easy, but I haven't done that yet.
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