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I'm still skeptical regarding the visa issue, since the USA is the dream of any Egyptian in this working age (25-40), the 'Great Escape'. Posts: 3219 | From: Wisdom comes with age, but sometimes age comes alone. | Registered: Nov 2005
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quote:Originally posted by MJ: VISA issue.. hrmmm.. He has a valid US tourist visa, I have seen it, but has not used it. While we have discussed eventually coming to the US, we have also discussed moving elsewhere. Right now, the plans are to stay in Egypt for 1-2 years at least.
Do you see us all, standing in a line (with me in front because I knocked Sashy down), dressed in red, waiving red flags?
Do you know what it takes for an Egyptian to get a tourist visa? They have to prove they have money, BIG money in the bank, a long-term job, property, a family - things would make an ordinary person (say, for example, someone not desperate to escape from Egypt) to return to because the US government knows the probablility - not possibility - an Egyptian man who goes to the US on a tourist visa WILL NOT return to Egypt.
Not to be the sceptic, but those visas are so hard to get and many, many, many Egyptian men apply three and four times (and spend that kind of money) befor they finally figure out they don't have a snowball's chance in Hell that I find it hard to believe someone would actually get one and not use it.
Are you sure it wasn't a photoshopped version of someone else's?
Seeeeeeeeeeeeriously. My jaw is still on the floor.
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It is real... and yes his family has money.. and he has a good long term job. The visa was due to his families import/export business, and him needing to go to New York at one time to deal with a shipment.
This current visa is unused, since he has not had to return yet for that purpose. His prior US visa from 4 years ago, showed an exit and return.
He used to have more money than he does now. His own business went under a few years back. Just before he moved to Hurghada and got this job.
His passport shows extensive travel in europe and the middle east also.. up to about 2 years ago.
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How long is the validity of his US tourist visa??
Perhaps there was a previous sponsor involved helping him to get this visa?
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quote:Originally posted by MJ: It is real... and yes his family has money.. and he has a good long term job. The visa was due to his families import/export business, and him needing to go to New York at one time to deal with a shipment.
This current visa is unused, since he has not had to return yet for that purpose. His prior US visa from 4 years ago, showed an exit and return.
He used to have more money than he does now. His own business went under a few years back. Just before he moved to Hurghada and got this job.
His passport shows extensive travel in europe and the middle east also.. up to about 2 years ago.
So that explains it.
Whew!
Hey, just so everyone knows, the red clothes and red flags weren't my idea. It was Sashy's. All of the bad ideas are hers.
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LOL... I am glad its a decent explanation, and does not raise even more flags. I would wonder more myself if I hadnt seen all the documents and papers first hand.
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quote:Originally posted by MJ: It is real... and yes his family has money.. and he has a good long term job. The visa was due to his families import/export business, and him needing to go to New York at one time to deal with a shipment.
This current visa is unused, since he has not had to return yet for that purpose. His prior US visa from 4 years ago, showed an exit and return.
He used to have more money than he does now. His own business went under a few years back. Just before he moved to Hurghada and got this job.
His passport shows extensive travel in europe and the middle east also.. up to about 2 years ago.
So that explains it.
Whew!
Hey, just so everyone knows, the red clothes and red flags weren't my idea. It was Sashy's. All of the bad ideas are hers.
*kicks stayingput off the highest cliff and down into the ocean were the she's pulled far and away by mammoth waves*
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quote:Originally posted by MJ: It is real... and yes his family has money.. and he has a good long term job. The visa was due to his families import/export business, and him needing to go to New York at one time to deal with a shipment.
This current visa is unused, since he has not had to return yet for that purpose. His prior US visa from 4 years ago, showed an exit and return.
He used to have more money than he does now. His own business went under a few years back. Just before he moved to Hurghada and got this job.
His passport shows extensive travel in europe and the middle east also.. up to about 2 years ago.
So that explains it.
Whew!
Hey, just so everyone knows, the red clothes and red flags weren't my idea. It was Sashy's. All of the bad ideas are hers.
*kicks stayingput off the highest cliff and down into the ocean were the she's pulled far and away by mammoth waves*
Before she drowns what was her previous username..I am confused .
MJ its sounding better with everypost, will try to get you a copy of the ID cards.
Do you know where in Alex they live? I have been living there last two years and have a fairly good idea now of the affluent areas if you want to check out if the family background is consistent with what they are saying.
Posts: 3809 | From: Paradise | Registered: Mar 2003
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quote:Originally posted by MJ: It is real... and yes his family has money.. and he has a good long term job. The visa was due to his families import/export business, and him needing to go to New York at one time to deal with a shipment.
This current visa is unused, since he has not had to return yet for that purpose. His prior US visa from 4 years ago, showed an exit and return.
He used to have more money than he does now. His own business went under a few years back. Just before he moved to Hurghada and got this job.
His passport shows extensive travel in europe and the middle east also.. up to about 2 years ago.
So that explains it.
Whew!
Hey, just so everyone knows, the red clothes and red flags weren't my idea. It was Sashy's. All of the bad ideas are hers.
*kicks stayingput off the highest cliff and down into the ocean were the she's pulled far and away by mammoth waves*
Before she drowns what was her previous username..I am confused .
quote:Originally posted by MJ: It is real... and yes his family has money.. and he has a good long term job. The visa was due to his families import/export business, and him needing to go to New York at one time to deal with a shipment.
This current visa is unused, since he has not had to return yet for that purpose. His prior US visa from 4 years ago, showed an exit and return.
He used to have more money than he does now. His own business went under a few years back. Just before he moved to Hurghada and got this job.
His passport shows extensive travel in europe and the middle east also.. up to about 2 years ago.
So that explains it.
Whew!
Hey, just so everyone knows, the red clothes and red flags weren't my idea. It was Sashy's. All of the bad ideas are hers.
*kicks stayingput off the highest cliff and down into the ocean were the she's pulled far and away by mammoth waves*
Before she drowns what was her previous username..I am confused .
temporarily here
*until now*
*drags Ayisha by her newly show-off hair pouring a bowl of humus all over it*
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P.s Sash she was showing it off in Alex as well and it wasn't hot then little rebble I think Posts: 3809 | From: Paradise | Registered: Mar 2003
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quote:Originally posted by Penny: LOL very funny, haven't you got anything better to do ..........
'tis true! her user name was 'temporarity here' then she decided to stay so renamed herself 'staying put'
*slaps sashy and rubs garlic and butter linguine in her hair*
Thats what I just had to eat
Oh gosh yes I do remember now but wasn't it something before that...oh heck can't keep up with all the name changes, it's my age.
So you won't want my ham and mustard roll for your hair then
*STAYINGPUT who used to be JUSTVISITING and only ever JUSTVISITING climbs back up the cliff, dripping wet, and socks Sashy in her arm, leaving a big old welt.*
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quote:Originally posted by Penny: LOL very funny, haven't you got anything better to do ..........
'tis true! her user name was 'temporarity here' then she decided to stay so renamed herself 'staying put'
*slaps sashy and rubs garlic and butter linguine in her hair*
Thats what I just had to eat
Oh gosh yes I do remember now but wasn't it something before that...oh heck can't keep up with all the name changes, it's my age.
So you won't want my ham and mustard roll for your hair then
*STAYINGPUT who used to be JUSTVISITING and only ever JUSTVISITING climbs back up the cliff, dripping wet, and socks Sashy in her arm, leaving a big old welt.*
just visiting is a bit like temporarily here though at my age you cant remember everything word for word Posts: 15090 | From: http://www.egyptalk.com/forum/ | Registered: Jul 2004
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quote:Originally posted by Penny: LOL very funny, haven't you got anything better to do ..........
'tis true! her user name was 'temporarity here' then she decided to stay so renamed herself 'staying put'
*slaps sashy and rubs garlic and butter linguine in her hair*
Thats what I just had to eat
Oh gosh yes I do remember now but wasn't it something before that...oh heck can't keep up with all the name changes, it's my age.
So you won't want my ham and mustard roll for your hair then
*STAYINGPUT who used to be JUSTVISITING and only ever JUSTVISITING climbs back up the cliff, dripping wet, and socks Sashy in her arm, leaving a big old welt.*
just visiting is a bit like temporarily here though at my age you cant remember everything word for word Posts: 15090 | From: http://www.egyptalk.com/forum/ | Registered: Jul 2004
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quote:Originally posted by Penny: MJ its sounding better with everypost, will try to get you a copy of the ID cards.
Do you know where in Alex they live? I have been living there last two years and have a fairly good idea now of the affluent areas if you want to check out if the family background is consistent with what they are saying.
No.. I am not familiar with Alexandria at all.. but I will try to find out
I have seen pictures of where he lived before, and of the family, but nothing I could use to identify location.
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That may be so, but tiny islands in Greece don't have 370 dishes on each rooftop, either.
WTH, I'd be willing to poke around, too. Send me a private message if you have details you'd like to share.
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True.. it may be MUCH harder to find in Alex... larger area to deal with. Assuming I had the pictures in hand, which I dont.
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a 4-foot long edible flake hat?? 2 mins on the portable oven to work and I would be covered in Chocolate Posts: 15090 | From: http://www.egyptalk.com/forum/ | Registered: Jul 2004
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quote:Originally posted by MJ: Wow.. what have you guys done to my thread? LOL
sorry MJ it was sashy she always causes problems when we let her out to play Posts: 15090 | From: http://www.egyptalk.com/forum/ | Registered: Jul 2004
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quote:Originally posted by MJ: Wow.. what have you guys done to my thread? LOL
sorry MJ it was sashy she always causes problems when we let her out to play
*drags Ayisha by the hair all around ES board,kicking her into the Nile without any fellucca or mere boat in sight for her to cling to*
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*drags soggy self out of Nile and pushes sashy in just as a large cruiser comes past*
Im in sunny bloody HOT as hell Luxor
-------------------- If you don't learn from your mistakes, there's no sense making them. Posts: 15090 | From: http://www.egyptalk.com/forum/ | Registered: Jul 2004
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Right now I am in UK, its lovely sunny 25 degrees with warm winds. I have Wimbledon on the telly and its just perfect......to say nothing of Roger Federa....sigh!, you can keep Egypt this time of year, Posts: 3809 | From: Paradise | Registered: Mar 2003
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I was in Sharm el Sheikh for 4 years and whilst the heat mid summer was way up in the 40's it was such a dry heat I never had any problem with it. Sea breezes really help as well. Its when the wind turns and comes off the desert you feel like your living in an oven which is what Ayisha has got in Luxor and I have no idea how she stands it. In Alex it's completely different its a heavy heat with so much moisture off the sea and I can't stand it...so hence in UK now for the summer.
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quote:Originally posted by Penny: Ha ha Yes I hear Alex is unbearable.
Right now I am in UK, its lovely sunny 25 degrees with warm winds. I have Wimbledon on the telly and its just perfect......to say nothing of Roger Federa....sigh!, you can keep Egypt this time of year,
*throws staying put overboard and steers cruiser over Penny* Posts: 15090 | From: http://www.egyptalk.com/forum/ | Registered: Jul 2004
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quote:Originally posted by Penny: I was in Sharm el Sheikh for 4 years and whilst the heat mid summer was way up in the 40's it was such a dry heat I never had any problem with it. Sea breezes really help as well. Its when the wind turns and comes off the desert you feel like your living in an oven which is what Ayisha has got in Luxor and I have no idea how she stands it. In Alex it's completely different its a heavy heat with so much moisture off the sea and I can't stand it...so hence in UK now for the summer.
Luckily Hurghada is a bit cooler than Lubbock in the summer.. and those sea breezes help too.
Dry heat up to almost 50c I can deal with (lets hear it for living in the Mohave desert for 5 years).
So, I am hoping my temp adjustment wont be too bad.. but its still a different place, so we will see.
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Its been a long time since I was on the board and gave you all an update.. so...
I have been back in egypt for 8 months. We are married (the legal way through the MoJ). I have been to Alexandria to meet the family (they are great.. mom and I get along famously). We have no plans to leave egypt anytime in the near future. In short, everything has been wonderful
Have missed you all!
PS: Oh yeah.. and to answer a very old question..
The family lives about 100-150 meters north of the Library.
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Now South of the library I can understand but North would have them living in the sea LOL or does the compass work the other way round in Egypt.
Welcome back MJ glad its all going well.
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Glad that everything is going so well MJ. Sometimes you just have to take a leap of faith and trust your instincts after all at the end of the day only you can know your man There are good and bad men all over the world, unfortunately if you go by ES all the bad ones are Egyptian! All the best for the future.
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