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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Exiled: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by newcomer: [qb] From the things they were saying to me it sounded as if they were trying stop employers employing foreigners without a work visa, as they kept on telling me to get my company to get me a visa, even though I kept on telling them that I wasn't employed by a single company, but a freelance worker (which is what I am now again, partly because my employer couldn't get a work visa for me, because those rules have tightened up so much now too. You now need a certificate of experience to prove that you have done the job you are being employed for in Egypt for at least 4 years outside Egypt, and that has to be verified by the Egyptian Embassy in the country you got the experience in!). So things are really tightening up. They kept on asking me why I was here, and that I had to have a reason to be here...liking Egypt and Egyptians wasn't enough of a reason ;) [/qb][/QUOTE]More bureaucratic nonsense and I think it is official policy because I mentioned in another thread that I was researching the business and labor laws here and there is also something very similar to what you have mentioned (certificate of experience), only here they call it “certificate of qualification”. So I think Egypt is following Jordan lead once again, first it was gradually lifting of fuel subsidies and now this. Anyway back to the topic, this certificate of experience/qualification is actually very difficult to attain for many professions. So I can see the difficulty you faced, there will also most likely be a priority for certain nationalities based on bilateral agreements and in which case preference will be given to Arab professionals, technicians, laborers etc because of such agreements. I guess Egypt is finally going on the books. I am also guessing that a new visitor will be given 3 months and afterward it could be renewable for 3 additional months, after which the visitor must leave Egypt. And if they don’t, then a fine of $2 per day will incur, does this sound familiar? This will amount to $730 a year and if the fine is not paid when exiting Egypt, the tourist will be barred from entry for X amount of years. Some of the ramifications will be that Egyptian driving license will not be issued for such visas, car registrations will not be issued for such visas and if Egyptian authorities become computerized this will pose a problem for over stayers, an example is traveling through sinai when they ask for passports/identification. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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