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Egypt connects Africa and Asia. The home of pharaohs, pyramids, the Nile river, Red Sea, and Christian and Islamic history. Its capital city is Cairo.

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Which mobile phone carrier provides the better data connection in Cairo/Egypt?
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Can I withdraw USD in Egypt from the ATM? What I need to be aware when withdrawing cash from ATM?
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In Egypt (Cairo, Luxor), how do you find out the right prices to avoid being overcharged for taxi, daily glossary, at restaurant?
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Turned on ExpressVPN on Macbook (13.0.1 (22A400)) in Egypt (Cairo/Luxor) and DNS resolution fails. Without ExpressVPN, no issue. DNS address could not be found. Diagnosing the problem. ...
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I made a purchase in France and I got a VAT form but actually I am traveling by train through other countries in EU by bus and by train, and will then be flying to my home country from Switzerland. ...
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I am travelling Mumbai - Cairo - London Heathrow on EgyptAir with a transit time of 3.30 hours at Cairo International airport. I am an Indian citizen and will have UK student visa at the time of ...
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I want to rent a car from SIXT at Hurghada airport. In their booking process it says nothing about International Driver's Permits, but apparently Egypt required IDP in theory at least. Since there are ...
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I plan on going on vacation in Sharm el-Sheikh and I would like to visit the pyramids. I have researched the following options: Rent car and drive myself (5.5h one direction according to google), 40€ ...
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On a recent trip to Egypt, the hotel required - either for obvious economic-situation or legislation reasons - that the payments for my room and booked tours be paid in US Dollars. The payment was ...
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We are travelling to Egypt on Sunday. My Wife is a Canadian/British citizen with a Canadian passport, but has the indefinite right of entry in it. Will she be able to get a visa on entry in Sharm El-...
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I’m in Alexandria. Google shows the exchange rate of EUR to EGP at 1 to 33. I get the same rate when I use my credit card. But when I exchange euros at different places in the streets, in the shops I ...
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I have a first, middle, and last name. If a form has a "family name" field and a "first name(s)" field, I've gotten in trouble for only entering Kyle as my first name. It's only ...
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I am Egyptian with an F1 visa. I will be traveling from the USA to Egypt, and my itinerary includes two transits, one in Lisbon and another in Paris. Both transits are less than 4 hours, during which ...
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I was told me or my mum could not sponsor my husband to the UK for 6 months by a lawyer and that he must sponsor himself, but this isn’t possible as his bank account was only made 2 months ago and his ...
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I’m trying to get my husband to the UK for 6 months. How much money is needed to sponsor this and what is required?
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I am a German citizen and will travel to Egypt for two weeks as a tourist. A few questions regarding the visa application since the first google results seem pretty scammy (very much like for US ESTA.....
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I went to a duty free in Egypt (outside the airport), they asked me the passport and then when I bought something they wrote on the visa page a note (image attached) Is this normal? Can this cause ...
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Around 1980, USA had a zone (I think it was 75 miles from the border) where Mexicans were allowed to come without a green card.  Is there anything like that in Egypt, Israel, Jordan, and/or Saudi ...
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I am going to Marsa Alam in Egypt next month and would like to know how to get around without taking a taxi. Are there any buses there? Is there a timetable available online? I could not find one.
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Can anyone tell me the exact location of this historical site? Is it in Egypt or Iraq?
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I had a schengen visa that was expired last April but I extended my residence and now I got a german residence card until next April (I am a student in Germany at the moment) My question is, if I ...
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I’ve been given a doctors script (in Egypt by an Egyptian doctor) for Clarinase (a pill that includes Pseudoephedrine / Loratadine), but the pharmacist has said this is not available in Egypt at all. ...
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Just got my passport from US embassy and found a mark on the back cover caused by removal of a stapled pin at the embassy. Will this be a problem when I travel?
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Apart from a single vessel (you can probably guess which), the Suez canal is empty. There are plenty of vessels queuing. Why? Is it closed for travel?
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At this location on Google Maps, there appears to be a bridge over the Suez Canal. Wikipedia states that no such bridge exists, and it does not exist on Bing, but in the Google images there is clearly ...
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I am currently a student in Israel. I have a Israeli student visa in my US passport. I would like to take a day trip to Taba - just over the border from eilat. Is the border open? Will they let me ...
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A friend of mine has exited Egypt with the American passport. But due to the current situation, she won't be able to return back to Egypt with the American passport; only those who have Egyptian ...
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We are planning to take the train from Aswan to Luxor in the morning to continue on by bus to the Red Sea in the afternoon. There is a deluxe train at 7:30am, but we won't be able to make it due to ...
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Im flying from Toronto to Egypt. I got an e-visa but forgot to print it. I'm at the airport already. Can I print it here somewhere? Is showing it on my phone enough? What are my alternatives? I've ...
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Planning a trip for my wife's 40th birthday to Egypt and Jordan from the US. I had hoped to stay in Aqaba as it's quicker to Petra than Amman and we'd get a little beach time. I read online (in an ...
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According to this article Cairo has smart cards for their metro, however, it is unclear to me how I might go about getting one of these smart cards. Any ideas?
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I have an Egyptian mobile number and UK mobile number and live in the UK, I would like to be able to: Receive calls made to my Egyptian number without charging the caller extra fees. Make calls from ...
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I'm a Kenyan citizen travelling from Italy to Kenya via Egypt. Do I need a transit visa for Egypt? I will not be leaving the airport.
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I'm applying for an Egyptian visa and the website to do so (Egypt e-Visa Portal) is asking for the country that I'm traveling from. So let's say I was a United States citizen that was going to spend ...
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I have a driver license issued in my country (Egypt), can I use it in California? I'm staying with a J-1 visa. My name is written in English but the expiration date is in Arabic numerals.
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So this is the first time any of us have ever been through a travel scenario such as this. Right now, I'm in Egypt with my mother. We found a trip we agreed on (Lufthansa throughout), but we don't ...
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Would a private taxi be prepared to do this and at what cost ? (from google, seems the rate is Eur100) Is there a (regular) bus?
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I looking for someone with recent (2017 / 2018) experience cycling in Egypt. Will the police prevent me due to security concerns? Are cyclist not allowed on parts of the route, e.g. because some parts ...
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Is a tourist (a UK national) able to obtain their tourist visa on arrival in Luxor, even when their plane lands at about 22:30? Will the visa office be closed then, or anything awkward like that? http:...
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I have a return ticket from Germany (Frankfurt) to Egypt (Cairo). The return date is 31 days after the arrival date. The tourist visa-on-arrival is 30 days for German citizens. Presently my plan is ...
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I would like to apply for a 90 day tourist visa for Egypt. I intend to apply at the consulate in Berlin via post not in person. This is for a South African passport. The website (http://www.egyptian-...
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I have spent a week travelling through Egypt and saw that, especially in Cairo, there are quite a lot of cars and trucks which have multiple layers of license plates (multiple license plates on top of ...
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I have dual German and South African citizenship. Presently I am in Germany. I want to enter Egypt using my South African passport. However South Africans need to apply for a visa before flying to ...
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I overstayed my visa in Cairo for about a year and a half. Can I use the same passport to enter other countries (the USA to be specific), hoping I won't be denied?
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My Egyptian E-Visa says that it is valid until 2018-10-25, which is the day before I will leave Egypt. Does this date refer to entry only, or does it, as I fear it may, refer to departure as well? ...
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I am planning a 1-2 week trip to somewhere with sea and warmth. One contender is the Red Sea, probably somewhere along the Red Sea Riviera (Hurghada etc). I've never been to an Arabic state, neither ...
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I checked with the Egyptian embassy for documents required for a visa. I am a citizen of Pakistan and am traveling for an internship with AIESEC. I'm currently a student and my dad will be financing ...
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Can I visit Israel with a visitor visa issued by Egypt? I am planning to visit Egypt for 3 weeks. Afterwards, I am planning to visit Israel. Is it possible to enter Israel with the Egyptian visa? I ...
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Can I travel to Egypt if I’m taking antiviral drugs? I have searched the internet and I’m left confused as there are travel restrictions for working or long term stay. I wonder whether such ...
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Last November my friend and I got invited to attend an on-site interview for a big tech company in London, and we were both refused a visa for different reasons. The company was going to support our ...
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