Peony_xo
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NEED HELP... Orfi by Whiskeyeyes2019
Hi everyone. I went through many posts but each says differently about orfi . Some sources saying it doesn't mean anything some claims it does and I'm confused... my story is a bit different as I never planned to be with that men neither him . I ...
@Whiskeyeyes2019 no it鈥檚 nothing to worry about鈥� the papers hold no weight. now if you were planning to date or marry in egypt the guy might try to cause trouble , but even then it鈥檚 not a legal marriage Read More
Marriage advice by annamanning123
Hi does anyone know how to go about marrying my Egyptian partner. I'm English We both are pretty clueless as to how we can. And also what types of prices are we looking at. And I read we need health checks. And can I get married on a tourist visa. ...
@annamanning123 yeah don鈥檛 wanna scare you off but it鈥檚 good to be aware so that you know what to expect. Yes most Egyptian men are controlling but there鈥檚 two types of controlling - there鈥檚 controlling where the guy has bad ... Read More
Marriage advice by annamanning123
Hi does anyone know how to go about marrying my Egyptian partner. I'm English We both are pretty clueless as to how we can. And also what types of prices are we looking at. And I read we need health checks. And can I get married on a tourist visa. ...
@Mahmoud Ezz 鈥漚n idea which is not fair鈥滾OL what鈥檚 not fair is the way many foreign women are treated in Egypt. This is not an opinion it鈥檚 a fact. Or would you prefer that she walk into this situation blind, as if everything ... Read More
Marriage advice by annamanning123
Hi does anyone know how to go about marrying my Egyptian partner. I'm English We both are pretty clueless as to how we can. And also what types of prices are we looking at. And I read we need health checks. And can I get married on a tourist visa. ...
@annamanning123 i see well if there鈥檚 a pregnancy involved it makes sense, but still tread carefully hun. Things change after marriage and hopefully you鈥檝e known him long enough to be able to evaluate his character. not entitled to your ... Read More
Marriage advice by annamanning123
Hi does anyone know how to go about marrying my Egyptian partner. I'm English We both are pretty clueless as to how we can. And also what types of prices are we looking at. And I read we need health checks. And can I get married on a tourist visa. ...
What are your reasons for wanting to marry if you don鈥檛 mind me askingDoes he have enough money to support you? I鈥檓 not being nosy but a 鈥漵tandard鈥� wedding in Egypt is not the same as one in the UK, actually the Egyptian man ... Read More
Luxor Wives by Peony_xo
Morning all. I am curious to know, whether there have been any stories or successful marriages or relationships between men from Luxor, and foreign women.By successful I mean examples where the woman is not the one paying for everything in order to ...
@Mahmoud Ezz happy new year鈥� kol sana wnta tayeb鈥︹�� 馃槈 Read More
Luxor Wives by Peony_xo
Morning all. I am curious to know, whether there have been any stories or successful marriages or relationships between men from Luxor, and foreign women.By successful I mean examples where the woman is not the one paying for everything in order to ...
@Mahmoud Ezz for free ok i guess you鈥檙e an exception lol, perhaps it鈥檚 a certain type of guy from luxor鈥� but tbh i never experienced anything free in egypt鈥� there was always a fee at the end Read More
Luxor Wives by Peony_xo
Morning all. I am curious to know, whether there have been any stories or successful marriages or relationships between men from Luxor, and foreign women.By successful I mean examples where the woman is not the one paying for everything in order to ...
@Mahmoud Ezz I鈥檓 sorry, call me cynical but I could never imagine a guy from Luxor paying for a foreign woman鈥� ever! Read More
Luxor Wives by Peony_xo
Morning all. I am curious to know, whether there have been any stories or successful marriages or relationships between men from Luxor, and foreign women.By successful I mean examples where the woman is not the one paying for everything in order to ...
@Mahmoud Ezz ok but who is paying, is it the man or the woman鈥︹��? Read More
Egyptian marriage by GuestPoster2013
I am from England and got married to someone from Egypt start of this year I was not happy with the marriage at all and we are still going through the process of divorce nothing has been finalized yet but I have a boyfriend and we want to travel to ...
Just go to a different town is it an orfi or did you marry in cairo? Read More
Luxor Wives
Morning all. I am curious to know, whether there have been any stories or successful marriages or relationships between men from Luxor, and foreign women.By successful I mean examples where the woman is not the one paying for everything in order to ... Read More
Egyptian man/ European woman, opinion? by Princess Anna
Hi all,I'm a 34 year old woman from Europe, and met an Egyptian man, 33, in a restaurant in a touristic place last January. We have seen eachother a few times during my stay, while I was there with my friend. He wanted to see me every day, take off ...
@T105 tbh it will difficult to find out if he鈥檚 married but maybe someone else on here knows a way. Normally they keep their marriages hidden. About love, 7 months is barely enough time to know each other, never mind falling in love. Maybe ... Read More
Safety in Egypt after Yesterdays events by stvegas
hello, I wanted to post on this forum because I am looking for the honest opinion of people of are currently living in Egypt. I am supposed to be traveling to Egypt in just a couple of days, with my family, for two weeks. Our itinerary includes ...
I am in hurghada right now tbh I feel safe but i do believe locals are gonna get more desperate cause of the tourism situation. by desperate i mean more ripping off Read More
Marriage fraud by Leila999
hello, is marriage fraud a colossal issue in egypt ?( men coming from egypt ) need some guidiance and insight thanks so much :)
@Peony_xoHe says he is muslim. He also took me to his house. I met his "mother and sister". He also mentioned the Ramadah. -@Luciigseems early days to meet his family to be honest Read More
Marriage fraud by Leila999
hello, is marriage fraud a colossal issue in egypt ?( men coming from egypt ) need some guidiance and insight thanks so much :)
Hello everyone! I met an Egyptian guy in Luxor, in January and since then, h's been in touch with me. He's never asked for money and we are planning to see each other again. But he sometimes vanishes for 1 or 2 days what I think is very weird. Is it ... Read More
Egyptian man/ European woman, opinion? by Princess Anna
Hi all,I'm a 34 year old woman from Europe, and met an Egyptian man, 33, in a restaurant in a touristic place last January. We have seen eachother a few times during my stay, while I was there with my friend. He wanted to see me every day, take off ...
@Princess Anna Hi AnnaTwo red flags:1.) you met him 鈥渋n a restaurant in a touristic place鈥�. This means he is low paid and probably looking for a way out2.) He claims he doesn鈥檛 want an Egyptian woman. Not saying he is one but this ... Read More
Marriage fraud by Leila999
hello, is marriage fraud a colossal issue in egypt ?( men coming from egypt ) need some guidiance and insight thanks so much :)
Yes it鈥檚 very common, he鈥檚 playing her like a fiddle i鈥檓 afraid Read More
Children between foreigner and Egyptian by Egypt_questions
I would like to ask about this situation...I am EU citizen and my partner is Egyptian. If I get married to him and have children with him.1. Is there any reason why should I apply for Egyptian citizenship /passport? (what are pros and cons of ...
@Egypt_questions hopefully someone else can confirm but, from what I recall if your partner is Egyptian Muslim then yes he has the right to forbid you from leaving the country. Indeed there are two different cultures involved, but the main thing is ... Read More
Children between foreigner and Egyptian by Egypt_questions
I would like to ask about this situation...I am EU citizen and my partner is Egyptian. If I get married to him and have children with him.1. Is there any reason why should I apply for Egyptian citizenship /passport? (what are pros and cons of ...
@Egypt_questions in response to point 3鈥� if you believe your partner is the type of guy that could be capable of limiting your freedom of movement鈥� surely you don鈥檛 trust him enough to marry him..? Just something to consider Read More
Another advice of love story but little different from others by Guest5932
Hello, I know there are millions of stories of foreign woman asking about advice about "her Egyptian man" and many stories how it ended bad, yet I have not found similar one to mine so looking for advice.We have met online. We are both students, I ...
@Paul铆na Palov谩 while I don鈥檛 see any red flags in your story, one thing you must know is that, regardless of how 鈥渕odern鈥� or open-minded your friend might come across, in Egyptian culture family comes first. This ... Read More
Help needed about moving in Egypt and marrying an Egyptian officer. by Guest12397
Sabah el kheir. My name is Vanessa. I am a Canadian, i was born there. I write here, hoping to have some informations. I deeply fell in love with an Egyptian. He is an army officer and he is really proud to serve his country. We have been told ...
聽have you vetted the guy..? Is he or will he marry an Egyptian woman? Age difference, religion鈥�? I was of the belief that policemen can鈥檛 marry foreigners but hopefully someone here can clarify鈥�.聽 Read More
Advice on the offer I've received being a scam of some kind... by GuestPoster196
Hello to all of the wonderful members of the Egypt expat forum! 馃榿. I would have never considered asking this question on a site such as this, however, a Google search on my question brought me here and the responses to that question have ...
@Princess Sara聽just read about the marriage no no no under no circumstances should you marry him, you鈥檒l be trapped hun and if you marry legally he can even stop you from leaving the country. So let鈥檚 say he starts beating you 6 ... Read More
Advice on the offer I've received being a scam of some kind... by GuestPoster196
Hello to all of the wonderful members of the Egypt expat forum! 馃榿. I would have never considered asking this question on a site such as this, however, a Google search on my question brought me here and the responses to that question have ...
@Princess Sara聽yes of course in the beginning he paid for everything, to look like a 鈥済ood guy鈥�, now you鈥檝e seen his true colours and by now you鈥檙e already in too deep. Yes the money issue is a red flag but I would say ... Read More
Worst experience, please help. by Guest987456
I moved to Egypt with high hopes and in the beginning I loved the way Egypt looked visually and although the people in general seemed fun I still did not understand them properly. I鈥檝e been here for a while now and i鈥檓 beginning to ...
Lol a spade is a spade I鈥檓 not blaming religion at all, I鈥檝e just noticed that there鈥檚 a lot of judgement based on race or background... yes indeed nowhere is perfect and racism exists everywhere but to be so open about it in ways ... Read More
Worst experience, please help. by Guest987456
I moved to Egypt with high hopes and in the beginning I loved the way Egypt looked visually and although the people in general seemed fun I still did not understand them properly. I鈥檝e been here for a while now and i鈥檓 beginning to ...
In a way I do get the separate pricing because most Egyptians just cannot afford to pay extortionate prices, but according to nationality, seriously?? I don鈥檛 know anywhere in the world where this would be OK.... only Turkey comes to mind Read More
Worst experience, please help. by Guest987456
I moved to Egypt with high hopes and in the beginning I loved the way Egypt looked visually and although the people in general seemed fun I still did not understand them properly. I鈥檝e been here for a while now and i鈥檓 beginning to ...
One thing that I鈥檝e noticed and don鈥檛 like is the racist attitudes, and it鈥檚 everywhere. First of all, you are charged different prices according to nationality, sometimes even given different menus... I鈥檝e seen groups of ... Read More
Worst experience, please help. by Guest987456
I moved to Egypt with high hopes and in the beginning I loved the way Egypt looked visually and although the people in general seemed fun I still did not understand them properly. I鈥檝e been here for a while now and i鈥檓 beginning to ...
It鈥檚 really sad that you鈥檝e had this experience, not to mention the fact that tourism is already declining there... they鈥檙e not exactly helping themselves are they. I never did understand that. I think it鈥檚 ego. The men ... Read More
Worst experience, please help. by Guest987456
I moved to Egypt with high hopes and in the beginning I loved the way Egypt looked visually and although the people in general seemed fun I still did not understand them properly. I鈥檝e been here for a while now and i鈥檓 beginning to ...
I would be interested to read that. About dependence I meant the people working in resorts along the Red Sea depend on foreign tourists as a source of income, yet do seem to resent them at the same time. That鈥檚 what I observed anyway. I ... Read More
Worst experience, please help. by Guest987456
I moved to Egypt with high hopes and in the beginning I loved the way Egypt looked visually and although the people in general seemed fun I still did not understand them properly. I鈥檝e been here for a while now and i鈥檓 beginning to ...
I鈥檝e noticed that there鈥檚 both a sense of resentment and dependence on tourists. People are very nationalistic yes even the ones that claim to hate their country. About the ripping off, actually I鈥檝e noticed that even some expats ... Read More
Convince Egyptian man of my love for him by Ankhesenamon34
I am madly in love with an Egyptian man. However, he is married to an Egyptian woman and has children. I heard he's been divorced for 2 years and his wife wasn't the main reason already. He turned me down when he seemed in love at first. We ...
It seemed like he wanted you to be the other woman, aka mistress... would you be happy with that? Knowing that you were also married while talking to him means he would not have any respect for you. Unless you鈥檙e looking for a sugar daddy I ... Read More
Seeking for advice by badawiyyamuhd
Hi my name is rabiatu Muhammed am from Nigeria and we are planning on coming to Egypt for business me and my husband pls any advice as we don't know what and how to start am also a hair stylist can I get a job there? My husband is a business man ...
I would also like to know Read More
How to do divorce to Egyptian by Bombshell
Hi I am from uk my ex husband is from Egypt he lives in uk now for last 2years we married in Egypt in 2010 he is Christian I now want to divorce my husband after he has lied n cheated on me and has been violent to also just used me to get his visa ...
They certainly have a very strange arrangement if she鈥檚 living in another country. It鈥檚 difficult as I鈥檓 sure you have strong feelings for him. But, personally and if I were you I would stay away and better to be with a single man ... Read More
How to do divorce to Egyptian by Bombshell
Hi I am from uk my ex husband is from Egypt he lives in uk now for last 2years we married in Egypt in 2010 he is Christian I now want to divorce my husband after he has lied n cheated on me and has been violent to also just used me to get his visa ...
Anna, if he married in Egypt I don鈥檛 see how he could get a divorce in the uk. From what I understand Coptic divorce is only permitted by the church. Somebody else might be able to give a more accurate response but please be careful either ... Read More
Lawyer in Hurghada - Orfi contract by paulinkakrk
Hi people ! I'm new here and pretty sure that question was already asked but i want to know, do you have any "legit" lawyers here in Hurghada which i can meet and sing this contract ? I already know i want to do this, just want to pick ...
Not true about orfi unfortunately, they are still legally binding contracts (within Egypt) and can be a pain in the derri猫re if you don鈥檛 have your own copy Read More
Possible pregnancy while working by Pangetssss
Hi. Thank you for those who will answer. I am currently working here in Egypt and just recently slept with an Egyptian guy. I wonder what will happened if I got pregnant? Will theres a law that I will possibly break or what? Thank you. [b][/b]
I don鈥檛 know about you but the man is definitely breaking the law by having sexual relations outside of marriage. Or did you get an orfi paper? Read More
Water charges in hurghada by ROSEBERT1
Hi - we've recently taken ownership of our newly developed property in hurghada, which we absolutely love. However, since the start of the year the water charge per tonne has increased from 40le to 50le and now one of our neighbor's has ...
That鈥檚 one of the problems with complexes they are attractive as they鈥檙e usually cheaper and have a pool etc but they do tend to add charge upon charge for the resident. And then there鈥檚 the off chance that they might go bust. ... Read More
Egyptian marriage recognised/legal outside of Egypt? Divorce needed? by TheLondonPen
Hi everyone, I really hope someone can offer some advice or point me in the right direction to where I can be advised about this. A very long time ago, I met and fell in love with an Egyptian man. Long story short, after a long distance ...
Thank you best of luck too, and don鈥檛 hand too much money over to any lawyers maybe get connected to someone through the embassy, or get suggestions Read More
Egyptian marriage recognised/legal outside of Egypt? Divorce needed? by TheLondonPen
Hi everyone, I really hope someone can offer some advice or point me in the right direction to where I can be advised about this. A very long time ago, I met and fell in love with an Egyptian man. Long story short, after a long distance ...
Yes I wish I鈥檇 have done my research too, I only married orfi but discovered that even they hold some weight unless you yourself have a copy. My advice to anyone would be to not listen to others and to research your rights as well as the laws ... Read More
Question to Egypt people by Pascha amina
I ask anyone who thinks they can give me the right answer to do so. My husband is Egyptian, I am German. (Same age) We have known each other for 6 years and got married 3 years ago in Alexandria. His family knows me. I have sponsored him since I ...
Also you say you met him in Dubai - a very wealthy country so there was absolutely no excuse for you to be paying his keep. Read More
Question to Egypt people by Pascha amina
I ask anyone who thinks they can give me the right answer to do so. My husband is Egyptian, I am German. (Same age) We have known each other for 6 years and got married 3 years ago in Alexandria. His family knows me. I have sponsored him since I ...
Well it鈥檚 not my place to say but I were you I would take up the offer of a divorce. He doesn鈥檛 respect you, he doesn鈥檛 provide for you... in his mind there鈥檚 no need because he hasn鈥檛 had to work hard to keep you. ... Read More
Advice on Orfi by Peony_xo
Hi everyone. I would really appreciate any advice on this complicated matter. I signed an orfi contract 3 years ago with an Egyptian male and I want out. I recently discovered that he physically cheated with another woman at the start of our ...
Lelit they are very charming and dare I say handsome in the beginning. And it鈥檚 not always in a sleazy way. After marriage it鈥檚 a different story. Also I鈥檝e met bad men from all nationalities it really depends on his character and ... Read More
Advice on Orfi by Peony_xo
Hi everyone. I would really appreciate any advice on this complicated matter. I signed an orfi contract 3 years ago with an Egyptian male and I want out. I recently discovered that he physically cheated with another woman at the start of our ...
Bon15 so sorry to hear about your husband, I can鈥檛 imagine how painful it must have been to go through. It鈥檚 disgusting that someone tried to take advantage of you at this terrible time, but not surprising. There鈥檚 a lot of ... Read More
Advice on Orfi by Peony_xo
Hi everyone. I would really appreciate any advice on this complicated matter. I signed an orfi contract 3 years ago with an Egyptian male and I want out. I recently discovered that he physically cheated with another woman at the start of our ...
@Tarnyaellan Lol in one of my finger biting moments I was thinking of wearing a burka there as well. I have been to Cairo and Aswan, both are amazing but too dry for my liking. But will definitely have to check Sharm out. I was planning to go ... Read More
Advice on Orfi by Peony_xo
Hi everyone. I would really appreciate any advice on this complicated matter. I signed an orfi contract 3 years ago with an Egyptian male and I want out. I recently discovered that he physically cheated with another woman at the start of our ...
It鈥檚 a real shame you鈥檙e scared to go back to Luxor again. It鈥檚 one big community there though so impossible to hide. To be honest I鈥檝e never known anywhere like it. Yeah he鈥檚 from the West Bank all kinds of things ... Read More
Advice on Orfi by Peony_xo
Hi everyone. I would really appreciate any advice on this complicated matter. I signed an orfi contract 3 years ago with an Egyptian male and I want out. I recently discovered that he physically cheated with another woman at the start of our ...
Wow he forced you to hand it over? Can they do that? Sorry to say but the law is messed up over there so much corruption and injustice. But I do love the 24/7 sun and low cost living... not so into the men anymore after my experience lol... though ... Read More
Advice on Orfi by Peony_xo
Hi everyone. I would really appreciate any advice on this complicated matter. I signed an orfi contract 3 years ago with an Egyptian male and I want out. I recently discovered that he physically cheated with another woman at the start of our ...
We 鈥渕arried鈥� in Qurna Luxor it鈥檚 pretty lawless over there. Husband was wearing a tracksuit. Yes you have to choose your lawyer carefully in Egypt, have spoken to a few that have turned out to be 鈥減ervs鈥�. Read More
Advice on Orfi by Peony_xo
Hi everyone. I would really appreciate any advice on this complicated matter. I signed an orfi contract 3 years ago with an Egyptian male and I want out. I recently discovered that he physically cheated with another woman at the start of our ...
Haha yes in Luxor everyone knows everything, within a night of arrival I guarantee everyone will already know who you鈥檙e with and what hotel you鈥檙e staying at. It鈥檚 weird and unnerving. I just find the whole thing unfair. These men ... Read More
Advice on Orfi by Peony_xo
Hi everyone. I would really appreciate any advice on this complicated matter. I signed an orfi contract 3 years ago with an Egyptian male and I want out. I recently discovered that he physically cheated with another woman at the start of our ...
Thanks for your reply but I was told that if I refuse to stay with him in Egypt he can get the police to bring me to him lol. Read More
Advice on Orfi by Peony_xo
Hi everyone. I would really appreciate any advice on this complicated matter. I signed an orfi contract 3 years ago with an Egyptian male and I want out. I recently discovered that he physically cheated with another woman at the start of our ...
My thoughts exactly, everyone gives contradicting advice on orfi... some say it鈥檚 a legally binding contract others say that it鈥檚 not worth the paper it鈥檚 written on. Either way I find the whole thing really unfair because most of ... Read More
Advice on Orfi by Peony_xo
Hi everyone. I would really appreciate any advice on this complicated matter. I signed an orfi contract 3 years ago with an Egyptian male and I want out. I recently discovered that he physically cheated with another woman at the start of our ...
Thank you, I may do that Read More
Advice on Orfi by Peony_xo
Hi everyone. I would really appreciate any advice on this complicated matter. I signed an orfi contract 3 years ago with an Egyptian male and I want out. I recently discovered that he physically cheated with another woman at the start of our ...
I don鈥檛 think he is married Mohamed he is really unmarriageable if that鈥檚 a word, just he slept with another woman during our orfi marriage and I have proof of that Read More
Advice on Orfi by Peony_xo
Hi everyone. I would really appreciate any advice on this complicated matter. I signed an orfi contract 3 years ago with an Egyptian male and I want out. I recently discovered that he physically cheated with another woman at the start of our ...
Kelaney I am living in the U.K. and it was registered in Luxor in a lawyer鈥檚 office Read More
Advice on Orfi
Hi everyone. I would really appreciate any advice on this complicated matter. I signed an orfi contract 3 years ago with an Egyptian male and I want out. I recently discovered that he physically cheated with another woman at the start of our ... Read More
Getting married in Egypt by Armand
Hi all, We invite all the ones who got married in Egypt or who are about to get married in Egypt to participate in this thread :) What are the formalities to get married in Egypt? Is it the same for a couple of foreigners of for a mixed couple ...
I can鈥檛 give you much advice on required documents but please think very, very carefully before marrying in Egypt. It鈥檚 incredibly difficult to get a divorce, and you will be at your husband鈥檚 mercy, as it鈥檚 very much a ... Read More
What is the Covid 19 situation by Aba.power
Hi everyone just wondering what the covid situation is in Sharm, Hurghada and Cairo. These days as most countries are on Red. It is hard to get an update. I am hoping to move in the near future Ireland is in lockdown for at least November. Thank ...
I have just returned from Hurghada and I can tell you it was a relief to be away from the constant fear p*rn being drummed into our ears on a daily basis. The general consensus over there is that Egypt is Covid free, which I鈥檓 sure isn鈥檛 ... Read More