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kasihan deh loh · Joined: 26 Sep 2005 Posts: 28 Location: Jakarta

Hi

Last week the Indonesian press reported that foreigners who marry Egyptian women have to pay a bond to the Egyption Government.
The figure quoted was 25,000 Egyption Pounds, which I believe is about US$4,300.

They are using this statement to justify a similar plan here, but they want Rp500,000,000 which is about US$50,000.

Can anyone tell me if this statement is correct or not and if there is any info available on the internet. I have searched all the Egypt Gov websites I can find and have found no reference to anything like this.

Thanks guys and girls.

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA

Why don't you contact the closest Egyptian Embassy? I don't think a group of expat English teachers would be the best source for information like this.

At best we would only know rumors. Personally I have never heard any discussion of such a thing, but you never know what a government comes up with to charge a fee. Since many Egyptian women marry rich Gulf Arabs, it would certainly be a lucrative way for the government to get money.

VS

Stephen Jones · Joined: 21 Feb 2003 Posts: 4124

There are many cases of Saudis marrying Egyptian women and then dumping them. I doubt if the jilted spouse would ever get the money from the government though.

The Indonesian government is even more corrupt and greedy than the Egyptian. Still it's ironic to see a nominally Islamic government encouraging people to live in sin.

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA

I wonder if it is more about suggesting that local men marry local women...

VS

kasihan deh loh · Joined: 26 Sep 2005 Posts: 28 Location: Jakarta

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA

I doubt that you would live long enough to get the Egyptian Embassy in any country to answer an email. (not unless you knew the person and vice-versa)

The only way to get any kind of answer (maybe) would be to call them. And even then they probably wouldn't be all that helpful - a common problem with so many embassies I fear...

VS

Sekhmet · Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 329 Location: Alexandria, Egypt

I do know people who have married Egyptians, but only western women marrying Egyptian men, so I guess it's not that much of a help. However, none of the women who have married an Egyptian have had to pay anything. I'm really not sure what the situation would be if the genders were reversed, but I've never heard of having to pay a fee to get married here.
Like VS said thouh - all we know are rumours, so please don't quote me!
Sekhmet

blackadam · Joined: 03 Jul 2005 Posts: 4

Well, I married an Egyptian girl in Cairo and paid nothing (apart from normal admin fees), so no, it's not true.

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

Expecting an Egyptian civil servant to answer your e-mail inquiry is a trifle optimistic.