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your employer has to apply for a work visa!

American_Girl wrote:

The school IÂ’ve been hired to teach at is requiring me to get an official translated (into Arabic) copy of my university transcript. They told me there were places to get this done, but didnÂ’t mention anywhere specific. Has anyone else had to do this? And if so, where did you go and about how much did you pay?

Also, does anyone have any experience obtaining a work permit? I was told by the woman in the HR department, in broken English, that I would need a resident visa to get the work permit. But I was under the impression that I would need the work permit to get a resident visa. I only have a tourist visa right now, and I suspect the Mugamma isnÂ’t going to just give me a resident visa. The other foreign teachers there have Egyptian husbands, so they didnÂ’t have this problem.  I suspect IÂ’ll just need to bring a translator with me to the HR department. But any insight would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!!!

You need to contact the nearest Egyptian Consular office/embassy in the USA for this.

For information about US Embassy Notarial Services :



It says :

To authenticate U.S. originated documents/certificates for use in Egypt:

The document is submitted to an Egyptian Consulate or Embassy in the U.S. for authentication. These consulates or embassies are required to keep on file official signatures of individuals authorized to execute official documents in their consular districts in the United States. Upon returning the authenticated document to Egypt, it should be submitted to any of the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs authenticating offices, available all over Egypt.

The document is considered authenticated after the above is utilized.

A common misconception, even with local Egyptian officials here, is that the U. S. Embassy directly authenticates the seals and signatures of notary public or other officials in the United States. The U.S. Embassy can only certify the seals and signatures of the officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Egypt.

As for work permit, the sequence is work visa then work permit, not the other way around.

Or any other residence visa (like you mentioned, residence by marriage, by buying real estate ...etc.) ..... Just any non-touristic residence visa.


If you need my help, you can call me from the HR office and let me talk to the HR lady and see what she needs from you. and they need to apply for your visa and work permit. Don't just let them leave you out in the dark and expect you to do everything.

For a list of Egyptian representation offices in the USA:

Hi,
I Hope I can help!
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Ahmad
Senior Translator

Hi..

Yes the lady is correct you need to get the residence & then the working visa but usually it is the company which should sponsor you and apply for you (that was in my case) i was not even able to come to egypt during my work permit application process which took around 2 months...especially after revolution they told me that it was getting more difficult...

in your application they need to be convinced that why are you hired/ what makes u different that an Egyptian person can not do what you will be doing...so kind of a hassle...after u get this approval they issue your application and grant u residence permit which is basically a stamp on the passport which has a sentence as "work is permitted"...that was in my case...

hope it helps...but if you are not on planning to stay long you can just keep on extending your tourist visa I have heard people have been living with it for few years...

Good luck!
kemal

Hello,

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American_Girl wrote:

The other foreign teachers there have Egyptian husbands, so they didnÂ’t have this problem.

Even if they are married to an egyptian citizen they do need a working permit. The five year residency only does not allow the work.

Wild wrote:

American_Girl wrote:

The other foreign teachers there have Egyptian husbands, so they didnÂ’t have this problem.

Even if they are married to an egyptian citizen they do need a working permit. The five year residency only does not allow the work.

She means they don't have to go through the hassle for the visa, not the work permit, and yes you are right since the 5 year visa says "work is not permitted" on the affixed visa stamp