Orfi paper - becreative

Submitted by Isis (Australia), Mar 10, 2009 at 20:34

The Orfi paper is only required in Egypt. Your Egyptian man may know it as "The Paper". It is odd that he doesn't know about it because unless he is an accredited tour gide or operator with all the right paperwork to be in the presence of a foreign woman he will be questionned by the police if he is caught out with you. You will also not be able to rent a flat without the required "Paper" as it is illegal for landlords to rent flats to couples without this paperwork. If he doesn't have the right paperwork he is looking at 6mths in jail.

If you are visiting Sharm or Hughada or the like, this may be overlooked by the police as Egyptian men in the company of western women is common in these areas but the lack of paperwork is still a risk and breaking the law.

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