Egypt K-1 visa

[kesaber 0]

I have kind of a silly question, but I want to be sure of it before I file the visa.

My fiance is living in Egypt and I would like to start filling out the K-1 visa. This is her address pulled off of Google Maps:

El-Mohandes Salah St

Kafr Tohormos

Qesm Boulaq Ad Dakrour

Giza Governorate, Egypt

Is Giza Governorate the city? I have had people tell me that, Giza, Cairo, etc. Can I just put a city and country and exclude province, state, etc?

Thanks in advance!

[Darnell 8,478]

does she receive any bills of any kind? if yes, use that.

[kesaber 0]

does she receive any bills of any kind? if yes, use that.

Use what? The question is what do I use for the City?

[kesaber 0]

Any Egyptians here?

[kesaber 0]

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[TBoneTX 43,020]

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Thank you!

[kyrachos 11]

Egypt has 27 governorates, which are essentially states or provinces (Giza is a governorate as well as a city): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governorates_of_EgyptIt seems like you could use "Kafr Tohormos..." as your city and Giza as your governorate. For my husband's petition, we did it this way:

apartment/building number/neighborhood number (this is how the addresses are in his city; they don't use street names at all)
city
governorate
Egypt
n/a for postal code as far as I remember

Thus far, we haven't had problems (from the i-130 at USCIS to the i-864 at NVC)

[kesaber 0]

Egypt has 27 governorates, which are essentially states or provinces (Giza is a governorate as well as a city): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governorates_of_EgyptIt seems like you could use "Kafr Tohormos..." as your city and Giza as your governorate. For my husband's petition, we did it this way:

apartment/building number/neighborhood number (this is how the addresses are in his city; they don't use street names at all)

city

governorate

Egypt

n/a for postal code as far as I remember

Thus far, we haven't had problems (from the i-130 at USCIS to the i-864 at NVC)

So under "City or Town" you recommend I put Kafr Tohormos and under "Province" Giza? I was also given a postal code of 12111. Should I put that in or leave it blank?

[kyrachos 11]

I don't know for sure, but I don't think it matters that much. All of our correspondence with USCIS/NVC has been via phone, email, or letters sent to a US address. But yes, I'm saying use the area you mentioned as the "city." I think it's just a neighborhood in Giza, so alternatively, you could use it as part of the street address (if it will fit on the form) and Giza as the city AND province. The mail system in Egypt isn't good, so I don't think there's a set standard. Just make sure you write everything important somewhere in the form and remember the way you write it for future forms. As for the postal code, if you have it, include it (it can sometimes be hard to figure out in some areas of Egypt).

[Ihavequestions 419]

All things considered, Egypt has a great postal delivery system.

Giza is not a city; it is just what it says, a governorate (kindof like a province or state)

El-Mohandes Salah St

street

do you have a building number, floor number, and/or apartment number? these are common.

Kafr Tohormos

neighborhood

Qesm Boulaq Ad Dakrour

city

ETA: Enter it on the form like this: Kafr Tohormos, Qesm Boulaq Ad Dakrour

Giza Governorate

province

Egypt

country

Don't worry about a postal code.

Edited July 10, 2015 by Ihavequestions

[kesaber 0]

All things considered, Egypt has a great postal delivery system.

Giza is not a city; it is just what it says, a governorate (kindof like a province or state)

El-Mohandes Salah St

street

do you have a building number, floor number, and/or apartment number? these are common.

Kafr Tohormos

neighborhood

Qesm Boulaq Ad Dakrour

city

ETA: Enter it on the form like this: Kafr Tohormos, Qesm Boulaq Ad Dakrour

Giza Governorate

province

Egypt

country

Don't worry about a postal code.

Thank you so much for your response!

She does have a building number. 32 El-Mohandes Salah. The building belongs to the family so I'm sure any mail will make it to her as long as it makes it to the building. Just to make sure, I should put Kafr Tohormos, Qesm Boulaq Ad Dakrour on the "city" line?

Thanks again,

Kareem

[Ihavequestions 419]

Thank you so much for your response!

She does have a building number. 32 El-Mohandes Salah. The building belongs to the family so I'm sure any mail will make it to her as long as it makes it to the building. Just to make sure, I should put Kafr Tohormos, Qesm Boulaq Ad Dakrour on the "city" line?

Thanks again,

Kareem

Yes, enter the city just like that.

Whether the building belongs to family is irrelevant. Floor numbers and apartment numbers are common address formats, so use them.

Building 32 El-Mohandes Salah Street, Floor ____, Apartment _____

It's normal to break an address down this way when navigating an extremely populated concrete jungle - not only for the postal service, it's helpful for delivery guys, too.

Governorate > City > District > Building Number/Street Name > Floor Number > Apartment Number

Combine the city and the district, separated by a comma, on the "city" line.

[kesaber 0]

Yes, enter the city just like that.

Whether the building belongs to family is irrelevant. Floor numbers and apartment numbers are common address formats, so use them.

Building 32 El-Mohandes Salah Street, Floor ____, Apartment _____

It's normal to break an address down this way when navigating an extremely populated concrete jungle - not only for the postal service, it's helpful for delivery guys, too.

Governorate > City > District > Building Number/Street Name > Floor Number > Apartment Number

Combine the city and the district, separated by a comma, on the "city" line.

It doesn't look like I have space to enter all that in the city name.

3a. Name

3b. Street number and Name

3c. Apt Ste Flr

3d. City or Town

3e. State

3f. Zip code

3g. Postal Code

3h. Province

3i. Country

In the "city or town" field I can put in "Kafr Tohormos, Qesm" and there is no room to write anything else.

[Ihavequestions 419]

It doesn't look like I have space to enter all that in the city name.

3a. Name

3b. Street number and Name

3c. Apt Ste Flr

3d. City or Town

3e. State

3f. Zip code

3g. Postal Code

3h. Province

3i. Country

In the "city or town" field I can put in "Kafr Tohormos, Qesm" and there is no room to write anything else.

Then use the district: Qesm Boulaq Ad Dakrour

Use the building number for the street number on line 3b.