Travel with MENA question

[Henia 11]

Libya issues no visas for tourtists (the few that are issued are for family members of nationals)

This is not 100% accurate. One can get a tourist visa to Libya now but it has to be arranged through an approved tour company. You have to stay with the tour group and stick to the agenda.

There were lots of tourists over there from all over the world (including the US) for the eclipse this year

Really? That is good to know I would love to see Tripoli! and the eclipse...

It's the Millenium Falcon humping the Starship Enterprise. It was an entry in an animated Photoshop contest and it just struck me funny.

I would have never noticed that if my husband didn't ask me... "Habibity??? Why is there two small things humping each other in your inbox????? "

Ana asfah ya habibi

I was wodnering the same thing...but thought maybe my eyes are just seeing strange things...so I didn't ask...

Henia, I'd be really curious to know what you've found out about this... are you trying to get your Algerian residency right now? What step do you have to go through to get it?

My husband and I have talked about this because we plan on visiting his family at least once a year and it'll be a pain in the @ss if I have to get a visa each time we would like to go. I'm assuming I'm out of luck because I know that we will never actually LIVE there, but I would really like to know what you've found out about the residency requirements.

I got my residency fairly easily. We had to get our marriage registered and recognized there first. From there it is pretty standard. Lots of papers with stamps from various people. Copies of these papers with stamps to other people, repeat several times...wait and...voila. We were living there at the time, but nothing in the paperwork seemed to require it. So long as you have a local address?

But, for traveling I do not think that Algerian residency gets you access to other countries. Visas are usually granted (or not) based on citizenship not residency. My experience trying to travel with my husband is that a US passport allows you to travel within NA more easily than does an Algerian. Go figure. I could get an Egyptian visa on the spot at the Embassy, but they had to send my husband's app to Cairo so it took a few weeks to get it. Maroc is no problem for either of you and is an easy trip. Tunisia, too.

Curios to know what you find.

Go to Maroc!!! Easy, right next door and really wonderful.

Thanks JPaula for the info...I am just curious (if you prefer reply to me in PM) were you married in Algerie or elsewhere...and if you were did you have to go through all this red tape (basically corruption) that I am going through... Seems we are going broke just *paying* people off...almost can say it would have been cheaper to have waited for my citizen, applied for k1 and went through all the marriage and AOS...then just getting married here But anyway we are doing it right, so my husband says the money is no issue...but I am like...o yyyyeeee right honey... we still have to buy 2 sets of tickets from the USA to Algerie in the next 9 months...hmmm that is what $4000 at least? And we are trying to lease/buy a home here, plus everything I have on my plate in the US...hmmm and you say money is not a issue? Hmmm we have a lemon tree, not a money tree babe!

But I am happy to know that I can go to Maroc, Tunezia and Egypte no probs...