@GISgirl
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American
Speaks English but am learning Arabic
Registration: 04 November 2010
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Best Eye Surgeons / Hospitals in Odessa or Kiev
Hello, I am hoping that someone can suggest the best place for eye (retina) surgery. Thanks Read More
6 months and still going strong... by Maryam M H
I've just signed up to the forum so of course I got an email about how I can 'share my expat experience'. Looking at it, I thought why not? My Mum has been a member for a little while before we moved and I remember hearing about some ...
Hi Maryam, I really enjoyed reading your post as well. Like your mom, I am an expat wife of a Libyan national (who will inshAllah be the mom of a half Libyan half American baby next year). You spoke briefly of not being accepted in the UK. ... Read More
Police clearance certificate-Libya by shankarmoorthy
Help needed in Libya.I lived in Libya 6-7 years back.I need a criminal record from the Police HQ in Tripoli.I am prepared to pay for it and I need urgently.It is required for Canadian immigration.Can someone help please?? I have no idea how to ...
I'm afraid its a no go for now. Read More
Police clearance certificate-Libya by shankarmoorthy
Help needed in Libya.I lived in Libya 6-7 years back.I need a criminal record from the Police HQ in Tripoli.I am prepared to pay for it and I need urgently.It is required for Canadian immigration.Can someone help please?? I have no idea how to ...
I just dealt with a similar situation and was able to get the police record from Libya. (that was before all hell broke loose and the government shut down) I was told that you can still get police records though so I will ask my family lawyer in ... Read More
new member by tekno
Hello I am a new member to the forum want to exchange views with others about Libya
Please don't take this the wrong way... I am only going to say the following with the intention of encouraging your safety. If you are attempting to enter Libya illegally by crossing the border by road, my suggestion is to seriously reconsider ... Read More
how are things?/air travel? by dua dua
Assalam alaykum, I would love to hear from expats and locals too about the current situation in and around tripoli. How has this affected work and daily life? Has anyone heard how long the airport will be closed? Has anyone known of anyone that has ...
Perhaps you could fly to Tunis and then to Djerba (Tunisia). My husband just got back today from driving from the Janzour area to Tunis and back again. Tunis is a long way and he spent the night there - that's why I suggest Djerba which is ... Read More
How can I get a visa to libya if I'm American? where to live? by dua dua
Hi, Does anyone know of a way I can get a visa to Libya? I am American. I have heard that tourist visas are not allowed. I would be happy to work there, preferably part time, but I don't speak Arabic. Does anyone know of any companies that would ...
No, not impossible, but unless you have someone inside of Libya to make the visa # for you, it will be next to impossible (for Americans). Read More
Libyan marriages~ are they done on a certain day of the week, record? by dua dua
Hi, I am interested in learning alot more about Libya and the life there. I would love to have a person that I can go to with my questions on a regualr basis. Someone that is very familiar with the customs there, either a native with excellent ...
Engagements: the husband's family comes to the girl's family to make the offer of marriage. The girls family will make some conditions such as the guy should have a home, a job, a car, etc. The girl's family may accept at that point to an ... Read More
Do they have GPS in Libya for getting around and finding places? by dua dua
Hi, I have never purchased gps but do they have this in Libya to find locations? If you buy a gps in the USA, does it work in Libya? Do you have to enter the names of the streets in Arabic or can you type the Arabic name with english letters?
No I'm not in Libya right now....should be back by May ISA Read More
Libyan marriages~ are they done on a certain day of the week, record? by dua dua
Hi, I am interested in learning alot more about Libya and the life there. I would love to have a person that I can go to with my questions on a regualr basis. Someone that is very familiar with the customs there, either a native with excellent ...
In the US our forms of ID are our driver's license and SS card but in Libya they use their passports and family books. Each male head of household has a family book. When a son gets married he applies for and gets his own family book with ... Read More
How can I get a visa to libya if I'm American? where to live? by dua dua
Hi, Does anyone know of a way I can get a visa to Libya? I am American. I have heard that tourist visas are not allowed. I would be happy to work there, preferably part time, but I don't speak Arabic. Does anyone know of any companies that would ...
I am an American too and have traveled to Libya but as you say, there has not in my experience of the past 6 years been any such thing as a tourist visa from the Libyan embassy in DC. Libya is not a closed country though and you can get a visa if ... Read More
Do they have GPS in Libya for getting around and finding places? by dua dua
Hi, I have never purchased gps but do they have this in Libya to find locations? If you buy a gps in the USA, does it work in Libya? Do you have to enter the names of the streets in Arabic or can you type the Arabic name with english letters?
At one time before the Revolution, there was movement toward creating the maps to be used for GPS - I don't know if it ever really got off the ground. People just use coordinates for things like stores or restaurants. I thought that the no address ... Read More
Are western expats walking around with targets on their backs? by GISgirl
Come on guys, tell me it aint so. I'm due to be back in a few months on a more or less permanent basis.
Thanks to both of you for cheering me up. I'm not in Libya now but someplace far worse and was so looking forward to returning to Tripoli for relief from the hell that is Benin. Just 17 weeks to go at most...I'm trying to talk hubby into using ... Read More
Are western expats walking around with targets on their backs?
Come on guys, tell me it aint so. I'm due to be back in a few months on a more or less permanent basis. Read More
Ain Zara, Tripoli. What's it like? by jamied
Hi, I have accepted a job offer to work and live in Ain Zara. I've done a little research on it but can't seem to find much else on google other than the fact it was home to a notorious prison and palace of one of gaddafi's sons. Does anyone know ...
Ain Zara used to be a farm area but now just like any other rapidly developed area, the infrastructure was not well thought out... especially the main road is too small for the current volume of traffic. Welcome to rush hour! Especially when the ... Read More