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From reading I see that I might be able to come in from Egypt when the border is open. I wish to visit to research history from a local view in order to write a book about Gaza history, Is it possible to rent a modest room in a family home? How long could I stay with a typical visa? I am studying Arabic but want to know if I can get by with English as well. Also, is it safe for a single old person, i.e., not likely I'd be kidnapped or killed? Sorry if that is insulting but better to ask than to wonder.
Gaza is closed to tourists. The Rafah border crossing with Egypt, when open, is for local Gazans only.
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About traveling to Gaza, you can easily get visa and the visa last for a month. However, I guess you could stay longer if you notified the visa office for your need for more time. As for the room renting you can get a room in a family house, but it is to know people there and stay with them. Anyways, the people in Gaza welcomes any foreigners and you will find amazing hospitality from them. You will be amazed with the percentage of people who speaks English so you can get by with English. And no you won't be killed or kidnapped in Gaza, so feel safe.
the problem in entering Gaza is to be able to enter from the Egyptian side. I mean if your government made instruction to prevent any of its citizens to enter Gaza, the Egyptian authorities won't allow you to enter. So it is worth it to coordinate with your embassy before traveling.
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Gaza borders on Israel and Egypt. Both countries do not let tourists cross into Gaza from their respective territories - regardless of any 'Gaza visa'.
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Hi.Could you please tell how to obtain VISA for Gaza Strip (which way and by which site)?Thanks.
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Reread what I wrote in my previous message.
Tourists cannot enter Gaza, since Gaza borders on Israel and Egypt only, and both countries do not allow tourists to cross from their respective territories into the Gaza Strip. Therefore, even if there is such a thing as a 'Gaza visa', it is irrelevant to you.
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Thanks.I'll take it into account, but the Egyptian embassy in Russia tells another thing and they do not opposes any travel to Gaza due to relatively calm nowadays.
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The LAST person I would ask about border crossing procedures is a member of an embassy staff. Experience has shown that they almost always know nothing of what actually goes on at their country's border. And this is true of any country, not only Egypt. I have heard stories of embassy staff giving blatantly incorrect information that any traveler would spot immediately. Again, this is a worldwide problem, not of any specific country.
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