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F.A.Q
Q. Can foreign nationals own property in
A. Yes, foreigners can buy properties in
Q. How can I register my property?
A. Apartment's registration is carried out through a professional lawyer. He is doing all the registration procedures in several authorities, such as, the Real Estate Registration Office, the Area Institution and the Real Estate Taxes Association. These procedures are summarized in fees payment, apartment surveys procedure, preparing legal documents, taking it as authoritative from the specialized public authorities and the signature of the seller and buyer on the final contract. Another procedure will be added to the above mentioned procedures if the buyer is a foreigner; requiring the government's approval upon owning a property by a foreigner.
Q.Can I let this property for rent (as a foreigner after buying it)?
A. It's possible to the foreigner to rent his apartment to anyone after buying it without any restrictions.
Q. How much do I have to pay as taxes if I rented the apartment weather furnished or unfurnished?
A. The owner has to pay a tax for renting his furnished apartment estimated approximately by an amount of 10 % of the rent amount. Due to the high percentage of taxes imposed to renting furnished apartments, owners are turning currently to renting unfurnished apartments, citing any furniture in a separate document, in order to avoid paying the costly taxes.
Q. Is Brokers Middle & Far East resposible for registering and completion of paper work of my new property?
A. NO, Brokers Middle & Far East is not responsible for any legalities, buyer should engage a qualified lawyer to take care of this matter, however Brokers Middle & Far East will recommend such lawyer(s).
Q. Are There any International Schools in Egypt?
A. YES:
Schools in Cairo and Vicinity: The International schools are non-profit and offer cirriculum's and degree programs in keeping with the country they are associatied with. They cater to expatriate children (whose companies and embassies pay for tuition) moving from one country to another who need to keep to the system they are coming from. Entrance is based on exam results and availability. Do not expect automatic entry because you are coming from the schools country of cirriculum. The International Schools offer qualified, degree teachers who are usually native to the schools country. Excellent facilites and extra cirrilcular programs and activities. Several International Schools are available in Cairo; a selection follows: Tel. 2519-6665 Age from 3 to 18. Facilities such as swimming pool, track, tennis court, computer labs, gymnasium, library are found in the school. Maadi British International School (MBIS) Tel. 2520-0704, 2516-4144, 251-63967, 2520-0704 Age from 2 to 11. Nursery and Primary School. Facilities include 14 classrooms, an ICT suite, a new multipurpose theatre, an art studio, a spacious playground, an ever-growing library, a Food Technology room and a nurse's day room. The British International School Tel. 2736-5959, 2735-6674, 2738-0760, 2736-8095 The New Cairo British International School Tel. 27582881 , 27581817 , 27583071 Age from 3 to 18. Facilities include a heated swimming pool, sports field and all-weather sports courts, multi-purpose auditorium, science laboratories, art and photography rooms, music suites, four information technology suites, library. Lycee Francais Du Caire / Maadi Tel. 2358-2320, 2358-3674 Ages 5/6 -18/19 Petite Section until CM2; Sizieme until Premiere; Baccalaureat Lycee Francais Du Caire / Zamalek Ages 5/6 - 10/11 Petite section until CM2 International Shool of Chouiefat KG1 - 12th grade. Part of the worldwide SABIS system, which stresses frequent testing to detect gaps in students' learning. It is accredited by NCA and has both IB and AP curriculum. It's facilites include several tennis courts, two swimming pools, a large cafeteria and an auditorium. Current enrollment is 1200 students American International School (AIS) Nursery to 12th grade (ages 3-18) Canadian International School of Egypt Aegyptisch-Deutsche Akademie Schools will often require some documentation to support an application for a place. The documents that may be needed are as follows: Copy of the student's passport 2 photos with the school application The school reports / evaluation of the student's previous two academic years Testing is required and acceptance based on results. An interview with the student and the parents will be required and of course priority of place is given to the school's nationality (American, French, British or German). Nursery Schools Many of the international schools above have excellent pre-school programs. In addition Cairo has an abundance of nursery schools to choose from. Der Deutsche Kindergarten Deutsche Schule Der Borromaerinnen/ Kindergarten International Montessori Center Pre-School Kids Unlimited Preschool e-mail: bus5met7@yahoo.com Maadi British International Nursery School e-mail: mbis@mbisegypt.com Pre-school Years e-mail: preschoolyears@hotmail.com Sesame Street Nursery Small World E:mail: mummies4u@hotmail.com Stepping Stones Nursery School The Irish School 64 El Zahraa St. Dokki Vienna Kindergarten (Nursery School) Stepping Stones Nursery School Mohandeseen / Dokki / Agouza Cairo International Kindergarten (English) Jennifer's International Pre-school Lilliput Nursery Stepping Stones Nursery School The Irish Nursery School Learning Resource Center The Egyptian Society for Seveloping Skills of Special Needs Children "ADVANCE" Ages 2- 20 The Egyptian Austistic Society Ages 2 - 11 The society's goal is to provide early intervention services that address Autistic children's learning and development needs.The emphasis is on early intervention to teach the child how to better cope with his/ her handicap from an early age. The intervention takes place through the use of approaches designed for individuals with Autism and communication disorders in the form of special provision such as special social skills and behavior modification techniques. We aim to provide a process of change that allows each child ro ve intergrated in the community to the extent most beneficial for them. The School is a non-profit organization Services offered: Headstart program; Assessment and programe making; One to One and group sessions; Intergration in mainstream schools; Short Courses and Training; the Saturday Social Club (social behavior) kshop; Summer Camp; The Wednesday Workshop (motor skills); Summer camp; Meeting/Conferences (new concepts and research updates); Newsletter; Resource Room; Awaremenss Campaigns; Home Support Program;
There are three types of schools available in Egypt. Public Schools, Egyptian for profit schools and International non-profit schools.
Non-Profit Schools with International Programs:
Cairo American College (CAC)
1, Degla Square, Maadi
http://www.cacegypt.org/
9, Road 278, Maadi
http://www.mbisegypt.com/
5 El Yemeni Street, Zamalek
http://www.bisc.edu.eg
New Cairo (close to Katameya)
http://www.ncbis.org
7 Road 12, Maadi
http://www.lfcaire.com/
8 Ibn Zinky
11211 Zamalek, Le Caire
Children move to the Maadi campus when they reach grade Sizieme.
For Profit Schools with International Cirriculums:
27 KM Cairo Ismalia Desert Rd., Orabi Zone
P.O. Box 8090 Masaken, Nasr City 11371
New Greater Cairo, Katameya
758-7111 / 758-7222 / 757-0500
Lycee International Balzac
Katamaya 5 eme arrondissement . Le Caire
Tel: 010 172 3006, 010 172 3007
5 Rd. 301, New Maadi
e-mail: wak.cai@gega.net
Maadi
85 Road 104, Maadi
525-0670
6 Road 12, Maadi
18 Road 210, Digla
516-6407
10 Road 72, off 9B
7507676
10 Road 77, Maadi
516-4144 / 516-4239
12 Road 232, Digla Maadi
521-2457 / 521-2458
31 Road 250, Digla
519-8683
11 Road 207, Digla, Maadi
519-6437 / 270-3616
5 Road 220, Digla, Maadi
012-370-5759
Road 13, Maadi
748-8144
16 Tunis Street., New Maadi
516-9803
Zamalek
32 Ahmed Heshmat Street, Zamalek
519-7263
7 Abdel Moneim Sanad St., Mohandeseen
347-2858
3 El Mawagim Wi Mihagar St. (Lebanon Sq.)
Mohandeseen
302-6427
3 Khartoum St., Sahafeyen, Mohandeseen
305-7591 / 341-3488
19 Lebanon Street., Mohandeseen
344-3044
Special Needs Schools
Until recently there have been no schooling faciliteis for special needs children. Except for AIS none of the International schools will accept children with any learning disabilities. Egyptian familes who had means were forced to move to other countries if they wanted to provide education and or rehabilitaiton for their disabled children. Still they are few.
30 Road 252. Digla
353-1496
E:mail: info@lregypt.com
34 al-Nadi al-Gadeed, New Maadi, Cairo
519-3721
519-3723
Fax: 520-3110
This school aims to provide children and adults with special needs a wide range of remedial education, vocational, and rehabilitation services necessary for them to proceed towards independence and better intergration in the community. The following services are currently available: Diagonstic and therap
22 Road 253, Digla, Maadi
Tel: (202) 754-2704
Mob: 012-217-7766
Fax: (202) 519-7055
