Originally Posted by
B747-437B
I have always received a physical voucher when my STPC was confirmed. It required going to the local EK office to pick up, but it is a physical confirmation of the hotel booking (that immigration often asks to see anyway).
Immigration has never once asked me where I am staying, but that may be because I am from a visa waiver country and don't have to deal with any visa. Plus, now with e-gate I rarely deal with them anyway.
Complicating things is that most of my flights have been originating from NBO and CAI, and I am basically transiting those airports. Going to a local EK office there to pick up a voucher is unlikely, unless I can pick it up in the airport within the transit area.