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How can I transfer BTC from a gift voucher to my wallet?

From where you got this "gift voucher" ? I never heard of such a thing unless some trading platform offers this I don't think it exists .

A friend gave it to me

Ask your friend.

I assume he gave you a private key.  In that case, you would need to import the private key into your wallet (if you've chosen a wallet that allows import of private keys).  To explain how to import private keys (or at least let you know if its possible), you'll need to let us know what wallet you are using.

I'm using Electrum on Linux

Is there a private key on the voucher or perhaps a QR code or something?  (do not share it no matter what, btw).

yeah a QR

You may be able to scan that to get the private key and import that into a wallet.

doesn't work

How did you acquire a bitcoin voucher ? If you have a bitcoin address with pre added coins in it,it should also include a private key.Did you get the voucher offline or online ? Never heard of such thing as a gift voucher bitcoins.Try asking for a private key from the sender which could imported in your personal wallet.

Thank you for your help, thats exactly what im trying to do... ill keep you in touch

You can sweep a private key using this guide:

http://docs.electrum.org/en/latest/faq.html#can-i-sweep-private-keys-from-other-bitcoin-clients

Sweeping a private key is better than importing it.

I'll try it, thank you!