smacd13

Hi

My girlfriend and I are hoping to move to Middle East (not decided upon country yet) within the next 12 months. We are both from the UK, unmarried and white and i have just found out that we can not/should not live together if we are not married. My girlfriend is very nervous about 'just winging it' but we had heard that you can get married by Sharia Law once we are out there and it makes it all legal. We would both be getting seperate visas etc anyway (she is a nurse, i am in corporate finance).

Can anyone expand on whether this is possible or not??

Thanks

Grace O Malley

there are loads of threads on this topic, some people have managed to do it, others have not but can I ask what would being "white" have to do with it

TGFKASE

Ill ditto Grace...

Within the UAE, even in the same Emirate, some have managed and some haven't... So, its not as if pinning down your decision to one country is gonna help in any way give you a definitive yes or no answer...

Just marry her, problem solved... If you think thats too big a step, Id be reconsidering emigrating anywhere together....

NickLess

Marriage is the solution.

Grace O Malley

ha ha jasus, wouldn't go that far

TGFKASE

Nope, you have to have a problem first, then have a solution...

The former is where marriage comes in....

Zico2009

Interesting...usually by sharia law the woman should not be present and her "father/ brother" should sign on her behalf....so dont see how you will do this without lying.

If you're both getting visa why do you need to get married? You can still live together just dont shout about it!

rowell

By the sounds of things you have 12 months to get married in the Uk why complicate matters doing the deed here or are you hoping Sharia law doesnt apply to the uk when you get divorced

seven seas

Marriage is the root of all evil.
Mahatma Gandhi

Marriage is the opium of the people.
V.I. Lenin

I'm stuck between a marriage and a hard place.
anon.

Only two things are infinite- the universe and marriage's capacity for evil.
Albert Einstein

This is one small step for man, and I'd stay here alone just to avoid getting married.
Neil Armstrong

No wedding day smile, no walk down the aisle, no flowers, no wedding dress.
Bruce Springsteen

(HINT!!!!)
But cohabiting is a bad idea in this part of the world.

Eva

So much air so many words......it's an institution and those who contemplate it belong in one. Me, 47 seconds ago.

Hello.Kitty

I sense some issues there...

benzonar

Me and the OH see marriage as irrelevant generally and somewhat unimportant. It's why we'll get married when she gets here, no big deal - makes no difference (obviously has legal ramifications) and we will both sign pre-nuptial.

Eva

If you don't mind me asking...
Why are you doing it then?
By signing a prenupt-you are dispensing with most of the usual legal ramifications.Are you doing it to negotiate bureaucracy and medical insurance easier?
Why are you doing it in UAE as opposed to your homeland?

Alexa

Blonde question here...doesn't one have to be Muslim to be married by sharia?

benzonar

Primarily she doesn't work (no need to) and is from a country that doesn't get auto visit visa. So its purely for convenience and UAE legal reasons. Getting married here so my family don't make a thing of it.