DubInRiyadh

The question is -
is there a process to go through to get paperwork that essentially declares you as being married without actually having to have a ceremony etc?

So you are asking about a fake marriage certificate.
The Marriage Cert has to be attested by your embassy / Dept of Foreign Affairs so the answer is NO.

Lion in Winter

Not necessarily. Where I live (another country, not specifically helpful to the Middle East) you can - and people do - get married perfectly legally by going to the county court house, filling in and signing some forms, and paying a fee. You are then legally married. If you want, you can have a judge perform a ceremony, but it is absolutely not required. And church weddings, etc., have nothing to do with it.

This may be the kind of thing the poster is asking.

Pongo

Is she British?

archie159

You've completely missed the point. The poster specifically does not want to "get married perfectly legally...". He wants the marriage paperwork without actually getting married, so he can get married in 2016 but have children beforehand without getting locked up. We all know you can do what you describe, and he can do that in the UAE if he wants, but he made it clear that he does want to actually get married, just to get paperwork which states he is married...

Lion in Winter

I'm not looking for an argument. It seemed to me that he said "without a ceremony" which is different from "illegal" or "not really married." Perhaps I misread or perhaps he used English sloppily.

DubInRiyadh

If it was just a Civil wedding he wanted, he wouldn't have bothered to post the question here.....unless he is a complete ***kwit

hnd

The way I read the OP is that he wants the paperwork to say he and girlfriend are married when they aren't and he then wants her to be pregnant (presumably by him) before they do actually get married sometime in 2016. There are some weird people around, that's for sure

Tramps_mate

Wow...

McZaki

JB281183 - Just wondering, are you a Muslim, already married in Britain, and thinking about keeping a second wife in the UAE?

Here's the legal bit from the government website (http://www.government.ae/en/web/gues...d-in-the-uae):

Formalities for expatriates

Expatriates can also get married in the UAE, provided either the bride or the groom has a valid UAE residence visa. The other party must undergo a medical examination before their marriage.

Both parties need to provide:

Birth certificate
- Original passports and copies of the residence/visit visas as the case maybe
- a marital status certificate stating whether the applicant is divorced, single or widowed attested either in the applicant's home country (by the respective foreign ministry and the UAE consulate) or in the UAE (by the applicant's consulate and the UAE Foreign Ministry)
- and a Pre-marital Mutual Check Certificate

Couples can get married at their holy place of worship like a temple or church, at their embassy or consulate in the UAE or even at their residence.

Registration of marriage

For Muslim expatriates, the marriage contract must be registered in a Sharia court in the UAE. For non-Muslim expatriates, marriage laws of their home country will be applied. In any case, all marriages must be registered with your embassies in the UAE.

Some countries require their citizens to file an application of intention to marry at their embassy or consulate in the UAE. Foreign diplomatic missions also perform marriages for their nationals. You are advised to check with your embassy and proceed accordingly.

Marriage formalities may differ slightly from emirate to emirate. You are advised to check with the emirate of your residence.

Tirytory

What if she gets pregnant and then God forbid miscarries and needs evacuation or has an ectopic pregnancy and needs surgery?

You can't assume that all will go smoothly, and pregnancy is always a case of keeping your fingers crossed for the best possible outcome.

It's a pretty foolhardy plan honestly.

JB281183

Guys

I appreciate everyone's help, comments, advice and other.

We are both British.

Our wedding is planned back in the UK, however we would like to try to start a family before this for reasons that do not really matter.

We don't want to leave Dubai therefore want to be seen as married as of now, so that we have no problems with the law.

From everyone's comments, its probably best we get married here sign all certificates etc, inform the embassy and its done.

We will just assume we are not really married until we go back for our wedding at home.

Thanks all for your help. It may of sounded like an obvious solution to some of you, but its only simple if you have all the information

Thanks again

UKCityGent

Do you really like wedding cakes or something - it maybe cheaper to buy a dozen wedding cakes

What you are suggesting maybe illegal (i.e. getting married in UAE and then having a wedding (i assume in a church/mosque/registry)..

JB281183

yes I love wedding cake

Millhouse

can I come to the fake wedding?

JB281183

sure, i'll be arriving on a unicorn, keep an eye out