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7 available 7 • View allCivil marriage in the UAE
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Q: What is the applicable law in a case of a marriage between an American and a European national who got married in Dubai?

Jul 18, 2017
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الشروط والمستندات المطلوبة للزواج من وافد
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س: أنا إماراتيه أريد الزواج من هندي مقيم في الهند.
هل أستطيع الزواج به عند قدومه إلى الإمارات بتأشيرة زائر أم يجب أن يكون عنده إقامة في الإمارات؟

Jul 19, 2018
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Procedures of a UAE citizen marriage to a non-UAE citizen
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Q: My boyfriend and I want to marry in the UAE and we are dating for 9 years. We know each other but he is a UAE citizen.
He is like after nikah they will ask us questions. I want to know what questions will they ask us in the court to find out if our relationship is illegitimate.

Mar 18, 2019
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Can a girl get married in Dubai without the consent of her father?
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Q: I am a converted Muslim and my fiancé is as well. We want to get married through Dubai court but I do not have my father's consent.
He is not a Muslim and he is not inside the UAE. He is also against my marriage with my fiancé. Can I still be allowed to get married?

Jan 6, 2022
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زواج ضابط من سيدة حاملة جواز أوروبي ومن أصول عربية

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س: السلام عليكم،
زواج ضابط مرور من حاملة جواز أوروبي ولكن من أصول عربية ومواليد الإمارات. هل يمكن الزواج؟ وما الشروط؟


Apr 19, 2022
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The required procedures for a UAE woman to marry an Indian man

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Q: Hi,
My nationality is UAE. I want to get married in India to my first cousin.
He is of Indian nationality. I will get married in India.
As I am from the UAE, what are the requirements?


Nov 13, 2022
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How can an ex-pat Muslim woman marry in the UAE while the family refuses?
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Q: Hi,
I am a Muslim woman (ex-pat) 24 years of age and would like to do an Islamic marriage here in the UAE. The man is Muslim, 27 years of age, and an ex-pat living here in the UAE.
I am under my family's sponsorship, but my family does not approve of this marriage.
Is there a way I can register the marriage here? And what would be the required documents for this process?
Thanks!

Nov 17, 2022
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Legal blog
3 available 3 • View allLegal Requirements and Conditions of Marriage in the UAE 46
In accordance with the UAE Law of Personal Status, marriage is a legal contract between two people (man and a woman), focusing on protecting the rights of married people and their children. This contract requires certain conditions to be achieved before it becomes valid.
Nov 30, 2020
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Online POA and Other Notary Public Services in the UAE 28
With the introduction of the new procedures for obtaining a power of attorney (POA) remotely in the UAE, after it was mandatory to appear in person in front of the notary public as a global rule to ensure the identity and intention of the person requesting a POA, we put between your hands this brief guide for how you get it done.
Jun 8, 2021
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نظرة على التعديلات الأخيرة على قانون الأحوال الشخصية الإماراتي 7
الأسرة هي عماد المجتمع، ويدور صلاحه مع صلاحها وجوداً وعدماً، فأن فسدت الاسرة فسد المجتمع؛ ولذلك اعتنت الشريعة الإسلامية بتنظيم العلاقات الاسرية أيما عناية. فالزوج والزوجة هما الأصول التي يتفرع منها الأبناء، فإن لم تستقِم العلاقة بينهما انعكس ذلك على بقية أفراد الاسرة من الأبناء وبالتالي فسد مجتمع الأسرة. وفي دولة الامارات العربية المتحدة يولي المشرع اهتماماً بشؤون الأسرة من خلال قانون الأحوال الشخصية الإماراتي وتقنينه من وقت لآخر بإجراء عدد من التعديلات عليه لكي يتماشى مع أوضاع الأسرة المختلفة.
Dec 5, 2021
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Laws & Regulations
1 available 1 • View allFederal Law No. (28) of 2005 On Personal Status 24
UAE Personal Status Law (also known as Personal Affairs Law) governs marriage, divorce, inheritance and other personal affairs in the United Arab Emirates. The law equally applies to citizens of the UAE and non-citizens unless one of them asks for the application of his home country law.
Nov 19, 2005
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