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5 available 5 • View allGetting married in the UAE if one or both have no residency
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Q: To get married in the UAE, both of them must have a residency visa?
For Pakistani nationals. In our case girl has the residency visa but the girl is inviting the boy on a visit visa.

May 6, 2020
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Requirements and validity for marriage of foreigners in the UAE
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Q: Hello,
I'm a Muslim resident in Abu Dhabi and my future husband is not resident in the UAE. We both have European nationality and he converted to Islam.
Is it possible to get married religiously in the UAE? What is the value of religious marriage in the UAE without a civil marriage from our respective consulates?
Thank you.

Jun 23, 2020
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هل يمكن لوافدة مخالفة أن تتزوج من مقيم وضعه سليم؟
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س: أنا مخالفة في الدولة لكن خطيبي معه إقامة.
هل يمكننا أن نتزوج رسميُا أم يلزمني تعديل وضعي؟
شكرًا أرجو الرد!

Sep 2, 2021
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إمكانية زواج وافدة بدون وجود وليها
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س: السلام عليكم،
لدي إقامة في الإمارات وأرغب في الزواج وزوجتي المستقبلية في الإمارات (زيارة) ولا يوجد أحد من عائلتها في الإمارات.
علمًا بأن عمري 49 عام وعمر الزوجة 37 عام. هل يمكنا إتمام إجراءات الزواج بدون وجود ولي للزوجة؟

Mar 25, 2022
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شرط وجود إقامة سارية لإتمام الزواج
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س: السلام عليكم،
هل يمكن عقد قران في الإمارات إن كان الزوج على فيزا زيارة والزوجة على فيزا سياحة؟
علما بأن الزوج والزوجة مسلمين، مع حضور ولي أمر الزوجة أيضًا بفيزا سياحة.
أم أن تأشيرة الإقامة لأحدهما شرط لا بد منه؟

Jul 25, 2022
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1 available 1 • 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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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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