While marriage in all countries is the same in terms of qualities like love, trust, and duty to make the relationship work, some differ in requirements to be officially married. Marriage in the UAE for instance has a set of requirements required of any couple who want to enter in this binding union. This is whether the couple is UAE nationals or not. However, for expatriates who are in this country for whatever purposes they may have, it is important that they take extra care in minding the requirements to ensure their intent to get married is successfully done and more importantly, because unlike other countries which allow couples to live together even without marriage, in the UAE it is prohibited. They legally require marriage for couples to cohabit.
For UAE nationals, they can take advantage of the UAE Marriage Fund which is set to provide counseling and financial support to those couples who would love to enter into marriage. Through this organization, they are given the option to take advantage of a mass wedding or get a marriage grant. What they should remember in the ceremony is for their legal guardians to be present.
Marriage registrations for Muslim and non-Muslim expatriates are different in the UAE. For the former, they need to register their marriage in a Shariah court in the UAE while for the latter, it will depend on the marriage laws of their country however all marriages should be registered with their embassies.
Aside from all these requirements, there are also special requirements for some situations such as a UAE woman who received citizenship by dependency. If she wants to get married, the man should not be an expatriate as this is not allowed.
With all these requirements, it is important to learn the regulations of one country before entering into marriage to avoid delays and confusions.
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