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Getting married outside of UAE questions!

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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 23 May 2018 - 16:10

hi ladies! hope some of you have experience and can help me out! my partner and i are getting married ..
it seem so cumbersome to actually do it here.. so we are thinking to elope and get married either in one of our home countries or somewhere completely different!

we are both from (different) commonwealth countries.. so my questions are ;

1. if we get married abroad, i think we should be getting the marriage certificate legalised by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office or equivalent AND Get it attested by the UAE Embassy in that country?

2. what would be the next steps in the UAE, do we have to do anything with our respective country embassies?

3. and is there a time limit on how long it must be registered here? (i.e. if we continue to live apart then there is no issue on delaying registration? )

4. if i wanted to take my partner's last name, would i would then have to get new passport and re do my current employment visa and all related paperwork? or can i delay adoption of last name ?

your comment and guidance is appreciated! thanks!!

kc.

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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 14 June 2018 - 22:53
Hi there, I am not sure how helpful my reply will be. I got married last year whilst a UAE resident but outside the UAE. It was easier as my husband and I are both British. However we had to give notice of marriage which meant being in the country for 9 days whilst we did this. This had to be done 30 days before the wedding. I think if my husband had not been English it would have been a little more time consuming. After the wedding we got the marriage certificate attested by the commonwealth and then the UAE embassy in the UK (that part was easy) To change your name (In England anyway) you must first change your name on your bank or driving license to then change it on your passport. I hear that changing your name on your visa can be a bit of a pain in the UAE. I changed jobs so did my name change other wise I wouldn't have bothered until my passport needed renewing as it screamed hassel. It would have been ok to keep my maiden name though if I wanted to. My friends got married in Duabi at a Church the church then sent off the marriage certificate and got all that part sorted on their behalf. They were French and Australian and when they looked into it all this was the easiest option. Then they are having a second wedding with reception in the summer. I have heard Seychells is one of the easiest places to get married if you are different nationalities. Friends who are English and Filipino got married there as less documentation then UAE. Maybe worth a look (and beautiful place to marry). Hope this is of some help.