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american/british couple… best to get married in uae?

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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 13 August 2023 - 17:17

Hello all!

I’m new to this forum and hoping it’s the right place to ask for some advice on getting married as a bi-national couple.

I’m American, I currently come back and forth to the uae to see my fiancé on a tourist visa which has worked fine but we are looking to get our legal wedding done soon as it will make both our lives easier. My fiancé is British & owns a business in Dubai and we intend to live there for the next 10 years at least. Once we are married the easiest way for me to have my visa will be through spouse visa.

So the obvious options for marriage are UK, US but it seems since we intend to live long term in uae it may be the best option. Just wanted to get some advice on the pros and cons of doing that. Also because my fiancé has a successful business the plan is for me to stop working and at least for the first few months be a housewife until I find something I’m passionate about, that being said I think it’s important to know *if* things didn’t work out if uae marriage laws has some protection / spousal support rules in place.

Thanks for the help Xx

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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 21 August 2023 - 13:00
Most of my friends got married in Abu Dhabi, it was easy and quick: https://www.adjd.gov.ae/en/Pages/CivilFamilyCourt.aspx
 
 

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