pregant in dubai before getting married

Hi Kei, currently having the same situation. Have you gotten any help and advice aside from going to court? I really need help right now. Thank you.

Hi KeiKei, can you please help us out how you get out of this situation? thank you very much.

Hi dear have you resolved your issue a friend of mine is facing the same can you please advise how you resolve it? Thank you

I would suggest go home to have the baby and then return to Dubai once all the paperwork has been done. Good luck.

Hi dear, just wanted to ask where did you have your medical check ups on your pregnancy? I wanted to seek a doctors advice cause im bothered now with my case. Please i need help what to do

Hi, i couldn't find your number anymore. Sorry for late response i was busy for work these days

Hi. Currently have the problem after giving birth because i get married before the pregnancy

Hi. I have the same situation how dis you resolve it. Hows the process if i open a file from the court please let me know. I really need your advice. Hope you can help me. Thanks

Hi dear what happen to tour case? I have the same case. But i dont know what to do im scared to open a file from court. May i know how you settle this problem thanks

Hi Milzent, can i ask help? currently having the same situation now, didn't you encountered troubles during pregnancy and after giving birth?what did you do to? Please i need some help and advice

Hi, Just wanted to check what procedure to best follow for being unmarried and pregnant in Dubai. I am due in November and I intend on leaving Dubai in July to have the baby at home. I cannot go home before that due to work commitments and so wonder where I stand with medical care while I am still here. Can I seek medical help without a marriage certificate or should the father and I definitely marry before seeing a doctor? Any advice welcome :)

hi milzent! i am in that situation now. can i just ask what happened after u gave birth?is there any problem?did u get the birth certificate without problem?is it okay to deliver here in uae? i am already almost 3 months pregnant when we got married..i am worried if i will have problem after delivery. i would appreciate ur response!thank u

hello! i am in that situation today. can i know what happened to you after you give birth?is there any problem?or is it okay to deliver here in uae even i got pregnant first before marriage?did they count the days?i would appreciate yoir response.thank you!

Good day everyone! I wanted to ask if there's any specific law that states who are allowed to give birth here in UAE (especially expats and non muslim - if it matters). I saw that every experience was different but at least it would be truly helpful to have a legal basis to avoid some issues in the future. In my case, my expected date of delivery is this coming august and wanted to give birth here in dubai, however, our marriage contract was only registered last month, February, because my husband is a foreigner and there were some requirements in the Philippines that we had to comply which caused the late registration. I would truly appreciate the advice.Thanks!

[b'>Hi, I know this is an old post, but I am now at this situation at the moment. My Husband & I got married just last June and I was 4.5 months pregnant already. I am planning to give birth on Private hospital here in Dubai. Is anyone of you have been is this same situation, would we really be facing court for our baby's doc? Please. someone reply.. I am really worried now. thank you! [/b'>

Medical tests for employees don't include pregnancy tests-that's only for maids. Good luck x

Sorry I know this is an old thread, but wouldn't the visa medical pick up that the employee was pregnant - or is that an urban myth?

I'm hoping to have an easy one giving that I have not been sick and don't feel anything I could get a nanny to help what is d cost of delivery in dubai I'm more worried about letting the company know before I arrive they may not want me to come anymore what should I do Hi omoten! Congratulations on your pregnancy! Frankly, Dubai isn't such a great place that would deserve to sacrifice your peace and family life. Dubai is more of a "labour camp". At least that's how i perceive it after living here for the past 10 years. I don't think it will contribute to stress-free pregnancy to come and worry about your job/delivery/baby. As other girls recommend, i would wait till you deliver the baby and then come. The reasons are many. 1. If you get married now, for sure you must exclude the option of delivering your baby at Dubai government hospitals (they are cheaper but more strict), as they are counting if you got pregnant before marriage. I think there is a forum somewhere discussing expats who arrived to UAE already pregnant. And even if you deliver at private hospital, you might face problems when they find out that you got married after being pregnant while registering birth certificate. 2. Maternity leave in Dubai is only 45 days. I'm not sure how would your company react if you would show up first day at work pregnant. They might be fine with it, they might not be fine with it. Do you know what would you do after those 45 days? Unless it's a free zone, i believe there is still a ban for 6 months in case that you will leave the job before completing 1 year of service. Also, probation period is 3-6 months. I'm afraid your company wouldn't see you as a perspective employee. And i'm sure your baby will need you more than your job, at least for now. 3. Medical is very expensive in Dubai, would you have a full medical insurance? If everything goes well, the delivery cost from let's say 10-25 k (normal/c-section birth). If, God forbid, you/baby would need a special care during/after your delivery, the cost might go up to tens/hundreds of thousands. 4. Baby will change your life. For minimum 6 months your baby will need to be breast-fed and i'm not yet talking about the emotional bond you need to create with him/her. It's extremely difficult to find a good nanny here. And nanny for new born will probably need to live with you, i think in that case you would need to sponsor her (but i'm just guessing, i'd appreciate if someone could say little bit more on this topic). There are many cases of child abuse, endangering the child's life etc. It takes lot o time finding a good nanny. It would be just so much easier to take care of your baby first and then come when all is set. See, you can always come to Dubai, i wouldn't see it all lost if you don't come now. At least you would enjoy relax at home, family around..having your baby, getting married... I don't think there would be any problem in finding a job here next time. Whatever you decide, good luck, God bless. <em>edited by CZ_Expat on 22/12/2014</em>

I get married in Dubai when I was 7 months and a half pregnant and had no isues at all when I gave birth . Hi I have a friend in a similar situation 5weeks pregnant and will be getting married soon but she's worried about the pre marriage blood tests they do here in the uae, will it show up in her results that she's already pregnant and get her into trouble? I would appreciate your advice or any lady here who went through the blood tests while pregnant.

I was 9 weeks pregnant when I got married. It was a big decision to choose whether to risk having the baby here or go home to deliver. As we had friends who experienced the same and delivered here with dreadful results (a year of court appearances, hundreds of thousands in fees etc) we decided that playing it safe was the best option, so I went home got 12 weeks. 6 weeks before and 6 weeks after. On the other hand, we knew another couple that for married when she was 5 months pregnant and they had no trouble with getting their baby's birth cert. I'm certain it comes down to who handles your paperwork, their mood that day and how good you can smoothe talk them! For your own piece of mind, I would go home. It's not the time to add stress to your life! Best of luck! edited by Bubbles123 on 12/05/2013 Hello Bubbles123, what happened to your friends after the case in dubai courts? did the judge decided to approved the birth cert.of their child after a long hearing ?

I was 9 weeks pregnant when I got married. It was a big decision to choose whether to risk having the baby here or go home to deliver. As we had friends who experienced the same and delivered here with dreadful results (a year of court appearances, hundreds of thousands in fees etc) we decided that playing it safe was the best option, so I went home got 12 weeks. 6 weeks before and 6 weeks after. On the other hand, we knew another couple that for married when she was 5 months pregnant and they had no trouble with getting their baby's birth cert. I'm certain it comes down to who handles your paperwork, their mood that day and how good you can smoothe talk them! For your own piece of mind, I would go home. It's not the time to add stress to your life! Best of luck! <em>edited by Bubbles123 on 12/05/2013</em>

Speaking from personal experience, if your marriage date is less than 6 months from the baby birth date, then you will have problems getting a birth certificate for your baby here in Dubai. I am going through this ATM. Our marriage date was 4.5months before the birth date of our daughter and now we are having to go to court to petition for a birth certificate to be issued. We have been to 2 hearings and now awaiting a third... Had I known I would have gone an had the baby back home in oz. What a headache. I also read of a couple in Abu dhabi who had the same problem with being 3mths pregnant at the time of their marriage. So my advice.... Go home and have your baby. Hello livgian, i would like to know what happened to your case in Dubai courts? We are having the same problem.We are so worried at this time thinking of what gonna happened to us esp.to our new born baby with no birth cert.and no visa in UAE. Hoping for your answer. thanks in advance!

As long as you were married befor being 5 months and 29 days pregnant it doesn't matter even with a government hospital. All the hospital needs is the paperwork to show you are married dates don't matter. How come 5 months and 29 days? Haven't heard that before.. No idea why it's 5 months and 29 days but that's what I was told at the Sharia court in Abu Dhabi when I had my son 8 years ago and had to petition to register his birth as I was pregnant before getting married. They told me because I was within this time limit it was ok and signed off on the registration. The hospital didn't care about the dates it was at birth registration that they counted the days and said I had to go to the Sharia court to get permission to register. Hello starsouthern, i need your advice please ? i got married when i'm 5 months pregnant. I gave birth here in Dubai last April,and when we applied for the birth cert.of our child, they refused our application because of the date of our marriage. They told us to go to Dubai courts. We filed the case and we just attended the 1st hearing,the judge told us only the husband need to come back for the 2nd hearing. They told us also they will pass the case to the Public Prosecution to ask opinion regarding for our case. Any idea guys what gonna happen to us and they baby? Will we go to the jail and be deported because of our late marriage ? Or we could find a solution for this big problem how to obtain birth cert.for our child ? Do you think the court will approved the birth certificate if they found out that my husband is really the father of the child ? Thanks in advance ! Pages: 1

Any non government hospital wont have a problem. It's registering for the birth certificate that is a problem as mentioned below. I think it all depends on your luck on who is there when you go to register for the birth certificate. Unfortunately It also seems to depend on your nationality. I have 2 friends from Oz and the UK that talked there way out of it, before they were sent to court, however I know two Philippians and an Indian lady that all ended up in court for quite a while. I'd suggest talking to your embassy. Best of luck, and a huge congratulations on your new family :) edited by flydiver11 on 22/04/2012 Hello ! May i know what happened for their hearing in the court? we are having the same case because of our marriage date the Al Baraha refused our application for birth certificate of our child.

I def concur with with what others have said. Put the ball in your employer's court and tell them before you arrive otherwise you could find yourself in all sorts of trouble; 1. Just cos you are fit and healthy does not guarantee an easy delivery and no problems with baby. Mine were fairly straightforward and as an international athlete I was very fit but I required a ventouse with my first which left me unable to sit for weeks. No way could I have sat at a desk for any length of time after two weeks. If any issues arise costs will escalate very quickly and neither you nor baby will be allowed to leave hospital till bills are paid. You,therefore can find yourself in a catch 22 situation.... Hospital will not let you leave until you pay but they keep charging you for every day you stay so your bill escalates. 2. If they are bringing you out on single status then you need to ascertain whether they will sponsor your baby and obtain it's visa etc. 3. You mention your mum will be out to help but you need to be aware she will need to do a visa run every 30 days and she will be unable to get a driving licence etc. not insurmountable issues but they need to be considered. A friend of mine took a job out here but hated it and tried to leave soon after arrival. She was asked to repay all costs the company had incurred for her visa, flights etc. She thought she could just skip out on a flight until she got to airport and discovered a flight ban. As others have said it is not like uk out here. I admire what you are trying to do but just warning you off all the issues you may face. Good luck and fingers crossed your employers will support you.

I'm hoping to have an easy one giving that I have not been sick and don't feel anything I could get a nanny to help what is d [b'>cost of delivery in dubai[/b'> I'm more worried about letting the company know before I arrive they may not want me to come anymore what should I do The cheapest delivery you will get if there are no complications is about 9k AED. Double that if you have to have a c-section. Average delivery costs are about 12k, again, double for a c-section. If there are complications costs will rocket. If your baby needs the NICU, costs will be in the thousands [i'>per day[/i'>. That's just for the birth and doesn't take in to account doctors visits, scans etc during your pregnancy. When you start your job you will be on probation. I suspect that most companies will fire you on the spot once they find out you are pregnant and you haven't told them. Best case scenario you will be out of a job, pregnant and in a strange country. Worst case, they will file a case against you to recover their costs and if you can't pay you will end up in jail, pregnant and in a strange country. You ask what you should do. Tell the company you are pregnant, put the ball in their court. If they still want to hire you, great. Check you will have maternity cover then come here. If they don't want to hire you, have your baby where you are. You can always try again once the baby has arrived.

I'm not intending to have a maternity just a two weeks off will be fine I however will let them know because they have started processing my visa I can not imagine going to work after 2 weeks....with whom are you going to leave a baby then?

, I saw in another post that you said you would tell company on your arrival. I would be careful re waiting to tell your company after you come out. Legalities and rights are not like in UK. They could quite easily turn round and withdraw the job offer AND ask you for financial recommendation for expenses they have incurred. It would be better to tell them before you arrive and see whether they still want you. Your other issue will be cost of giving birth etc which is not cheap out here even for a straight forward birth. I take my hat off to you thinking of only taking two weeks maternity. I had fairly straight forward births and was fit and healthy but was barely functioning two weeks after giving birth to both of mine. I do not think I knew what day of the week it was till they were about three months old lol. Good luck whatever you decide.

I'm not intending to have a maternity just a two weeks off will be fine I however will let them know because they have started processing my visa

I'm not intending to have a maternity just a two weeks off will be fine I however will let them know because they have started processing my visa