marriage to forgeiner

Submitted by Tamara (Canada), Feb 7, 2008 at 19:54

I am not an expert, but from what I understand if you are a forgeiner you have to marry at the ministry of forgein affairs, In order for the government to recognize it. I got married in Nov. In egypt at the ministry of forgein affairs. It included two male muslim witnesses, I had to have a translater and he had to pay me a token money gift. Which makes it an islamic marriage. I know others that married there and have been married for over 10 years now, so i am sure that it was not for a green card or for money.

I am not sure of the next point but I heard that getting married by an Imam in a mosque would require the wife to become a muslim.

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