To becreative - more on Orfi

Submitted by Isis (Australia), Jun 25, 2009 at 21:28

Hi bewildered!

As with everything in this life there is the good and the bad. Yes, I agree that there is abuse of the Orfi paper expecailly with the not so honest Egyptian men luring foreign women into a relationship. As for true & legal marriage - who exactly knows what that is here in Egypt. The only way to have a legally recognised marriage is at the Ministry of Justice in Cairo BUT many Egyptian couples outside of Cairo do not do this. They instead opt for an Islamic blessing and this marriage is never registered. The bride and groom are then known as a married couple because they are living together and seen as a couple out together after the Islamic blessing. Regarding the Orfi paper, it too can be registered in a court and then does take on some type of legal staus but then again it is still not recognised outside of Egypt.

My advice to all western women wanting to or being convinced to "marry" an Egyptian man by "Orfi" is to do your research before you enter into this relationship especially if children are born of the union.

If the marriage breaks down you will have no rights of custody or property under Orfi at this moment until the laws in Egypt are changed.

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