Registering Online Marriage in Morocco
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Hey there! I felt motivated posting here as I'm quite lost and the community seems very helpful here! I would really appreciate any advice you can give me.
I am a Pakistani expat living and working in Saudi Arabia. I met a Moroccan girl online and we hit it off really well.
Last week I travelled to Morocco and met her as well as her family, and everything went great. I proposed and she accepted, Alhamdulillah.
My question is what do I do from here? The next steps are to get married officially.
There are few options I am considering.
1) Marriage in Morocco - this is the best from the bride's family's perspective but it's quite a lengthy process and would need me to take a long vacation from work, around 3 weeks which is difficult for me.
2) Marriage in Saudi - this is easiest as the official marriage process in Saudi Arabia is quite easy. But it's not favored by the bride's family at all.
3) Online Marriage - this is where I need more information, I think I can get Islamic marriage done online in Pakistan or Saudi. And then register it in Morocco.
What would be the steps in order to register the online marriage in Morocco?
Once I know the right way to get legally married I'll travel to Morocco for the wedding reception and bring her with me to Saudi insha'Allah.
Thank you in advance for any help you guys can give me!
There is no difference between registering a physical marriage and an online marriage as long as they are legal. And tbh, I'm not 100% sure that this marriage would be considered legal by Moroccan authorities. The best is to inquire at the Moroccan consulate in Saudi.
@Mohamed mmmmm Marrying a foreign national can be a complex decision, and in this case, it's important to consider the cultural, social, and financial factors involved. It's worth noting that the integration of someone from a different culture, like Pakistan, might not be easily accepted, as Pakistani culture can be quite traditional and conservative. Additionally, relocating to either Morocco or Pakistan may bring about various challenges, including language barriers, adapting to a new way of life, and potential financial issues due to the countries' locations. It's important to consider how often she wishes to visit her parents and the associated costs. To simplify the process and ensure a smoother transition, my advice would be to consider marrying within your own country, where both partners are familiar with the culture, customs, and support systems in place. This can help facilitate a more harmonious and stable marriage, given the unique challenges of cross-cultural unions
@Mohamed mmmmm You've already started finding shortcuts even before marriage, and it's essential to understand that online marriages don't exist. Any stupid person will agree to that when none of them are secured. If you claim so-called love, make efforts and make her feel special instead of finding shortcuts.
@Mohamed mmmmm
Dont get married in Morocco as the process can take a month and its very very complicated. Mine took almost 15 days and a week extra to receive the actual marriage certificate. Try to get it done in Saudi.
@Mohamed mmmmm
This is "application for authorization to marry", which is a step before the actual signature in front of the adul.
And for foreigners, a lot of paperwork is involved to get this authorization, including the family judge meeting in person the foreign spouse to be. This requirement has not changed.
After you get the authorization, I never heard of an online marriage in Morocco.
I suggest to get married in Morocco if this is her and the family's wishes. There is a way to speed up the Moroccan marriage process. Get the list of required documents from the adoul or court you will get married in. Send those documents to your fiance, get them translated. All paperwork required from her and you, including translations should be ready to go before you go there to marry. Arrive in the morning, rent a car and do the rest of the paperwork that day. Take everything to the courts and turn it in. I've heard that when you do this it can be as quick as 10 to 15 days. You may not have time to organize and have a ceremony in this time, but you should be able to get the contract done, providing none of the officials are in vacation. If things need to be sped up, you also have the option to "gift" money, the locals accept this. I would think long and hard about an internet marriage out of Morocco. Most want to get out of the country and if you do your research, there are a lot of nightmarish stories of the outcomes if these marriages. Best of Luck.
@Mohamed mmmmm don't pay attention to any advice ,(except mine) just give up on this idea and trust me within few months you will be asking the process of divorce
I'm in a couple women's groups talking about the men they scam and con to get out of morocco, and they sit and ask advice. (I thought they were for another topic thats why I joined) it's pretty sick. I had to leve it because i had a hard time being quiet. I thought it was only the men doing it to women, but have since found out it's both, they all believe that anyone outside of Morocco will give them whatever they ask for, plus the golden ticket of a visa to another country. It's really quite disgusting what lengths these people go to, to scam these people to marry them.
@Nana-T Welcome to the reality ! People usually ask me that why I am so against but what I am doing is trying to save 2 families !
@Heart Collector I get it. If I could, I would advocate for no one to do a mixed marriage. Its heartbreaking watching people's lives being destroyed all for the sake of greed.
@Nana-T My dear friend , unfortunately i am aware of so many other cases which are not in any forums , there is an old saying `We can take the horse to the water but we can not make him drink``
@Mohamed mmmmm
I am pakistani living in uk.
Please get married in Saudi Arabia. Not in Morocco
Process in Morocco is very lengthy and complicated.
The system treats you like a criminal.
My Advise to you is get married in Saudi Arabia.
Altaf
To everyone giving genuine advice, thank you.
It seems the best way is to register it in Pakistan first and then Saudi and then Morocco.
Indeed the process in Morocco is quite lengthy.
And Heart Collector, you're wasting your time with the negativity. It seems like you had a bad experience and now use your time seething on other people's threads. Regardless, my decision had already been made and I'm going forward with the marriage. Please stop trying to give unsolicited advice.
Also for those thinking about visa to another country, you do realize Saudi Arabia doesn't give citizenship right?
And the laws in Saudi are according to Shariah which has a very well defined set of rules for dealing with any situation that I as a Muslim accept completely.
Not everyone is a scammer trying to get out of Morocco.
@Mohamed mmmmm
How did it turn out?
@Mohamed mmmmm
Did you end up getting married?
Don't listen to the naysayers. I have been through the process and registering a lawful marriage conducted overseas in Morocco where one of the parties is not Moroccan is a fairly simple task.
Before anyone objects with, "But that (X, Y, Z) is not lawful in Morocco", it does not matter one iota what is or is not lawful in Morocco; all that matters is what is lawful in the country where the marriage was conducted. In Morocco the bride must have a medical/virginity check (and other mediaeval nonsense) but this is most certainly NOT the case in the US! Nevertheless, marriages conducted in the US are recognised by Morocco.
You just need a notarised/apostilled copy of the marriage certificate (Morocco is a signatory to the Hague Convention so is obliged to accept notarised/apostilled foreign documents), a translation thereof, a certificate of conversion to Islam (if the male was not born in a Muslim country), and that is it!
I have NO idea why anyone still gets married *IN* Morocco, rather than just getting married overseas and then just *registering* said marriage in Morocco.
I am UK citizen and married to a moroccan and got married in 3 days. You need to know what you need in terms of documents and where to go to get them all approved by the court.
@Bill Shepherd
Depending on if the girl agrees with you which in most cases is impossible unless you marry an older girl.
Between 18 - 25 years old girls won't accept that.
@Nana-T
In Morocco, the marriage process for a foreigner is the same. I have seen some people spend 3 months to complete the process, whereas 1 person canceled the process with frustration. But for me, It took me 1 and a half months to complete it without any rest.
@Nana-T
Well I can agree with you. I met and fell inlove with a morrocon man who said he had a good job offshore. He ticked all my boxes. Was consistent with video calling 2 to 3 times a day. I met his mom, he took me on a 10 day holiday in Morroco, proposed and I fell hook line and sinker. He convinced me to marry outside of morroco. I applied for his uk sp visa which was approved 1st time. He came to UK, then after 4 weeks decided I was not rich enough to fund his lifestyle. I then discovered , although we married in April, he had a morrocon girlfriend since June, who knew about me and he was just married to me for the paper. Unfortunately for him, I wasted no time and his visa cancelled. This man changed overnight, being verbally abusive, one day begging me to apply for a new visa, to calling me every name under the sun. On Monday though. I got an audio saying sorry for what I did and about your feeling.
@muzzichuzzi
Hi
I'm Glenn
I'm hopefully marrying my long term girlfriend in Rabat early 2025 and we are currently both collect the needed paperwork, however we are both bamboozled at different websites saying different things and saw your post and thought I'd ask this.
Please please can you help with what exactly we need in paperwork.
I'm living in UK and British.
She is living in Rabat and is Moroccan.
Also is it possible to get an appointment at the British Embassy online as apparently it's a nightmare via phone.
And help will be very welcomed and I thank you for hopefully reading this.
Cheers glenn
@ancillamcpherson
Congratulations
@glennpr
Go to local family court for mixed marriages in Rabat and obtain a list of documents required from the secretary.
To book an appointment go to government website online or here
@Yasmin21
Thanks Yasmin
do you know these appointment are always unavailable.
can The Rabat consulate be bypassed if the paper work can be done from the UK?
if I have a UK issued CNI to hand will that be enough?
and I can get my British passport attested from UK too.
Your advice will be much appreciated.
@Yasmin21
Shukran for your help,
Will let you know how I get on.
Thank you
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