HOUSING / LIVING AS A COUPLE - is that prohibited?

Last activity 17 October 2014 by Tunisiandolly

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SIRLOUINew member24 September 2014 16:44:35

HELLO,
IS THERE A LAW IN THIS COUNTRY THAT PROHIBITS A SINGLE MAN LIVING TOGETHER WITH A SINGLE WOMEN IN A HOUSE OR TO HAVE A SINGLE WOMAN VISIT FOR 2-3 DAYS ON A WEEKEND? ..IS THERE A CIVIL / PENAL PENALTY?......

IS IT ANY DIFFERENT IF THE COUPLE IS (AMERICAN / TUNISIAN) .... OR ... (BI-NATIONAL / EUROPEAN) .... OR (AMERICAN / EUROPEAN) ????

WOW ......

cck79Active member06 October 2014 18:44:33

There is a law forbidding unmarried couples from living together I think. But I know many couples who do live together and nobody is interested in them, nobody bothers them. Some of them choose to say they are married and the woman wears a wedding ring, just to save them problems with the authorities. But if you need to get a carte de sejour for the partner who is not working you will need to provide proof of your relationship.

TunisiandollyContributor06 October 2014 20:33:57

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cck79 wrote:
There is a law forbidding unmarried couples from living together I think. But I know many couples who do live together and nobody is interested in them, nobody bothers them. Some of them choose to say they are married and the woman wears a wedding ring, just to save them problems with the authorities. But if you need to get a carte de sejour for the partner who is not working you will need to provide proof of your relationship.

If you are both foreigners then it is not a problem, but if one is Tunisian then that is a problem! Relations outside of marriage are illegal here and if you live here then you should be prepared to live with the laws of the country.

SIRLOUINew member16 October 2014 23:02:30

WOW....TE LAW MUST BE CHANGED

TunisiandollyContributor17 October 2014 06:49:20

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Why should the law be changed. Tunisia is an Islamic country and all should respect that.

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