marriage certificates

andy_amanda · #1 (**permalink**) 12th March 2009, 05:35 AM

My company has instructed me to get our marriage certificate attested by the UAE & UK authorities before my wife is allowed to join me, i have the certificate with me and am not happy about posting it to the uk and it will be hard for my wife to get into central london to get this done.

Has anyone else had to do this ?

Many Thanks

Jockvdv · #2 (**permalink**) 13th March 2009, 09:21 AM

Yip - common - we're doing the same thing in Pretoria next week.

Use a courier company? Reckon they'll deliver anywhere in the UK - pricey but safer than post

Cheers
Jock

flossie · #3 (**permalink**) 14th March 2009, 07:37 AM

You could TRY and see if the UK consulate here will do it for you. I KNOW people will reply to this and say it can't be done here, but ours was. Honest. Maybe we were just lucky, but still, that's what happened.

flossie · #4 (**permalink**) 14th March 2009, 07:37 AM

And before anyone says I'm from Australia, I am, but was married in Fulham.

ParkZ · #5 (**permalink**) 17th March 2009, 02:38 PM

Based from previous experiences with UK expats- they managed to get this done with the British embassy in Dubai. BUT, this changed in 2009. Now you have to do this yourselves. No other way out.

DeeCee · #6 (**permalink**) 19th March 2009, 09:49 AM

Hi

Can anyone tell me exactly what the process is please? My folks are going to do this for me next week in the UK. Where do they go with it? Do they make appointments or just turn up?

Thanks

DC

lal1 · #7 (**permalink**) 19th March 2009, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by DeeCee

Hi

Can anyone tell me exactly what the process is please? My folks are going to do this for me next week in the UK. Where do they go with it? Do they make appointments or just turn up?

Thanks

DC

You go to the foreign office in Milton Keynes (google foreign office website for details) just turn up and pay your money.
You then have to take or send it to UAE Embassy in London (we arrived early in morning and paid extra to get back same day I think after 2.00 p.m. ) or they will post it back if you are not in a hurry. By the way, this isn't the end of it, you then have to get them stamped again in UAE at Ministry of Foreign Affairs when you get to UAE.

DeeCee · #8 (**permalink**) 19th March 2009, 01:11 PM

Thanks for the quick response, my old man is going to love that!!

DC

Dubai1 · #9 (**permalink**) 19th March 2009, 09:45 PM

You dont have to go to the Foreign Office or the UAE Embassay, you can do it all by post, granted it takes a little longer but the process is slick and we have just done it (in the last week) and saves having to go hang around the Embassy in London all day.

The following website describes the whole website:

UAE Embassy London

Good Luck......

Katrina · #10 (**permalink**) 22nd March 2009, 10:56 AM

is there any other way around that??? it i kinda ridiculous!