Newly Married to Emirati Man... - Page 8

Elza · #71 (**permalink**) 15th June 2012, 09:13 AM

UAE UAEEE !!
I've been married to an Emirati for 5 years, if you want you can pm me.

Bebella · #72 (**permalink**) 15th June 2012, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Elza

UAE UAEEE !!
I've been married to an Emirati for 5 years, if you want you can pm me.

Hello!!! Thank you for your reply!! But I'm still on limited profile and cannot message privately :s

Bebella · #73 (**permalink**) 15th June 2012, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Elza

UAE UAEEE !!
I've been married to an Emirati for 5 years, if you want you can pm me.

Maybe you can message me?? please do try.

Bebella · #74 (**permalink**) 15th June 2012, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by UAE UAEEE !!

I would appreciated to know if there is a grain of truth in the question I asked.
How can I find it out?
Just wondering...

Thank you girls

Have you found out any information?? Please share if you have

Bebella · #75 (**permalink**) 15th June 2012, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by pictz

If I remember right, the restriction was implemented around 2004 so it's not that old. Probably your friends got married before then.

I have read about this law being implemented around 2003/2004. Anyone else have further information on this?

Bebella · #76 (**permalink**) 15th June 2012, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by dizzyizzy

That is true. They can only marry Emiratis.

I hope not

Seems zoo very unfair....

Elza · #77 (**permalink**) 15th June 2012, 05:20 PM

hi Bebella! I too can't send pm's yet.

I think you probably won't find much helpful information from expats... Who can know the laws of the country better than an Emirati man? Who can know his specific situation better, who should act on behalf of your marriage? Why does not he simply call/visit relevant authorities at his job (military?) and ask all the questions in details? He can call the court, lawyers as well.

As far as I know, it's not allowed for them (officers) to get married to foreigners. But if exceptions exists, then some did get approval after all. Some advise to apply for approval again and again.. Maybe high connections can help ("wasta")

My husband knows a military man who went for a training to Europe and returned back with a Scandinavian wife. He was told he married a foreign woman without permission and should divorce her. He did not divorce her and they fired him. Later on he found a better job outside the military and has a good life now.

There was a thread on a Russian forum where one young woman was asking advice about the very same thing. She had been engaged to her Emirati fiancee for 2-3 years and he still did not got the permission to marry her. She was desperate. Russian expats could help her much, because it depends on the man, his attitude, luck... So, they ended their engagement.

pamela0810 · #78 (**permalink**) 15th June 2012, 08:36 PM

Don't mean to be too negative but have you considered the possibility that the Emarati men might be using this rule as an excuse to not marry you but just string you along till they find a suitable virgin to marry?

Elza · #79 (**permalink**) 16th June 2012, 07:06 AM

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Originally Posted by pamela0810

Don't mean to be too negative but have you considered the possibility that the Emarati men might be using this rule as an excuse to not marry you but just string you along till they find a suitable virgin to marry?

Such men do exist, I heard about such. Some date many foreign girlfriends one after another (or simultaneously) and feel secure dating them because after all he has a way to get out of these relationships, an excuse "honey, I can't marry you because of the law and my career, you know it". But there are also many girls that don't mind being temporary girlfriends of locals...(from poorer countries, low morals, who just want to have fun themselves or naive that believe even being a mistress, a gf of a local man is kind of prestigious, cool, a good catch

)

Elza · #80 (**permalink**) 16th June 2012, 07:25 AM

But I hope ladies who are on this thread have descent men, who are willing to overcome the obstacles to be together. I sincerely wish you luck!

I used to know a girl who's husband got a great diplomatic job but was soon rejected for the position because of his foreign wife... after some time (after talking to someone high) they made an exception for him.

One man was offered a job in the Ministry of Interior and his wife was a foreigner. These days many men occupying high positions in the UAE ( big companies, royals) have foreign wife, so, I think it's difficult for them to be strict about this law.