Online marriage in United Arab Emirates

What matters to people looking for marriage in United Arab Emirates, and what differs in registration and paperwork.

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Cities

The main cities in United Arab Emirates.

Dubai
Abu Dhabi
Sharjah
Al Ain
Ajman
Ras Al Khaimah

Registration and paperwork

Procedures change, and they differ with your situation and your nationality. What follows is a general pointer, nothing more; the authority itself is the reference, and you should ask it before taking any step.

Usually handled by The personal-status courts and a licensed maʾdhūn

Worth knowing

Most people in the UAE are residents rather than citizens, and the procedure for a resident differs substantially from that for a citizen.
A resident may need additional attestation at their own embassy for the contract to be recognised back home.

The French consular procedure, on our agency site

Mizan also runs a marriage agency, and it publishes dated guides on the French procedure: the certificate of capacity to marry, the publication of banns, and registering the marriage in the French civil registry. Each guide names the consular page it was checked against, and the date it was checked.

These describe what France asks of its own nationals. They do not describe the local law of the country on this page.

Marrying in the UAE from France (in French)
Registering an Emirati marriage in the French civil registry (in French)
Filing a marriage application in the Gulf: with or without an appointment (in French)

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