Marriage laws in Saudi Arabia are different for citizens and foreigners. According to the law, the marriage is registered in the court, while the acceptance is also before the judge. All the conditions in the marriage certificate are also registered with the Qazi ie the marriage registrar.
Marriage after medical test
Apart from mutual consent in the basic conditions of marriage for the citizens, there is the most important medical test without which the date of marriage cannot be found.
Medical tests confirm that the couple being married does not have an inherited disease that could lead to the development of disease in their offspring or the birth of a disabled child.
After receiving the test report, the date is obtained by referring to the 'Kitab-e-Adl' (where the marriage is performed) for the date of marriage. After the marriage is officially registered, preparations for the wedding begin.
Marriage rules for foreigners
Millions of foreigners have been living in the country with their families for years. Immigrants living here must follow certain rules for marriage.
Foreigners have to go to the office of the Registrar of Marriages to get married, for which advance time is obtained. The girl's father and the boy apply for marriage (Corona has made it possible to get time online).
On the day of marriage, in the presence of the guardian, by giving the marriage sermon, the conditions of both the parties are recorded in the marriage certificate. If the girl does not have a father, it is necessary to provide proof.
In the past, there was a facility for marriage seekers in the Pakistan Consulate which made it easy for the people to get married after getting the marriage certificate certified by the embassy and later with the Foreign Ministry, but for some time now this facility Has been deleted.
Saudi marriage law
In the kingdom, if a Saudi citizen wants to marry a foreign woman, he has to get permission from the Ministry of Interior.
Marriage can be registered only after obtaining NOC for marriage. Marriage cannot be registered without permission.
If a Saudi woman wants to marry a foreign man, she must also get permission from the Ministry of Interior, but this is a very difficult process in which a police report must be obtained regarding the conduct of a foreigner. After that the application for NOC is sent to the Ministry of Home Affairs and after getting the approval from there, the process of marriage registration is completed.
In the past, there was a law to grant Saudi citizenship to a foreign man or woman after a Saudi marriage to a foreigner, but this has been amended for some time now. There is not only a long wait but also a lot of struggle in which NOCs from various departments are required.
