Marrying a non-Saudi man
Maha Akeel;7/8/08
After more than 18 months of running around from one government office to another to get the permit, a Saudi friend of mine finally married her non-Saudi fiancé. Before a Saudi man or woman can marry a non-Saudi, they need a permit from the Ministry of Interior for the marriage contract to be officially recognized. The process of filing the form and explaining why the Saudi man is marrying a non-Saudi woman is cumbersome. For the Saudi woman it is difficult and rules are apparently meant to dissuade them from such an alliance. After my friend got the permit from the ministry she had to get another from the Makkah Principality to have the marriage certificate issued in Jeddah.
See: http://www.arabnews.com/?page=7§ion=0&article=111571&d=7&m=7&y=2008
Tags: Marriage, Saudi Arabia