Marriage to a qatari national woman

Gudluck!

"There's nothing we can do to change the past, if it teaches  you a lesson profit from it then, forget it.

There is no use of crying over spelt milk"

best of luck if u wanna get marry with a qatari girl, but wats wrong if u stay in UK, why qatar?

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Within the family (i.e., you marry a first cousin) it is often a symbolic gesture (QR 1 and the like) rather than a big wad of cash.

Family approval is necessary, but I wouldn't hold your breath as it's unlikely to come. Ask your GF; she should have a pretty good idea of what her folks will say.

Easier for a man marrying an outsider than a female because as a previous poster said, your kids will not be Qatari.

Even if you do get permission to marry, getting residency in Qatar is another matter entirely. I know of several mixed Qatari marriages where it took YEARS for them to get permission to bring their spouse into the country, even though they were already married AND had kids.

There was one case in the last decade that involved a female member of the royal family here (Al Thani) who snuck away to Egypt to marry a man she'd fallen in love with (without her family's permission). They were legally married in Shariah court. Her family abducted her back to Qatar and held her against her will for almost 3 years before she was finally released (due to much intl. attention and pressure from Amnesty).

Food for thought...

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Hi, mariam-mar said that:

'I think even if the parents approved, you two are not staying in Qatar.. Your Qatari wife will become British, and you will not be allowed to stay in Qatar,your kids will be British citizen too '

why wont we stay in qatar? and why wont we be allowed to live there? thanks

a bit of clarification would help...

I think even if the parents approved, you two are not staying in Qatar.. Your Qatari wife will become British, and you will not be allowed to stay in Qatar,your kids will be British citizen too

"There's nothing we can do to change the past, if it teaches  you a lesson profit from it then, forget it.

There is no use of crying over spelt milk"

modulus i suggest you read more than superwoman posts, since you are meber since yesterday

intersting enough you know about superwoman .. doesnt suprise me at all :)

and another suggestion, take it easy

Again, I can only answer what's the norm in my culture. Could be different for other cultures, eventhough we are both muslims.

Also, I assume by 'dowry' you mean things that a man give to his prospective wife. I prefer to call it 'bride's money' (in Melayu or bahasa Indonesia 'Emas Kawin') because a dowry to me mean things that was given to a girl from her parents/guardian at the time of her marriage (BTW, once given both dowry and bride's money are her sacred property, to be used entirely according to her wish).

So back to your question. In my culture, A muslim girl has the final say of whom she want to marry, provided that the prospective groom is a 'suitable' muslim. Now, of course her family may try to argue, persuade and cajole her to change her mind, but that's basically the limit of what they can do. (No, the so called 'honor killing' is not a fixture in my culture, especially in this day and age.....)

As I mentioned earlier if all else fail, the couple my elope and 'marry on the run'. Of course, by doing this, she risked disownment and disinheritance from her family, but that's her choice.

Cheers

SK

I need this to have a better understanding of things. So is superwoman is somewhat exagerating on her stories then? What happens when there are two person going after 1 bride: One offers more dawry than the other, unfortunately, if the girl likes the one with less dawry and the parents the man with more dawry, what happens.

Modulus, the big money part is an exagerated myths.

If all else fail, they can always elope....

Islamic law do allow a girl to chose her own husband and marry even without her father's consent under some circumstances. In this case, usually a local imam or religious authority (Actually it can be any Muslim male) will act as her guardian.

As of the so called 'payment', no it doesnot have to come at thousands or millions. In many part of the world (at least where I come from), the 'bride money' is usually symbolic things such as the Holy Quran, sets of Abayas, prayer mats and similar items. Some wealthier groom do give money or golds, but it is not the norm.

Cheers

SK

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Anyone care to elaborate if this is truly needed, or love is enough?

hi

first u take permission from parents, then they submit ur papers in marriage authority (lajna zawaj) then they give u a date. they take ur interview and ur g/f interview about (y she want 2 marry with u , y she was nt choosing in their nationality ) i hope u understand what i mean ( bcoz she is educated and she can marry any qatari guy) then if they say ok then they give u permission then u have 2 go ministry of interior and take a permission from there. (its nt a big deal) if u get a approval from marriage authority then they didnt ask u any thing .they give u a permission on same day they u can marry her in doha. bcoz i am also in the same problem like u . best of luck

Myth or is this factual that there will most likely be some settlement negotiations involved with this transaction?

more comments please... i love to hear the best answer.

mrkhan123, if the girls parents are fine with it, then they can get the government/authorities to approve the marriage. It isn't as bad as people think it is.

This amount given to the family is customary as I have read.

Good luck!

Honestly, no disrespect intended for the young lovers, just their custom.