Monday, December 28, 2009

What documents are needed for the marriage court in Morocco to mary Moroccan girl?

A US Citizen ... I thought 11 documents needed?What documents are needed for the marriage court in Morocco to mary Moroccan girl?
Documents a U.S. Citizen Needs to Marry in Morocco





Note: These are Moroccan Government requirements, thus all documents not in Arabic must be translated into Arabic.





A valid U.S. passport and copies of the biographic page and the page containing your date of entry to Morocco. Some, but not all, local authorities require the U.S. Consulate General to certify these copies.








If divorced, proof of dissolution of any previous marriage(s). Provide original or certified copies of these documents.








If former spouse is deceased, his or her death certificate. Provide original or certified copies of these documents.








A completed Affidavit of Nationality and Eligibility to Marry. This document may be obtained at the U.S. Consulate General in Casablanca during our public hours. There is a US$ 30 fee for a Consular Officer to notarize the document. The document is in English and you will need to have it translated. This document is the only reason you will need to visit the U.S. Consulate General in relation to getting married in Morocco.








A birth certificate. Provide an original or certified copy of this document.








An American police record must be obtained from a police department in the state where you last resided or from the FBI at: http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cjisd/fprequest.ht鈥?/a>








If resident in Morocco, a valid residency card.








If resident in Morocco, obtain a Moroccan police record from the Ministry of Justice in Rabat (Office of Penal Affairs and Pardons). (For U.S. citizens resident in Morocco, you will need both an American and Moroccan police record.)








If male, a notarized statement of religious denomination or a certified copy of a


conversion document to Islam. (Conversion documents are obtained from and notarized by adouls, or religious/court notarials, at the Ministry of Justice in Rabat). Women do not need this document.








A medical certificate of good health from a doctor in Morocco. This document must be obtained in Morocco.








Four (4) recent passport photos (3cm x 4cm, please note this is the same size required for a Moroccan passport)








The fee for submitting an application for marriage to an adoul is 150 Moroccan Dirhams.








Important note about document requirements: This list is not exhaustive. Moroccan authorities may ask for additional information or other documents proving evidence of employment or a source of income.











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EDIT: aznzar- you are sooooooooooo right. The process can be chaotic and so stressful. The offices are not always easy to deal with. Just remember why you are there and stay patient. If you do not know of a translator, let me know and I will give you the name and address of the man we used. He was great (there is a link on my profile... you can contact me that way)What documents are needed for the marriage court in Morocco to mary Moroccan girl?
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and some thing else to do is that all the documents that you will bring from your country or others that you will get from your embassy must be legalized by ';The Office of Ministry of Foreign Affairs'; (in french its : Le Bureaux de Minist猫re des Affaires 脡trang猫res) before you translate it into arabic. there is only 5 offices to do that in morocco which are in : rabat+Beni Mellal+Nador+Tanger+agadir. the one in rabat it's horrible because it's allways busy and a bit unorganised, I don't know if it's still the same, hopefully it's changed to better, because last time I been there (nearly 2 years now) it was really really busy, so every one wants to go first because it was unorganised and horrible, so they even had to call the police to stop it and try to organise (people)...





so apart from the documents you need for the marriage, you will also need the patience and the patience !!!





Good luck.
Hmmm I think they ripped my husband and I off when we were married last year lol.


They charged us 500dh for a mixed marriage submission to the adouls and they would not accept that I said I was muslim( I converted two years ago) Instead they made me say Shahada and then asked for another 250dh for a document stating I was Muslim.


What a rip. My husband was livid about that lol.


Yeah as for the place in Rabat I totally agree it was very chaotic there.


It was a lot of running here and there but really some of my best memories are of my husband and I trying to get married.


Good Luck to you and may Allah bless you and your future wife in your life together.

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