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- IN A MAZE: Caught in a maze of rules, many couples either abandon their marriage plans and risk living together or look for options outside the country to tie the knot
Dubai: Expatriates from certain countries are finding it almost impossible to get married in the UAE, XPRESS has learnt.
Caught in a maze of rules, many couples either abandon their marriage plans and risk living together or look for options outside the country to tie the knot.
Unmarried couples living together could face jail under UAE laws. Non Muslim expats said they have no choice as the road to marital bliss in the country is not only long and winding, but also fraught with pitfalls.
“It is like going through a needle’s eye,” said Juliet, a Dutch expat whose daughter Diana and her German fiancé, 27-year-old Martin had to fly out of the UAE to exchange their wedding vows
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