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UAE laws on marriage with a UAE Muslim woman and a USA Muslim man?

• Ok people, this is long. I am going to ask a series of questions. Sorry for it being so long...but hey, I gotta ask someone..LOL Hey "h"! Where are you...hehehe...You know you are my go to girl :^) and you touched on some of my Q's b4. "h" may Allah protect you and keep you and heal you quickly with your surgery this month. And may He guide the hand of the surgeon so that you come out just fine. Ameen =D Ok, here are my questions: Native-born Muslim women from Abu Dhabi UAE: If a female native-born Muslim woman from Abu Dhabi UAE marries and native-born American Muslim and moves to the United States, does she then, by UAE law, forfeit her UAE citizenship? I realize that UAE does not recognize dual citizenship, so does this mean that my future wife from Abu Dhabi would have to forfeit her UAE citizenship? In Abu Dhabi UAE, when it comes to native-born citizens of UAE, the government provides its citizens with free housing, free healthcare and some local colleges are free. If a native-born Abu Dhabi Muslim woman marries a native-born American Muslim and moves to the United States, does the government strip her of her rights to obtain these benefits from UAE? If my wife and I decide to live in both Abu Dhabi UAE and the United States, splitting our time between the two countries, would my wife, who is a native-born Abu Dhabi citizen, be able to obtain free housing for us to live in Abu Dhabi? Our Children: If my future wife and I have children, and they (our children) are born in Abu Dhabi UAE, would our children be considered native-born citizens of Abu Dhabi UAE, or since I, the father, is a native-born American, will our children by default be considered American citizens? If my future wife and I have children, and they (our children) are born in Abu Dhabi UAE, would our children, under Abu Dhabi UAE law, obtain the same benefits from the government as its other native-born Abu Dhabi citizens? For example- the ability to obtain free housing when they grow older, the ability to obtain free healthcare and the ability to attend local Abu Dhabi college for free, or would the government prohibit this since I, their father, am a native-born American citizen? Marriage: Once we have permission from my future wife's father to marry, we then need to obtain the permission of the Abu Dhabi UAE government to marry. My question is, how long does it normally take for the paper work to be processed by the government of Abu Dhabi UAE; therefore allowing us to get married? (3 months, 6 months, 1 year?) If my future wife and I have permission from her father to get married, and we decide to marry in the United States because the waiting process of the Abu Dhabi UAE government is upwards of 3 months or so in order to get permission to marry, will the Abu Dhabi UAE government recognize our marriage as a legitimate marriage? And if we married in this manner would this then lead the Abu Dhabi UAE government to forfeit the UAE citizenship of my wife and would this also forfeit her rights to obtain free housing, healthcare and free college education? Also, I have heard that since I am a foreigner, a native-born America Muslim, marrying a native-born Abu Dhabi citizen, I would need to present a certificate stating that I am indeed a Muslim. Is this true or false? In America, they do not hand out certificates or create certificates for Muslims authenticating that they are indeed Muslims, so if this is indeed true, what would I need to do since no such certificate exists for Muslims in the United States? I never heard of such a thing as a Muslim certificate..LOL Jazak Allah for your time. Salam

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  Your wife will remain an UAE citizen as long as she does not apply for another citizenship. Not all UAE citizen are provided with free housing. It depends on their profession/position, whom they work for and how many kids a family has. Healthcare will stay free for our wife. Children born in the UAE will automatically gain the father's citizenship. Because you will not gain citizenship through marriage, your kids will be Americans and not able to receive any benefits. (This may be changed in the future). Sorry, no idea how long it takes to receive permission. These things will be handled case by case. Getting married without permission will have some bad consequences for your future wife. A friend of mine did this and was "detained" for 7 months. Only with the help of City of Hope and Amnesty International she was able to leave the UAE again. You do not need a certificate of Religion. You need our birth certificate where the Religion is shown. Hope I answered everything and didn't forget any. Additional: Passport/citizenship. If you get married without permission, your marriage will not be reckognized in the UAE. It's tricky and you better think twice what and how to deal with it. Best thing to do is to receive permission no matter how long it takes and to keep the UAE citizenship. But, even when getting married without permission, the wife will not loosw her UAE citizenship any more. Many women complained already (but that was in Dubai), that their kids are not UAE citizen and not entilted to any benefits. Only a divorced woman can apply for UAE citizenship for her kids. (Some go this drastic step in case of not being able to afford necessary health care for a sick child.) All the best and thanks for the wishes. Will be admitted to the hospital in February.