Married to a Qatari

I am an American woman married to a Qatarti citizen. First and foremost, before you get married he has to get permission from the marriage bureau, which is in the minister of the interior. After that, nothing else matters as long as it is a legal marriage, even if it is in the USA.

It is hard to get Qatari citizenship, but it can be done. YOu have to apply for it and have some serious wasta.

If you are married, it is perfectly legal to live together in or out of atar

Last, of course you can come and live with him in Qatar, you just come with him, and he can get your resident permit after you already are here.

If there is anything else you need to know, feel free to just PM me and I can help.

tra la la

Where do American women meet Qatari men? What are Qatari men like to be married to a Qatari man? Is more done for appearance sake?

i am not

yea they are far behind me

You seem to have something againsteveryone :) cool down
Crazy Frog

well we are not married yet. I met him at college too.. and we love each other! he is here because he was sponsered by this company and so he has to go back and work for the same number of years as he went to college. Now, once again i dont really care about qatari citizenship. I am just currious, if we were to just get married in the US before he goes back home without telling qatari government what happpens? can he get married without telling qatari gov... its just a nikah so we can do that anywhere.. right? and i can go and live there on a visitor visa or something for 5 years and then we can both move where ever we want to whether thats coming back here or living somewhere else in the world!

some help please... its just we are really in love with each other but we just found out that there are a lot of issues when it comes to marrying a qatari! I really love him a lot and cant imagine my life without him! I have never seen qatar so i dont know if i want to live there for the rest of my life... but i dont want to live without him anywhere so i want to go with him for as long as he has to be in qatar to finish his contract!

MOI will give him hell for wanting to marry a foreigner as opposed to finding a "good woman from his country since they shud hv priortiy"
coz marriage is like buying a car or stocks... u shud help ur own economy before a foreign investor..
the concept of love and marrying someone coz u wna be with that certain individual of ur choice is lost on people here..
he has to have alot of connections to speed up the process of giving approval.. but ur looking at a MINIMUM one year wait (if ur extremely lucky)
if u get married in the states without the gov approaval.. u cant come and live with him.. unles he gets a visit visa.. and if they find out ur already married internationally.. they'll make sure u never get ur visa to punish u for trying to cheat the system
it sucks balls.. i know.. but thats qatar for ya..
wats the logic beind their madness?? u'll never know.. but they're more than willing to lecture u for 7 hours about how they have a point.. when they obviously dont..
good luck babe

"He who reigns within himself and rules passions, desires, and fears is more than a king."

how long did it take you to get the permission? are u now living in qatar? how do u like it? u said u were from the United States... how did u find it when u first saw qatar. were u american born and raised if so can u please share ur thoughts about what kind of stuff i will go through and what i need to be mentally prepared for. I am a little scared since i have never been there... I am not american born but i have pretty much living in america my whole life! so i am very americanized. I am also all about women rights and thats why i am very scared about going to qatar. I can make compromises but i just want to know what i am really getting my self in to?

He is from a very nice family. the women in his family do wear vial but they drive and everything... from what he has told me they seem really nice! how long did it take u to learn arabic? do people mostly understand english everywhere?

how do the arabs treat non-arabs? I have heard mixed reviews about it... some say that its terrible and some say that there is nothing to worry about?

Sorry for throwing sooo many questions at u. its just i have been searching the websites for a week and I got no where and finally i have someone who can tell me what to expect!

Thank you very very much.. i cant explain how much ur replys r helping me!

Jazzcat,

I didn't mean to offend. Of course I didn't mean that your marriage is for appearance's sake. I hope that nobody's marriage ever comes down to that.

I meant that, in general, is appearances more important?

it's the property issue. Like Nouf said: "u shud help ur own economy before a foreign investor"...lol...

I tried to send you a PM, but you don't have that option...

tra la la

I dont know how to add that option can u post want u want to say it is important to hear from others
thanks
sara

talking to me? I'm not trying to make it sound easy. I'm saying it as it is.
My uncle married his wife (German) 2-3 years ago and it was as simple as going to a short interview and finito.

Whenever they reject someone, they've got their reason.

The best thing to do is for him to show that there is a 'reason' to get married.

For example, "he's tried to marry a Qatari woman, but nobody accepted him, now he's getting old and found a foreigner that he wants to marry and that accepts him".

It's a lie but it'll invoke sympathy.
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please provide more info on the process and rules of qatar for marrying a citizen....my friend is madly in-love with one qatari guy..

What do you mean as long as he is in Qatar to finish his contract? Is he just working here? He might not be a real Qatari if he has a contract, pls correct me.
 

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

Its not easy to marry a Qatari as their are too many women and not enough men.  My husband is Qatari and we lived outside the country for many years til the laws changed but nwo its become difficult again.  Although he could live outside the country but most men are not happy not being in their own homeland and obviously they benefit from being home.  Qatar is much easier to live now as society is opening up and their is far more entertainment and shopping but the economy is now difficult, hard to make a living.  If his family agrees you have won more than half the battle, they can be more difficult than the govt. Life is what you make it anywhere, but Qatar is different so you have to be more understanding and realize you cannot make Qatar like America you will be disappointed, as its a new country just finding its way.  Good luck to you. It can be a lovely adventure if you let it be!

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