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monastir (195.93.21.70) -

hi.

i try to get married in tunisia, my fiance is tunisian and i am german living in uk for 15 years now.

is there anyone who could give me advice on the law of marriage in my situation.i have contacted the homeoffice, and even they cant give me a strate answer.has anyone been in my shoes out there...

please answer

Reply #1 2nis4ner (196.203.219.38) -

I think for a man you have to go visit the Mufti and tell him that you converted to Islam. I think you have to go over Islamic prayer and such and then you get a certificate saying you are Muslim, and that you can marry a Tunisian girl. That is not 100%, but that is what other Tunisians have told me. Otherwise you can get married abroad.

Reply #2 wil (196.203.156.66) -

there is no restriction in tunisia for marriage, just go to the municipality and get married it takes 5 minutes.

Reply #3 Paolina (87.17.81.71) -

I would like to know the requirements by law, for europian tourist to get married in Tunisia.

I want to get married there.

Reply #4 Marie (155.201.35.50) -

What specifically are they looking for when doing the Tunisian blood test for the marriage certificate? I know it is "transmissable and infectious" diseases but I'm curious as to the specific list they cover with their blood test. I also understand they do the equivalent of a pelvic exam for the woman to assess her fertility? Any information, specific is better, would be appreciated.

Reply #5 gen (194.32.41.22) -

I am a british national who wants to marry my algerian national fiance in tunisia, is this possible? how long does the processing takes place before we can be married and what are the documents needed?

Reply #6 maria (5) from birminham (Contact Member) -

I am a german national and have lived in the Uk for 27 Years.

I would like to get married to my algerian boyfriend in tunisia.

Could you help me please what documents i would need .

Reply #7 angie (82.46.139.115) -

i am married to a tunisain i have been for 5 years the law states to get married yu have to go to your own birts death marriage registery officer then apply to get married then once you have ur reading up for few weeks u get papers take them tunisia u have to have aids test all relevant test to say ur clean free then apply with the tunisiam regiter then u have a cival diffrent wedding good luck to all that do get married

Reply #8 malek (41.224.225.36) -

je veu connaitre j'ai une amie elle veut mariè d'un tunsien elle questionne a propo le mariage comment se fait a tunis

Reply #9 Donna (6) from usa (Contact Member) -

i need to know what paper work i need to get maried in tunisea i live in the usa and and my fiance live in algeria plx help

Reply #10 trace (195.93.21.40) -

can anyone tell me how long a tunisian man needs to wait after a divorce to re-marry? thanks

Reply #11 lin (86.1.162.117) -

i am waitng my divorce absolute and then 21 days for my no impediment. i have been told i can then marry my tunisian fiance since this was said to me i have now heard i have to wait fot 3 more months before i can re marry after divorce.. can anyone help with a marriage office in sousse o sfax that do not have a problem with this. i rang british embassy in tunis today and the tunisian lady said it is law but some town halls say ok and others say i have to wait.please help if you marry straight after divirce as i have now my plane paid for.

Reply #12 brahim (41.201.121.236) -

hello

i'm man from algeria i have 29 years old

i want maried with olfer germany woman to me in tunisa

so i want know if i can maried in tunisa with her

and what payper i want and she want and how time i want stay in tunisa for take my maried payper§???

i hope unswer soon if you can

Reply #13 ben abda oussama (196.203.49.76) -

salut tous le monde je m'appele oussama et je veux faire des rencontres en tunisie pour juste amitié ou + ok me connécter avec mon msn bon journéé

bisou

Reply #14 rafik (41.201.171.127) -

i am from algeria i want to marry my girl friend from scotland in tunis ;;;

is that legal

is there any one who could give me advice on the law of marriage in my situation

thx

Reply #15 medani (88.203.109.70) -

hey im medani from tunis live malta bifor 10 yer im liek mairred in womain age 30 45 no problem nasinalite ok

Reply #16 sharon (82.47.63.149) -

wot do i do i am a sikh girl i fell in love with a tunisian man i left my family for him and now my family dont want to no me is there any other sikh girls in the same situation as me please i need some advice because i dont want 2 marry him then 2 yrs later he leaves me and my family wont have nothing to do with me please help me

Reply #17 Sveta (89.232.3.62) -

Hello, I am Sveta , I am from Georgia, soon i am going to marry in Tunisia, my bf is Tunisian, and as i know Georgia and Tunisia have no any diplomnatic relations so what papers we must do?plz give me any information, thank you

Reply #18 pockets from mile high (Contact Member) -

I am a US citizen and will travel to Algiers to marry my fiance in December. We have found that it takes 6 weeks to have a name background check done. We have been told that we could get married in Tunisia without difficulty but our concern is that my fiance is a resident of Algiers not Tunisia is it still possible for us to travel to Tunisia and be married? Any information in regards to this would be of great help. We feel like time is running out as to what to do. I hate to miss work for 6 weeks i will not be paid for that amount of time and this could become very difficult when i return. thanks for your help

Reply #19 Ali (82.178.130.93) -

Hi my name is Ali i am from Pakistan, I want to marry a girl who is tunisian , kindly advise me that how can i marry her , is there any speacial law there in tunisia or what.....

also how can i get visa?

should i go for visit only or i tell embassy for marrage

awaiting for your great responce,

from ali

Reply #20 kelz from england (Contact Member) -

im getting married in tunisia soon and want to find out all i can about life in tunisia, getting married and visas

Reply #21 kelz from england (Contact Member) -

didnt quite finish that msg lol. i hve been told about getting documents for getting married and im unsure about how i apply for the certificate of no impediment and what i do with it and also if its true that i have to have stayed out ther for 21 days, surely it does not mean in one go, i have been 8 times in the last 2 years for a wek at atime does this count? is there anyone who can help me please

Reply #22 emma (8) from south yorkshire england (Contact Member) -

hi kelz

i have just been goin through roughly the same thing but with a visitor visa for my partner. he got it refused but as for marraige visa we been lookin into it and yes u need to be there 21days before marriage. and certificate of no impediment u sud be able to get from registor office in ur local town as they need to display it as well to make sure no1 disagrees with u gettin married. U also need to get a blood test done in tunisia which is roughly 50 pound. and all ur documents need to be translated into french which is roughly about 40 pound per document. if u find a easier way to get round this please get intouch and let me no as i need the help too as we are hopin to get married after xmas

Reply #23 Jamie (12) from Monastir, Tunisia (Contact Member) -

There are different stipulations for different nationalities when it comes to marrying here in Tunisia.

For any links, you MUST take out the spaces! I am not able to post a full link for some reson.

--FIRST--

If both the bride and the groom are not Tunisian, yet wish to marry here, they must be able to fill ALL obligations under Tunisian law, AND the law of the country they come from or the marriage will NOT be valid.

--SECOND--

For British Citizens:

If you want to marry in Tunisia, here are the basics that you need:

1. Certificate of no impediment to marriage. To get this -

* You must be 18 years of age or have the written consent of your father (or other person whose consent is required by the law)

* You must have resided at least 21 clear days in Tunisia

* Show evidence that any previous marriage has ended (spouse’s death certificate or divorce decree)

*Give notice of your intended marriage, by calling in person at the Consular Section and signing appropriate forms.

The consular officer taking this notice will post it on the public notice board for a further 21 clear days. If no objection is raised during the publication of the notice, the certificate of no-impediment, in French, can be issued.

OR You can give notice of marriage at a registry office (or British consulate) in another place (the UK) where you are resident, and present to the Consular officer of this embassy the resultant statement after its 21 days posting there. The certificate of no-impediment in French will then be issued with no further waiting.

2. BIRTH CERTIFICATE

*It should be a ‘full’ extract not the shortened form which omits parents’ details etc, and should be of recent issue.

3. MEDICAL CERTIFICATE

*It must be recent and issued by a Tunisia medical practitioner. It involves a blood test (testing for transmissible diseases).

4. FATHER'S CONSENT

*If you are under 20. The marriage officer at the Town Hall where the ceremony is to take place can tell you what form this consent should take.

5. CERTIFICATE OF DIVORCE DECREE OR DEATH OF PREVIOUS SPOUSE, if applicable.

*A divorced woman cannot re-marry until a period of three months has lapsed since her divorce, a widow until four months and 10 days after the death of her spouse.

All documents must be translated into French or Arabic. They can be translated into French by the UK Consular Section.

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Here is the contact information for the British Embassy in Tunisia

British Embassy Tunis

Rue du Lac Windermere

Les Berges du Lac

1053 Tunis

TUNISIA

TELEPHONE: +216.71.108.782

FAX: Consular Section: +216.71.108.779

E-MAIL: TunisConsular.Tunis @fco.gov.uk

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--THIRD--

For US Citizens:

Neither a fixed period of residence nor publication of bans is required.

The prospective husband and wife are EACH required to submit the documents listed below to the City Hall Registry Office in order to obtain an appointment for the marriage. All documents must be translated into Arabic or French by a sworn translator and ALL, except the passport, are retained in Tunisian Civil files. All documents MUST be ORIGINALS or CERTIFIED copies. All documents not in English MUST be accompanied by certified translations into English.

Required documents:

1. BIRTH CERTIFICATE bearing the impression seal of the issuing authority.

2. PASSPORT

3. AFFIDAVIT OF ELIGIBILITY TO MARRY - Tunisia requires proof of legal capacity to enter into a marriage contract in the form of certification by competent authority that no impediment exists to the marriage. No such document exists in the United States. Therefore, the parties to a prospective marriage abroad will have to execute an affidavit stating that they are free to marry. This is called an affidavit of eligibility to marry and must be executed at the American Embassy or consulate in the country in which the marriage will occur. The fee for the American Consular Officer’s certification of the affidavit is $30.00.

WARNING: Title 22, Section 1203 of the United States Code provides that any person who willfully and corruptly commits perjury in swearing an affidavit before an American Consular Officer may be charged, proceeded against, tried, convicted an dealt with in any district of the United States, in the same manner, in all respects, as if such offense had been committed in the United States.

4. PRENUPTIAL MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE – This is a medical certificate establishing eligibility to contract marriage. This certificate must have a maximum validity of two months at the time of marriage. Each party must be free of any contagious diseases (primarily tuberculosis and syphilis), alcoholism and mental illness. The City Hall in Tunis will supply a printed form for this certificate upon request. All doctors practicing in Tunisia are authorized to perform these medical examinations.

5. FEE

6. INFORMATION

* Full name

* Date and Place of Birth

* Profession

* Current address in Tunisia

* Full names of parents

* Verbal declaration that they are free to marry

* Name of two witnesses

As applicable, the following documents may be required:

1. DIVORCE DECREE(S)- Such decrees must be final and valid in the country of the interested party’s nationality. For example a Spaniard who has been divorced by the authority of another country, such divorce not being recognized by Spain, cannot contract marriage in Tunisia because Tunisian law requires compliance with both, Tunisian laws and the national law of the foreigner.

2. PRIOR SPOUSE'S DEATH CERTIFICATE - bearing the seal of the issuing authorities.

3. WRITTEN CONSENT OF PARENT OR GUARDIAN IF EITHER PARTY IS UNDER 20 YEARS OF AGE (article 5, 6 and 153 of the Tunisian Personal Code)

4. CERTIFICATE FROM THE MUFTI IN TUNIS - that a non-Muslim man who intends to marry a Muslim woman has been accepted into the Muslim religion (Interpretation of the Koran Scriptures having legal effect 7shaoual 1383). A non-Muslim woman does not have to become Muslim in order to marry a Muslim man.

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Here is the contact information for the American Embassy in Tunisia

American Embassy Tunis

Les Berges du Lac

1053 Tunis

TUNISIA

TELEPHONE: +216.71.107.000

FAX: +216.71.963.263

E-MAIL: TunisConsular@state.gov

WEBSITE: http://tunisia.

usembassy.gov/

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Hope this heps. If I can be of any more help or assistance, please feel free to contact me.

Reply #24 kelz from england (Contact Member) -

thanx jamie for the informaion ive read something simular as well today. think maybe ill e mail a registra out there to find out what happens once i get there. im applying for the papers etc here in england but i need to find out how long it will take to finish papers (translating and handing certificate in etc) before we can actually get married. need to give my family a time frame so they can be there for it. Also thanx emma for your reply also just to let you know i found out today that you only have to have stayed out there for 21 days if you apply for the certificate of no impediment. if you apply for it in england you dnt have to. hope that helps you x

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