Is ORFI marriage legal in Egypt?
The important thing to understand about Orfi marriage is that it absolutely is NOT a legal document recognized by the Egyptian government. In fact, in almost all cases, it isnt worth the paper it is printed on, even when drawn up by an attorney!
This contract is, in fact, a "Civil marriage or Common law Marriage known in Egypt as Orfi Marriage. It is a Legal Binding Contract, and so should be written up and discussed at a Trusted Lawyers Office, and requires Only Id, and 2 Witnesses.
An Orfi is a legal document, in particular between a Western woman and an Egyptian man, agreeing to get married without any legal and binding rights attached. The man “proposes” in front of two witnesses and pays the lawyer, in effect paying to get the document issued, and that's it.
The only legal marriage for foreigners in Egypt is a civil ceremony performed at the local marriage court, which is in accordance with Islamic practice. Persons wishing a religious ceremony may arrange for one separately, but it is the civil ceremony that establishes the legal marriage.
According to Egyptian law a Muslim man can marry a woman who is Muslim, Jewish or Christian. A Muslim woman on the other hand can only marry a man who is Muslim. At the marriage ceremony (and in the marriage contract) the sum of the financial gift by the husband to his wife in case of divorce or death is determined.
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In order for foreign marriages to be recognised as legal in the UK, the following conditions must be met: The marriage must be recognised as a legal marriage in the country in which it took place and the parties to the marriage must have complied with the procedures required in the country of marriage.
Hotels usually ask for your ID and/or marriage certificate before they book a couple in the same room. The only exceptions are made for foreigners/tourists.
1. Re: Can two guys share a hotel room in Egypt? It's true. 2 tourists can, but not an Egyptian.
The only people in Egypt who are not allowed to stay in hotel rooms unmarried are Egyptian Nationals... ie: If one or both of you have an Egyptian passport then you cannot stay together unmarried...
How do I register my marriage certificate in Egypt?
To apply for a marriage certificate in Egypt, Register the marriage at the Egyptian Ministry of Justice. Forms to be completed at the marriage court can only be obtained on the wedding day or the day before. A routine physical exam performed by an Egyptian doctor is sometimes required if the person appears unhealthy.
Egypt's new tourist marriage law requires a foreign man to deposit 50,000 Egyptian pounds in the name of his future wife within any commercial bank of Egypt, if the man marrying the Egyptian woman is of age 25 or more years younger than him.
Egyptian law, based on the Koran, allows a man to have four wives.
» The legal age of marriage regis- tration in Egypt is set at 18 years. Yet, without criminalizing the perpetrators, girls are still get- ting married without registering or reporting their marriages, or registering their children born out of these marriages.
| Countries and states | Restricted by age difference | Unrestricted |
|---|---|---|
| Hetero | Hetero | |
| Djibouti | 15 | 18 |
| Egypt | — | 18 |
| Equatorial Guinea | — | 18 |
Division of the costs of marriage celebrations reflected the standard practice in which the bride's family pays for the cost of the engagement party and the groom's family pays for the wedding. Cor- respondingly, the bride's side typically covered about 20% of the total celebration costs.
Misyar is a form of marriage that allows couples to live separately but come together for sexual relations. For the women who accept it – spinsters, divorcees and widows – it's a something-is-better-than-nothing option, though they waive almost all the rights that a normal Muslim marriage entitles them to.
An Islamic marriage contract is considered an integral part of an Islamic marriage, and outlines the rights and responsibilities of the groom and bride or other parties involved in marriage proceedings under Sharia. Whether it is considered a formal, binding contract depends on the jurisdiction.