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WithAllMyHeart317
Joined: 26 May 2007
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| Posted: Sat May 26, 2007 4:36 am Post subject: Marriage of US Citizens to Egyptians as of April 10,2007 |
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| :cry: I dont know what to do anymore. I am a US Citizen and my fiance is egyptian. The sworned statement stating that I am "free to marry" has been suspended by the US Embassy in Cairo. The Ministry of Justice stated that without that statement that I could not get married. Does anyone have any idea what I can do? |
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Hoss
Joined: 20 Sep 2005
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Location: Cairo, Egypt
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| Posted: Sat May 26, 2007 9:33 pm Post subject: Re: Marriage of US Citizens to Egyptians as of April 10,2007 |
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WithAllMyHeart317 wrote: :cry: I dont know what to do anymore. I am a US Citizen and my fiance is egyptian. The sworned statement stating that I am "free to marry" has been suspended by the US Embassy in Cairo. The Ministry of Justice stated that without that statement that I could not get married. Does anyone have any idea what I can do?
Why should the US Embassy in Cairo have anything to do with marriage of anyone to an Egyptian? I though the US had no restrictions to the freedom of it's citizens! :roll: |
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WithAllMyHeart317
Joined: 26 May 2007
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| Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 8:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Because of the system in Egypt. The marriage is based of the law in Egypt, not the law in America, and the law in Egypt states that I need a document stating that I am free to marry, and that they want a no objection letter from the US Embassy as well. This is impossible now as of April 10, 2007 because the US Embassy no longer provides that document. |
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Winky
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 1:37 am Post subject: Re: Marriage of US Citizens to Egyptians as of April 10,2007 |
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WithAllMyHeart317 wrote: :cry: I dont know what to do anymore. I am a US Citizen and my fiance is egyptian. The sworned statement stating that I am "free to marry" has been suspended by the US Embassy in Cairo. The Ministry of Justice stated that without that statement that I could not get married. Does anyone have any idea what I can do?
When I put your question in a serach engine this came up at the top
http://www.egyptsearch.com/forums/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=3;t=003192
It looks like someone already answered your question :arrow:
U can get the affidavit from an attorney in your state and get it notarized then authenticated by the state and then authenticated in Washington, DC. You can still marry in Egypt.
A single status affidavit is a sworn statement that you are eligible to marry.
Americans needing to have this document should consult an attorney or the services of a notary. |
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WithAllMyHeart317
Joined: 26 May 2007
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| Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 4:54 am Post subject: Great Reply |
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:D Yes thank you someone did give me this idea...a few people had....I had it in my mind before but I wasnt sure if it would work. Do I have to get an attorney to draw up the affidavit or can I do it myself and contact a notary. I have made a few up with samples of others...take a look what do you think.
I,___________________________________________________an American
Passport No.: issued by________________________on_______________
Born in__________________________on_____________________________
Hereby swear under oath that,
My religion is____________________________________________________
I was previously married to________________________________who is a national of_______________________. The marriage was terminated on_____________________________by_____________________________as evidenced by_____________________________.
I intend to marry___________________________a national of _________________and a resident in_______________________________.
I am a citizen of the United States of America.
I am not related to my intended spouse by blood or marriage.
I know of no objection or impediment to marriage with the person named above.
I am free from infectious and venereal diseases.
If subject to the jurisdiction of the United States Army, Navy or Air force, I have informed my chain of command.
_______________________________ Signature of Affiant
_______________________________ Print
subscribed and sworn before me this ______day of ________________, 200__,
for the contents of the foregoing document I assume no responsibility.
______________________________________
Notary Public
______________________________________
Print
My commission expires: _________________________
another I have.............................
Before me _________________________ of the Notary Public duly commissioned and qualified, personally appeared _________________________who, being duly sworn, deposed and stated:
My name is_____________________________________________________
My passport number is________________issued by________________
on________________________.
I reside in______________________________________________________.
I was born on__________________ in______________________________.
My religion is___________________________________________________.
My fathers name is______________________________he is a national
of_________________________________.
My mothers name is_____________________________she is a national
of_________________________________.
I have been previously married to ________________________________.
a national of____________________________________the marriage was terminated on ______________________________ by__________________ as evidenced by___________________________.
I intend to marry ________________________________________________
who is an_________________________ national and a resident of_______________________.
I am a citizen of the United States of America.
I am not related to my intended spouse by blood or marriage.
I know of no objection or impediment to marriage with the person named above.
I am free from infectious and venereal diseases.
If subject to the jurisdiction of the United States Army, Navy or Air force, I have informed my chain of command.
_______________________________ Signature of Affiant
_______________________________ Print
subscribed and sworn before me this ______day of ________________, 200__,
for the contents of the foregoing document I assume no responsibility.
______________________________________
Notary Public
______________________________________
Print
My commission expires: ____________________
Ok after I go threw the steps of the Notary, the State, the US Dept of State, The Egyptian Embassy, then do I have to have it stamped again by the US Embassy in Egypt then the Ministry of Foreign Affairs???...Or do I take it directly to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?....Do you recommend that I send the documents to my fiance first then see if they will accept it????...I am so stressed over this...inshallah i hope they accept it...any other recommendations??? |
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WithAllMyHeart317
Joined: 26 May 2007
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| Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 4:57 am Post subject: Again |
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Do you know if I can have the affidavit notarized by the US Embassy????I know they are not allow to provide it to me, but they didnt say anything about me drawing up my own. They are not allowd to give any opinions or legal advice. This is the one i made up for the US Consul
Before me ______________________________of the Consul of the United States of America in and for the district of Egypt duly
commissioned and qualified, personally appeared ____________________________________who, being duly sworn, deposed and stated:
My name is_____________________________________________________
My passport number is________________issued by________________
on________________________.
I reside in______________________________________________________.
I was born on__________________ in______________________________.
My religion is___________________________________________________.
My fathers name is______________________________he is a national
of_________________________________.
My mothers name is_____________________________she is a national
of_________________________________.
I have been previously married to ________________________________.
a national of____________________________________the marriage was terminated on ______________________________ by__________________ as evidenced by___________________________.
I intend to marry ________________________________________________
who is an_________________________________ national and a resident of_______________________.
I am a citizen of the United States of America.
I am not related to my intended spouse by blood or marriage.
I know of no objection or impediment to marriage with the person named above.
I am free from infectious and venereal diseases.
If subject to the jurisdiction of the United States Army, Navy or Air force, I have informed my chain of command.
_______________________________ Signature of Affiant
_______________________________ Print
subscribed and sworn before me this ______day of ________________, 200__,
for the contents of the foregoing document I assume no responsibility.
______________________________________
Consul of the United States of America
______________________________________
Print |
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Winky
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 11:31 am Post subject: |
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I am so stressed over this...inshallah i hope they accept it...any other recommendations???
:) Calm down if you are determined to get married to your Egyptian fiancée,you will get married it just takes time ,resign yourself to that fact :wink: for now enjoy your freedom :)
I found this up to date site;
http://marriage.about.com/od/international/p/egypt.htm
where they guide you through the steps and gives you the relevant websites
Good luck and let us know how you are getting on
so others can learn from your hard earned lessons
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WithAllMyHeart317
Joined: 26 May 2007
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| Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 12:10 am Post subject: |
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| I am interested in having the documents mailed to my fiance so he can ask the ministry of justice if they will accept it...do you recommend that I send copies or orginials???? |
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Winky
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| Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 1:17 am Post subject: |
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WithAllMyHeart317 wrote: I am interested in having the documents mailed to my fiance so he can ask the ministry of justice if they will accept it...do you recommend that I send copies or orginials????
copies. |
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WithAllMyHeart317
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| Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 2:17 am Post subject: |
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| ok so you think I should send them the English and Arabic copies?....do you know any lawyers in Egypt that practice in the US and Egypt??? |
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WithAllMyHeart317
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| Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 10:24 am Post subject: Free to Marry Affidavit |
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ATTENTION! ATTENTION! ATTENTION! ATTENTION!
I am almost 100% sure that this document below will satisty the Egyptian government if the following steps are followed exactly.
Step 1: Notarize this document in English in front of your local notary public. You will also need to translate it in to arabic and have it notarized in front of an arabic notary public.
Free to Marry Affidavit
State of_____________________
Before me _________________________ of the Notary Public duly commissioned and qualified, personally appeared _________________________who, being duly sworn, deposed and stated:
My name is_____________________________________________________
My passport number is________________issued by________________
on________________________.
I reside in______________________________________________________.
I was born on__________________ in______________________________.
My religion is___________________________________________________.
My fathers name is______________________________he is a national
of_________________________________.
My mothers name is_____________________________she is a national
of_________________________________.
I have been previously married to ________________________________.
a national of____________________________________the marriage was terminated on ______________________________ by__________________ as evidenced by___________________________.
I intend to marry ________________________________________________
who is an_________________________ national and a resident of_______________________.
I am a citizen of the United States of America.
I am not related to my intended spouse by blood or marriage.
I know of no objection or impediment to marriage with the person named above.
I am free from infectious and venereal diseases.
_______________________________ Signature of Affiant
_______________________________
Print
subscribed and sworn before me this ______day of ________________, 200__,
for the contents of the foregoing document I assume no responsibility.
___________________________________
Notary Public
___________________________________
Print
My commission expires: _______________
*CONTACT ME IF YOU WOULD LIKE A VERISON OF THIS AFFIDAVIT IN WORD OR TEXT FORMAT.
Step 2: Once both english and arabic versions have been notarized. Send this document and its translation in arabic to the Secretary of State(i.e. MD, DC, VA, CA, MA....) Once you send this to your Secretary of State they will authenticate this document as an 'original document.' To find the Secretary of State office in your state, go to Google.com and type 'your state_______Secretary of State'(i.e. Maryland Secretary of State.)
Step 3: Then send both versions of the document to the US Department of State for authentication. This is their website it gives you detailed instructions on the procedures to authenticate a document. http://www.state.gov/m/a/auth/
Step 4: Contact your nearest Egyptian Embassy and send them the document to have them certify it. The Egyptian Embassy charges $25 per document for certification.
***IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO HAVE THE US DEPT OF STATE SEAL ON BOTH DOCUMENTS. WITHOUT THEIR SEAL IT MEANS NOTHING IN EGYPT.
***IF YOU HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY MARRIED YOU WILL NEED TO REQUEST THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS BELOW:
1. Divorce Certificate
2. Decree of Divorce
*THE CERTIFICATE OF DIVORCE CAN BE REQUESTED FROM THE VITAL RECORDS OFFICE IN THE STATE WHERE YOU WHERE YOU DIVORCED. THE CERTIFICATE NEEDS TO BE TRANSLATED IN TO ARABIC AND THE TRANSLATION SHOULD BE NOTARIZED BY AN ARABIC NOTARY PUBLIC. NEXT YOU WILL FOLLOW THE SAME STEPS AS YOU DID FOR THE AFFIDAVIT ABOVE. SEND IT THE SECRETARY OF STATE, THEN TO THE US DEPT OF STATE, THEN TO THE EGYPTIAN EMBASSY.
*THE DECREE OF DIVORCE NEEDS TO BE REQUESTED FROM THE COURT WHERE YOU WERE DIVORCED. REQUEST A 'TRIPLE SEAL' FOR THIS DOCUMENT. THIS TERM MAYBE DIFFERENT IN EACH STATE. JUST LET THE CLERK AT THE COURT KNOW THAT YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE THE DOCUMENT AUTHENTICATED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE, AND ASK THE CLERK WHAT KIND OF SERVICE HE CAN PROVIDE, WHETHER ITS NOTARIZING OR PUTTING A SEAL ON THE DOCUMENT. THE DECREE NEEDS TO BE TRANSLATED IN TO ARABIC AS WELL AND NEEDS TO BE NOTARIZED IN FRONT OF AN ARABIC NOTARY PUBLIC. THE NEXT STEP IS THE SAME AS ABOVE. SEND BOTH VERSIONS OF THE DOCUMENT TO THE SECRETARY OF YOUR STATE, THEN TO THE US DEPT OF STATE, THEN TO THE EGYPTIAN EMBASSY.
***ALL OF THESE DOCUMENTS MAY NEED TO BE CERTIFIED BY THE EGYPTIAN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS IN CAIRO.
****WHEN YOU HAVE COMPLETED ALL OF THESE STEPS, MAIL THESE COPY THE DOCUMENTS FOR YOUR RECORD. THEN SEND THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS TO YOUR FIANCE IN EGYPT. DO NOT SEND ANY COPIES, ONLY THE ORIGINALS. HAVE HIM/HER TAKE IT TO THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE TO CONFIRM THAT IT IS ACCEPTABLE. |
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WithAllMyHeart317
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| Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 10:28 am Post subject: Egyptian Embassies in the U.S.A. |
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THIS IS THE LIST OF EGYPTIAN EMBASSY'S IN THE U.S.A.
Egypt's Conuslates in the US and their jurisdiction:
Egyptian Consulate- Washington, D.C.
3521 International court, N.W.
Washington, D. C. 20008
E-Mail: Embassy@egyptembdc.org
Website: www.egyptembassy.net
Tel: 1 (202) 966-6342
Fax: 1 (202) 244-4319
Covered States: Delaware-Florida-Georgia-Maryland- North and South Carolina- Virginia-Washington, DC- West Virginia
Egyptian Consulate- New York City
1110 Second Avenue
New York, N. Y. 10022
E-mail: Egypteg@aol.com
Tel: 1 (212) 759-7120/7121/7122
Fax: 1 (212) 308-7643
Covered States: Connecticut-Maine-Massachusetts-New Hampshire-New Jersey- Ohio-Pennsylvania-Puerto Rico-Rhode Island-Vermont-New York
Egyptian Consulate- San Francisco
3001 Pacific Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94115
E-mail: Egypt@egy2000.com
Website: egy2000.com
Tel: 1(415) 346-9700/9702/9352
Fax: 1(415) 346-9481
Covered States: Alaska-Arizona-California-Idaho-Hawaii-Montana-Nevada-Oregon-Washington-Wyoming-Utah
Egyptian Consulate-Houston
1990 Post Oak Blvd., Suite # 2180
Houston, Texas 77056
Tel: 1(713) 961-4915
Fax:1(713) 961-3868
Covered States: Alabama-Arkansas-Colorado-Kansas-Louisiana-Mississppi-Missouri-New Mexico-Oklahoma-Tennessee-Texas
Egyptian Consulate-Chicago
500 N. Michigan Avenue, 19th Floor, Suite #1900
Chicago. IL 60611
Tel.: 1(312) 828-9162
Fax: 1(312) 828-9167
E-mail: eg2002@eg2002.net
Website: eg2002.net
Covered States: Illinois-Indiana-Iowa-Kentucky-Michigan-Minnesota-Nebraska-North and South Dakota – |
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WithAllMyHeart317
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| Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 10:28 am Post subject: Egyptian Embassies in the U.S.A. |
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THIS IS THE LIST OF EGYPTIAN EMBASSY'S IN THE U.S.A.
Egypt's Conuslates in the US and their jurisdiction:
Egyptian Consulate- Washington, D.C.
3521 International court, N.W.
Washington, D. C. 20008
E-Mail: Embassy@egyptembdc.org
Website: www.egyptembassy.net
Tel: 1 (202) 966-6342
Fax: 1 (202) 244-4319
Covered States: Delaware-Florida-Georgia-Maryland- North and South Carolina- Virginia-Washington, DC- West Virginia
Egyptian Consulate- New York City
1110 Second Avenue
New York, N. Y. 10022
E-mail: Egypteg@aol.com
Tel: 1 (212) 759-7120/7121/7122
Fax: 1 (212) 308-7643
Covered States: Connecticut-Maine-Massachusetts-New Hampshire-New Jersey- Ohio-Pennsylvania-Puerto Rico-Rhode Island-Vermont-New York
Egyptian Consulate- San Francisco
3001 Pacific Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94115
E-mail: Egypt@egy2000.com
Website: egy2000.com
Tel: 1(415) 346-9700/9702/9352
Fax: 1(415) 346-9481
Covered States: Alaska-Arizona-California-Idaho-Hawaii-Montana-Nevada-Oregon-Washington-Wyoming-Utah
Egyptian Consulate-Houston
1990 Post Oak Blvd., Suite # 2180
Houston, Texas 77056
Tel: 1(713) 961-4915
Fax:1(713) 961-3868
Covered States: Alabama-Arkansas-Colorado-Kansas-Louisiana-Mississppi-Missouri-New Mexico-Oklahoma-Tennessee-Texas
Egyptian Consulate-Chicago
500 N. Michigan Avenue, 19th Floor, Suite #1900
Chicago. IL 60611
Tel.: 1(312) 828-9162
Fax: 1(312) 828-9167
E-mail: eg2002@eg2002.net
Website: eg2002.net
Covered States: Illinois-Indiana-Iowa-Kentucky-Michigan-Minnesota-Nebraska-North and South Dakota – |
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