Muslim wife and non-muslim husband?

bepsy
By bepsy

Hi everybody.

My wife and I both got offers (from different sponsors) to work in Qatar.

Now, my wife is a Muslim (her father was a Muslim) and I am not. We made a civil marriage (not in the church) in our country. Is this going to made any problems for us with getting a visa and working in Qatar?

Thank you all for your answers.

By racer2010• 13 Sep 2010 16:16
racer2010

very well said!

By Reem_Q6R• 6 Sep 2010 23:28
Reem_Q6R

"Anyway, OPINION is a really opinion... There is no right nor wrong."

But the marriage in Islam is NOT a matter for anyone to give an opinion over...

It's a fixed law. It's forbidden... So it's WRONG.. any "true" muslim wouldn't even dare to cross that line... but I assure you whoever did it.. they're muslims by name.. and I don't think they care to pray or fast...

If they fear God.. they wouldn't have done it...

By jalsky• 30 Aug 2010 22:14
jalsky

I never heard any religion saying that if you LOVE someone, and because of you are JUST DIVIDED BY FAITH, loving him/her will give you one way ticket to HELL. Religion usually refers and teaches fairness, respect, truth, humility. So NO DISCRIMINATION of faith in marrying as per as I know. I have several friends married Muslim to a Non-Muslim, either way but the teachings of goodness manifest on how they apply towards other people and work, and not towards on what they are believing religion.

Anyway, OPINION is a really opinion... There is no right nor wrong. And we cannot further discuss if the basis is Holy Quoran and Holy Bible. We cannot justify arguments from different basis. They have both their own strong points, deal with it.

If the marriage documents are attested by the both consul, then I think there is no problem and big deal at all. This is just a discussion forum, don't use this as your actual reference. The best thing is to inquire your cases to Qatar Government Agency directly, you are not the only one who have this kind of problem anyway, I'm very sure there is always fair ruling that you can get from them. Good luck!

By pisces_girl_1985• 30 Aug 2010 21:06
pisces_girl_1985

its not considered illegal as long as u have a marriage certificate attested from the embassy of the respective countries. They didnt even ask us abt our religion !

By bepsy• 30 Aug 2010 21:00
bepsy

What about living together? You don't have any issues with that? Since it is considered illegal.

By pisces_girl_1985• 30 Aug 2010 20:57
pisces_girl_1985

there is no problem .. all they are going to ask you is for the marriage certificate but since you both are under different sponsorships its not going to matter anyways .i am a muslim married to a non muslim ! they dont ask you abt ur religion while giving u visa etc...

By anonymous• 30 Aug 2010 20:42
anonymous

saeed khan alwayssssss greate...........he has answer whatever the question ..............we must respect him.....i realy love u saeed khan ....

By bepsy• 30 Aug 2010 20:40
bepsy

Thank you Dracula, glad you liked my photos. Thank you.

By bepsy• 30 Aug 2010 20:29
bepsy

Thanks Dracula!

By Dracula• 30 Aug 2010 20:27
Dracula

OK, bepsy!

By hamadaCZ• 30 Aug 2010 20:27
hamadaCZ

Tak jsi z chorvatska ?

By anonymous• 30 Aug 2010 20:26
anonymous

hello bepsy.. better to refuce the offer witch u got ........ther is fight started before u come....i cant imagine what will be happen after u come ............we dont want make trouble for ql members .............

By hamadaCZ• 30 Aug 2010 20:20
hamadaCZ

If I may ask, Does your civil marriage certificate mention the religious background of your wife ? if not, I say attest it at the nearest Qatari embassy and you are safe to go, if your wife has a typical Muslim name so does Obama "Hussain".

By Dracula• 30 Aug 2010 20:14
Dracula

Apologize them,bepsy!

BTW...nice photos, mate!

"Galeria Slika Fotografa bepsy"

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Odlično ulovljeno!

Fav!

By anonymous• 30 Aug 2010 20:07
anonymous

According to your case . there is a lady working in a company and her company sponsored her . And her husband is working in another company as well so her company know that her husband in Qatar and has a sponsor .So they gave her one week to chnage her ponsorship to be under her husband's sponsorship. for sure they will ask about the marriage certificate as Qatar is an Islamic country ; it will be forbedin for Muslim Lady to marry from another religions.Therefore their might be a problem in your situation.

By bepsy• 30 Aug 2010 20:05
bepsy

How is bepsy used in QL? This is my standard nickname in many forums.

I don't understand why username bepsy makes me a troll, but never mind...

By t_coffee_or_me• 30 Aug 2010 20:02
t_coffee_or_me

Bepsy is a word used only in QL how come a new user knows this word..... You are a TROLL

By bepsy• 30 Aug 2010 19:53
bepsy

Thank you all. You have give me more than enough information with your questions. This is going to be a difficult decision, since I don't consider converting to Islam as an easy option. Pretending to be something you are not and live like that every day is not something one should accept easily.

P.S. I don't understands why some of your think i am a trolling? :)

By GodFather.• 30 Aug 2010 19:42
GodFather.

is that you exile?

By britexpat• 30 Aug 2010 19:42
britexpat

so finally we are coming on track..

QL would not be able to answer these types of questions. I suggest asking an expert in the field.. I hope you come up with a viable solution..

By GodFather.• 30 Aug 2010 19:41
GodFather.

tcom your spot on, a troll on the loose with a QL ID of bepsy... now where are my bobcorn..:)

By Dracula• 30 Aug 2010 19:31
Dracula

last choice: DIVORCE!

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I'm jockin' mate! :)

By anonymous• 30 Aug 2010 19:31
anonymous

it would not be a problem since your state made your union legal..... it wont be an issue then....... advise me if am wrong.....

By 77machu• 30 Aug 2010 19:27
77machu

The best option is to convert to Hinduism to escape the tricky trap that you have laid.

By aneehs• 30 Aug 2010 19:21
aneehs

no way ur wife can convert to Christian.

if ur converted to Muslim,yes of course you have to do all the muslim do.even good, u can take 2nd or third wife if u can afford it.thats the advantage of being a muslim..(peace..just telling the truth!)

By bepsy• 30 Aug 2010 19:13
bepsy

If I do convert, how would that reflect on my everyday life in Qatar? Pray five times a day, fast at the time of Ramadan, etc.?

Can my wife convert from Muslim to Christian? Are there some other options?

Thank you!

By nomerci• 30 Aug 2010 19:09
nomerci

sorry, misunderstood Op post

By anonymous• 30 Aug 2010 18:19
anonymous

Go on, another fake conversion will just add to the numbers and won't really mean anything

By Ice Maiden• 30 Aug 2010 18:10
Ice Maiden

There are a lot of inter faith marriages in my country and no body gives a damn. But here its a bit tricky with the govt having a say in such matters.

So try to legalize your marriage in terms of GCC rules and then you will be OK. Lots of people do that before they come out to the ME, it helps to avoid hassles later.

By bepsy• 30 Aug 2010 18:06
bepsy

Okay, so I guess getting a working visa for us would not be a problem since there are two different sponsors.

But the fact that we would be doing something illegal concerns me. We would most definitely be living together and that should be considered illegal because of our muslim-christian marriage.

And on top of that, we could not get a housing from sponsor because our marriage is considered faulty.

By Apple• 30 Aug 2010 18:06
Apple

Excuse me!

I only comment on the topic and tried to answer the question. The poster clearly mentioned WORKING W/ TWO DIFFERENT SPONSOR and asking if they can obtained visa w/o any problems. Who are you to tell me not to interfere in any topic here? Do u really understand what ur talking?

And btw, I know the truth and so I speak, whatabout you?

By Apple• 30 Aug 2010 18:05
Apple

That's the only way to legalized your marriage and work and live in Qatar w/o the fear of being in trouble.

By bepsy• 30 Aug 2010 18:02
bepsy

Thank you Fathima, this is the answer I was looking for. So if I convert and have legal documents with marriage certificate, there should be no problem? Our marriage would be legit in Qatar then?

By lawa• 30 Aug 2010 17:55
lawa

muslim

By bepsy• 30 Aug 2010 17:55
bepsy

Hmmm. Housing is provided by one of our sponsors, and i guess that is exactly where the problem arise.

After reading some of the replies here, I am aware that the fact that she is muslim and I am christian, and living together even after marriage is a big no no in Qatar.

P.S. to some of the people that think i am trolling, I am not.

By anonymous• 30 Aug 2010 17:41
anonymous

he is one of the qler

By FathimaH• 30 Aug 2010 17:38
FathimaH

My hubby is a convert and he had to have legal documents attesting his conversion,along with our marriage certificate, as he hasn't changed his name legally. Thus he has to prove he is a Muslim when applying for family status. So the sponsor will find out the OP's not a Muslim unless he has documents to prove he is a convert.

By anonymous• 30 Aug 2010 17:36
anonymous

Troll

By Apple• 30 Aug 2010 17:34
Apple

The question is about obtaining visa from two different sponsors while his wife is muslim and he is not.

By t_coffee_or_me• 30 Aug 2010 17:26
t_coffee_or_me

Mega troll alert.

Bepsy gave you away...

By marycatherine• 30 Aug 2010 17:23
marycatherine

But would the employer (if housing is provided) know that he is not Muslim (whether housing is provided by either employer)?

By Apple• 30 Aug 2010 17:21
Apple

There be no problem in getting visa because you'll be working w/ different sponsors. You will only face problems when caught living together and/or if you change your wife's sponsorship under you. Because Islamically you are not legally married and Qatar is an Islamic country.

By Ice Maiden• 30 Aug 2010 17:21
Ice Maiden

I know of a family whose family visa was rejected on the grounds that the marriage certificate(attested by the embassy) was not valid/legal. The wife was Muslim and the husband Christian.

Since you have been offered jobs by different sponsors visa might not be the problem. But I assume you will be living together so please look into the fact that your marriage will be considered legal/not.

By GodFather.• 30 Aug 2010 17:20
GodFather.

If yer married then there is no problem..

By marycatherine• 30 Aug 2010 17:18
marycatherine

I don't know - on some government paperwork they ask for the person's religion - as I understand it (and I may be wrong) Muslim women in Islam are NOT allowed to marry non-muslim men (however Muslim men are allowed to marry non-muslim women).

Whether this will be an issue in Doha is a question - would your marriage be recognized by the state IF it was known she is Muslim and you are not? I don't know

By anonymous• 30 Aug 2010 17:18
anonymous

bepsi thats amazing. Good luck troll

By lanin_13• 30 Aug 2010 17:16
lanin_13

from different sponsors....so no problem....

By vivek_planner• 30 Aug 2010 17:11
vivek_planner

I don't think so......

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