I will be getting married in Egypt..I do not know the laws.....?

Question

I will be getting married in Egypt and I do not know the laws in Egypt. When I got my divorce in the USA I decide to keep my ex husband last name (cause of bills etc). Before I go to Egypt to get married do I need to change my marriage name back to my maiden name or it does not matter??

Answer 1

NO, you do not have to change your name back. It is actually a huge hassle to do so. This is a very big hassle because the Egyptian system does not know how to handle a name change. There is just no system for it.

It is not done when a woman marries. This actually makes MORE sense in many ways when you think about it because you know what family she is FROM and the children take the fathers name (as they do in the west also). the names there work like this for : they carry their first name which is their own and then their fathers first name as middle  and last name is grandfathers name and so on down the line.  

but for me personally it is a cultural thing about taking my husband's name to show i am JOINING his family..

As long as your husband to be does not mind you carrying your married name there is no need to change it.  :)

But, should you decide to do so, do it in your own country and you will need to have all your current documents changed such as passport, licenses, credit cards banking info, etcetera.  Keep copies of the court record changing your name.

Either way when you go to Egypt  just bring your vital records/documents, passport as well as divorce papers AND a "certificate of no record" (a paper from your county clerk or registrar saying you are not currently married, easy to get)

Good luck to you!

edit to below: your argument is illogical because we take father's last name here in the west as well in a typical situation. the mothers last name is also an option.. the only difference is we have a better system for changing names. I was pointing out that the wife keeps her own name and therefore her individuality. which is actually MORE helpful in tracing genealogies. Which has nothing to do with any point you made.

And don't presume to know the first thing about me. you will know something when I tell it to you. Have a craptastic day. (btw i didn't thumb you down either)

Answer 2

it doesn't matter because if the man you wanna marriage know that you decide before that's ok because when i was in Egypt lot of peopl were decide and then they marriage agian

Answer 3

In Egypt, whether or not you are a local or not, the woman does not take the surname of their husband. In Egypt your first name is your given name from your parents (just like in the States) and your 2nd name is always your father's name and in the past your 3rd name was your grandfather's name... but now people are starting to "create" surnames (as not all people had them in the past).

I'd be cautious before marrying an Egyptian btw, as an Egyptian man I know their tricks... if your white and you have citizenship in a western nation they will be all over you - they are fake, and not how to trick you (I am not exaggerating at all). Moreover, especially if he is a Muslim your kids will be Muslims and he will ask you to conform a lot to his religion (although you are not obliged to convert if you are a Christian or Jew).

AND TO AZIZA --- the system of taking your father's name is not as fantastic as you say it is. Especially when the woman doesn't know the father of her baby or isn't married, hence this is one reason it would fail in the West.

Moreover, you women from the west getting married to Egyptians must seriously be desperate and unable to find anyone. Egyptian men are rubbish, and I know perfect well because I see how they behave. If they are not brought up in the West (as myself and SOME of my egyptian friends) than they are going to have values and attitudes which totally juxtapose what is seen as the norm here in the West.

Answer 4

I don't believe you need to do so but you will need to take the certificate of divorce as proof that u are truly divorced