Proof or Religion: Marriage in Morocco? (mariage au maroc: religion)

Question

I'm a U.S. citizen and I will be marrying my Moroccan fiancé in Morocco.

How do I fulfill the "proof of religion" requirement? I am a female. I converted to Islam (alhamdolilah!) but I have no documentation proving this. How would I prove this in Morocco in order to be eligible to get married and how long does this take?

also, would I be required to change my first name?

Thanks for any info..it would be very helpful!

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Je suis une citoyenne americaine (etats unis) et je vais me marier avec mon fiancé au maroc (il est marrocain).

J'ai converti a l'islam (alhamdolilah!) mais j'ai pas de documentation qui le preuve. Comment est-ce que je dois le preuvre au maroc pour etre capable de me marier/combien de temps?

est-ce que je dois changer mon prenom?

merci bcp!

Answer 1

i am married to a moroccan and i am catholic, i was married in MOROCCO legally and i am a moroccan resident. you do not need to be muslim to mary a musim if you are a female. and u do not need to legally change ur name by any means at all. My husbands best friend is married to a polish woman who has a very long last name and first name that i can not even pronounce. if u marry a muslim u can keep ur last name. I have been married since 2001 and have lived in morocco 6 years as of july.

i just moved back to america 2 weeks ago.  I know when people convert they pick an islamic name but u do not have too. my friends daughter is named rhylea and she was born in morocco and is muslim.

i think converts just change their names to feel more accepted by middle eastern people but is not harem if u don't.

but there are alot of catholics who have muslim first names because they are middle eastern they are just arab names.

for example my name is sarah which is a muslim name, but i named sarah because i am middle eastern not because of the religon.

Answer 2

Another woman being used for a visa

Muslimah is right, you go to a masjid in the US and you hear Moroccans, Egyptians,ect talking about how they married a woman for a greencard and most of them get divorced either when they get citizenship or shortly after the marriage by neglecting there new wife by never being around or treating them like garbage.

Plus most these guys meet the women online in chatrooms where they spend hours PMing every female that enters the room.  And youll notice most of the women are normally obese, older than the man, divorced, have health problems, recent convert to Islam who hasnt figured out the games yet.

Answer 3

Muslimah:  You need to stop with your negativity.  Not EVERYONE is looking for a Visa.   What is your issue?  You don't want people to live their lives?  Everyone has their own destiny as determined by God.  If it is someone's destiny to be used for a Visa, then that is the will of God.  But don't generalize about everyone.  Not all Moroccans are looking for money or a visa.  In fact, most Moroccans that I know, don't care one bit about money.  They lead a comfortable life, and have no desire to acquire "western" things.

AM:  Another negative person.  Not everyone who marries a Moroccan meets in a chat room.  Not everyone who marries a Moroccan is obese.  Not everyone who marries a Moroccan has health issues.  Not everyone who marries a Moroccan is older than their husband.  I know because I am none of these things.  You think that a Moroccan man is not capable of loving someone simply because they fall in love with them.   You do not give your fellow countrymen enough credit.  Men who treat women badly exist everywhere in the world.  Why are you are so  bitter about this?  I really think you are a woman who has been burned and cannot move past it and get on with life.

What I feel sorry for is the poor girl who asked this simple question who cannot get a straight answer because of all the finger pointing and accusing her fiance of scamming her.  This forum is to help people, not to hurt them.  As well, this is a travel forum.  If a tourist was to look here for answers and see all this c**p written here, I would think that they may not want to travel to Morocco.

Answer 4

im moroccan, and iv seen the men there marry lots and lots of british but mainly american women. mainly for papers, not saying that they dont love these women but the deciding factor is the visa/ papers.

iv heard them discuss it quiet openly among their friends and family their plans. and the only reason why their parents agree becuase they know that they will get money out of it 2. most end up divourcing and then marrying their sweet hearts from back in morocco.

no offence, but moroccan parents only want their sons to marry moroccan girls, regardless of faith and the only exception is when it comes down to papers and money. moroccans LOVEEEE money. and do anything for it. sorry to say.

alhamdulilah you are muslim. i dont know if u are becuase of this man, and i hope not becuase thats bad. but maybe you should marry some one already with visa. there are pleanty in america.

well done AM finally soemone with their head screwed on properly. some people will always be blind and led by their foolishness.

Answer 5

So sad ,please don't listen to some of the answers here those are hopless ones who cloudn't find spouse.

Answer 6

Talk to an Iman, keep your name and ignore the nonsense here.

Answer 7

Exactly as Terry g says - go to your mosque and speak to the Immam, you do not have to change your name unless you would like to, Moroccan women usually keep the family name after marriage and the children take the name of their father. but you can change to your husbands if you wish.

My extended family in Morocco want me to marry into the fmily - He asked me 12 years ago to marry him, knowing that he wanted to come to Europe I declined, but in the mean time he married for papers, divorced the woman as she was a 'bad' woman. He has a right to live in Europe sand the means, though he remains in Morocco and still asking me to marry him, despite the fact that I wil not have children. Yes it would be a marriage of convenience but at the same time it will be a marriage of love.  I wish you all the best with your future marriage  bsaowraha.

Answer 8

When I went to Morocco to marry I was studying Islam and not practicing Christianity.  I went to a local mosque and explained the situation to the Imam and he gladly wrote a letter for me stating that I was a non-practicing Christian with a sincere interest in Islam.  I am sure you could do something similar.  You may be asked to say the Shahada again and with witnesses, but that's easy enough to do.  If you wait to do this in Morocco you may face delays while the paperwork is processed.  I converted in Morocco after I married and I never did obtain the paperwork stating my faith.  Now that I am back in the US I am pursuing getting it done here.

You do not have to change your name if you choose not to.  If your current name has a bad meaning, you may want to consider it, but you are in no way obligated to do so.

EDIT:  Muslimah:  As Becca said, not everyone marries for a Visa.  When I decided to marry my husband I left my job, sold or gave away everything I owned and moved to Morocco.  I never intended to return to the US but had to for medical reasons.  If he used me for a Visa, he would never have accepted me doing all of this to be with him.  Also, I have no money.  I've never been rich and probably never will be.  In fact, my husband's family's equity far surpasses mine or anything I have ever owned.  We are married for love and nothing else and I know several other couples just like us.

Answer 9

Its very easy just find an Adoul and a couple of witnesses, give the Adoul 600DH, a couple of passport photos, your passport details and then recite the Shahada. The Adoul will then enter your name in his register and then provide you with a document in Arabic that confirms that you are now Muslim.

Answer 10

If you said the shahada at a mosque or in front of an Imam or witnesses then it should be easy to get a statement to that effect. If not then I would follow terry g's advice.

To all you bitter people who couldn't keep your negativity to yourselves, for your information not all Moroccan men want to live in America or want visas.  My husband and I would have preferred to live in Morocco, but I have a son who didn't want to move so my husband graciously agreed to move here.  I am by no means wealthy and live on a fixed income from disability.  Our lives would be much better in Morocco than it will be here in America.  Those Moroccan men who chose to marry a woman who is overweight, older, etc. do so because this is what they find attractive or because they fell in love with the person due to their personality and were not so shallow as to judge outward appearances. Why do you all get a life and stop being so jealous of marriages formed from true love.  The women who come here asking these questions usually get enough flack from their families and friends they don't need this kind of c**p from you.  Why not just shut the heck up and skip the question if you can't be nice.