RIYADH – Saudi men have been prohibited from marrying women from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Chad and Myanmar, says a report in Makkah Daily quoting Makkah Police Director Maj Gen Assaf Al-Qurashi.
The move is apparently aimed to prohibit Saudi men from marrying foreign nationals. Additional formalities have been placed before issuing the permission for marriage with foreigners.
Those wanting to marry foreign women should first obtain the consent of the government and submit marriage applications through official channels, Maj Gen Qurashi was quoted as saying.
The official said applicants should be over 25 and attach identification documents signed by the local district mayor as well as all other identity papers, including a copy of his family card. “If the applicant is already married, he should attach a report from a hospital proving that his wife is either disabled, suffering from a chronic disease or is sterile,” he said.
Maj Gen Qurashi said divorced men would not be allowed to apply within six months of their divorce.
