Women From Pakistan, Bangladesh, Chad and Burma have been blacklisted by the Saudi government as ‘not fit for marriage’
Tighter regulations have been laid down for men
wanting to marry foreigners and have been banned from marrying
expatriate workers from four specific countries.
The
bridegrooms must give the police a marriage proposal and ID signed by
their local mayor - which will then be sent to the government for
consideration.
Every suitor must be aged over 25 and wait at least 6 months after a divorce before getting hitched again.
For married men "He
should attach a report from a government-run hospital proving his wife
is suffering from a chronic disease... or is sterile."
Married men with healthy wives must have their wives consent in the form of a written proof.
But
men are apparently banned altogether from marrying expat workers from
Pakistan, Bangladesh, Chad and Burma. Unofficial statistics say that
Saudi Arabia, which already has a very large foreign workforce - some
estimate it at nine million people or 30% of the population - has about
500,000 female residents from those four countries.
The ban has raised eyebrows from eyebrows in the Gulf and Pakistani press and the kingdom have been accused of racism.
The Saudi government is yet to respond officially to the report.
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