After 12 months - NVC told our marriage certificate is not valid. Anyone married in UAE?

[jayjayj 571]

11 minutes ago, LandK said:

Oh I was wondering what you wrote in your letter to NVC explaining your situation. 

If you need someone in the UAE to do something in person, just PM me.  I'm always happy to help someone out.

[LandK 8]

10 minutes ago, Silv said:

This is the letter we wrote

 

 

Dear Officer, 

 

I hereby respectfully ask that the mentioned case to be expedited for interview in Naples for the following reasons:

 

1. Our Attorney sent the civil documents requested by your office in a packet on 22nd February 2017 along with the list of documents included. The NVC informed my attorney that the documents were keyed into your system on 24th February. (Fedex Receipt attached)
2. On April 29th 2017 we were informed that two documents were missing: Silvia Conti’s Italian Police Clearance Certificates and our Marriage Certificate. These Documents classified as ‘missing’ were exhibits 9 and 12 and they were indeed included in the packet as you can see from the Attorney's letter attached. Nevertheless these documents were sent again on May 1st 2017.
3. In the same date we were informed that our Marriage certificate was considered invalid as it was not issued by the Sharia Court. Our marriage certificate was obtained from the ADJD (Abu Dhabi Judicial Department), as per requirement for non-Muslim marriages; it was signed by Revd Pius Iroka who conducted our marriage and countersigned by Cannon Andrew Thompson, an authorized signatory of the Church in Abu Dhabi.  In addition, our certificate was attested by the Ministries of Justice  (ADJD), Foreign Affairs and the U.S. Consul at the Embassy in Abu Dhabi, as per the requirement of the local law in Abu Dhabi.   (See email from St. Andrew's Church and US Embassy in Abu Dhabi) 
4. Congressional support by Congresswoman Martha McSally’s office was sought on 2nd May 2017. They gathered all the evidence and documents that proved our marriage certificate is valid as per the UAE law. These documents were sent to your office to support our cause.

 

 

There is no evident reason for this delay in processing my wife's interview; it has been 5 months since the civil documents were received along with the fees as instructed. 

We validated our marriage certificate following the UAE requirements, laws and its authenticity was attested by the US consul in Abu Dhabi as well. 

I kindly seek immediate action to process my wife's interview as we have met all the prerequisites. 

 

 

Thank you indeed for your time and consideration in reviewing this letter, and the attached evidence.

Thanks so much! I think the Ministries of Justice won’t apply to us since that’s an Abu Dhabi entity and we were married in Dubai. I have an email from the church also stating that all the correct steps were followed and that the Dubai Sharia Court would not be able to issue a marriage certificate.  Thanks for all your help, I really appreciate it!

[Silv 0]

2 minutes ago, LandK said:

Thanks so much! I think the Ministries of Justice won’t apply to us since that’s an Abu Dhabi entity and we were married in Dubai. I have an email from the church also stating that all the correct steps were followed and that the Dubai Sharia Court would not be able to issue a marriage certificate.  Thanks for all your help, I really appreciate it!

Yes! I am sure yours is valid as well. You just need to gather all the info, as much as possible, and send to them! Letters, links, translations, congress  help, embassies! it is a pain, but do not lose hope!! I was in the same situation and we did it. If you need anything msg at any time!

[LandK 8]

5 hours ago, jayjayj said:

If you need someone in the UAE to do something in person, just PM me.  I'm always happy to help someone out.

Thank you...I will keep that in mind. That is very kind of you!