Marrying in Ethiopia

[sema 26]

Hello, sorry to be bearing this news but I just got married in January to my wife, in Addis, and things apparently have changed. Due to married pple remarrying while still married, or whatever the reason the ethiopian GOVt gave you both husband and wife report to the govt office and get a certificate of intent to marry, then wait three months until this is gazetted, then you can marry coz they want to make sure nobody marry's somebodys' honey. Have you're fiancee go to the kabele and find out if you can just show up and marry, they will fill them in, on the new process. I thgt the same until it was a month ofr me to travel when I had my fiancee go to get the appointment to have a marriage she got the news then.

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Even if we are getting married in another city? I'll be going for a month. So how will this work our for us?

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Maybe call,  I got married in January of 2016 and I.didn't have to wait 

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Call who? I know I have to get a letter from the embassy stating that I am free to marry and then I have to get it authenticated by the ministers office. After that what's the next step? He said he spoke with the dire dawa official's who told him we could marry there after I got the proof from the embassy. They never told him it would be a waiting period, I only have a month. I'm getting scared, last November we did the fiance visa and the lady informed him that I needed to change my Facebook because she couldn't see anything on my page so she denied him and said to reapply after I made my page public. I got so much rude comments by people on here i stopped coming on here. Now that I have so many question I have no choice but to ask for help on here.

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I know you're nervous getting married in another country and all. To be honest with you it was relatively easy and can be done in a day or two. I took my divorce decree to the US embassy and got the free to marry certificate. Next I went to the foreign affairs office and got the marriage certificate.I'm sorry about the experience that you had in the past on Visa Journey, but I'm always happy to help if I can

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Thank you, coming up on 3 years and we just want to be together. We want this, and I would cry if there's anymore delays. My job is letting me take the month off so we need to make the best of the month we have. I will be so happy once he's here. This so far has been a trying journey I am looking forward to some happiness. I will keep you posted, and I'll be checking your timeline to check for updates with you and your wife. Congratulations on getting married too. 

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You're welcome and thank you. Stay positive and things will work out. If you go to Addis check out Habesha 3000 restaurant. Feel free to ask me any questions and congratulations.

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I think I went there last year. But I'll go this time to be sure. Thank you so much, I'm praying all goes well for everyone. 

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You're welcome and I'll be praying for you as well.

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Amesegnalehu 

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minimi āyidelemi

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I only know some word in Amharic. I have a translator but it doesn't translate the English form only when written in Amharic. I'm trying to learn it.

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When you go many kids on the street will be selling books on how to learn Amharic, you can negotiate a good deal. The books are actually useful

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I will 

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Where in the states will you and your husband live