[nasional_list] [ppiindia] Problems Persist for Saudi Women Married to Non-Saudis

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Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 02:28:05 +0100
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            Thursday, 19, January, 2006 (19, Dhul Hijjah, 1426)


                  Problems Persist for Saudi Women Married to Non-Saudis
                  Arab News

                 
                    
                  RIYADH, 19 January 2006 - It is a problem that is not going 
away and one which often has some very unpleasant consequences. It is Saudi 
women married to non-Saudi men. Such marriages often generate complications 
that slowly destroy the marriage and, if there are children, they become the 
innocent victims. 

                  Amal, a Saudi teacher, was married to a non-Saudi man for 
more than 13 years. She finally decided to seek a divorce because of the many 
problems they faced. He decided not to remain in Saudi Arabia and to take their 
children with him.

                  "I would never have agreed for him to take my children away 
but because he is not Saudi, they do not have Saudi citizenship. If they were 
Saudis, I would have been able to prevent him from taking them."

                  She said the children of a Saudi mother should have Saudi 
nationality just as the children of a Saudi man do. When the children are 
legally able to make a decision, they can decide which nationality to take. She 
also believes that the name of a non-Saudi husband should be recorded so that 
he cannot leave the country without his wife's knowledge. 

                  Abeer, another Saudi married to a non-Saudi, said that she 
wanted to include her children on her passport. After long and complicated 
bureaucratic battles and time-consuming procedures, she was able to do so at 
last. But when the passport expired and she wanted to renew it, the new 
passport did not include her children names.

                  "A Saudi man can have his children on his passport and his 
wife can be given Saudi nationality after the birth of their child. Why this 
discrimination?" she asked.

                  Abeer said that under existing law, Saudi mothers were unable 
to protect the rights of their children. 

                  Maha, whose husband is a non-Saudi, spoke about some problems 
that affect her marriage life. She said that every time she and her husband 
want to travel, he must bring permission from his sponsor that he is allowed to 
travel and that the permission must be attested to and stamped with a seal by 
the chamber of commerce. They have experienced situations that are completely 
absurd.

                  She explained, "I was traveling by bus with my husband to a 
neighboring country. The passport officials refused to allow me to leave the 
country, saying that I did not have my father's permission. I told them that my 
husband was with me but they refused to acknowledge him as my husband," she 
said.

                  In the end, she had to cancel the trip and return to Riyadh, 
promising to bring their marriage certificate in future. 

                  Badreya, a Saudi teacher, spoke about the problems she 
encountered after she married a non-Saudi. She said that her husband was unable 
to support the family here because of his low salary and that she consequently 
had to bear the bulk of the financial burdens. "I can barely support my family 
because I have to pay SR600 for every one of my children to renew their iqamas. 
I think the government should exclude Saudi mothers from renewing their 
children's iqamas and give them Saudi nationality," she said. 

                  Nadeya, a hospital employee, has four daughters by a foreign 
husband who has now left her. Now she fears that her death will leave her 
children in a terrible limbo. "I watched them grow up, fully aware they have no 
future here because they are not Saudi. I wonder how they would live if I died. 
They cannot get my retirement salary after I die because they are not Saudis. I 
wish the government would review our case and grant my daughters Saudi 
nationality," said Nadeya.
                 
           
     


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