there are many very good jewellers in the medina in sousse tell him to go there and i am sure they will have a conversion chart as caley has said.... if they even convert it into french sizing if thats not what they already use, then you can convert it on the internet. most likely it will be french sizing as clothes etc are in european sizing so tell him to go to the medina get a real sizing, obv not too tight and tell him to ask the jeweller to tell him what size he is in french. many jewellers in the medina will be able to do this no problem.
Getting Married In tunisia
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ilovebdt
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Hi Catwoman
If you can, get to the embassy early.
When I went to get my CONI translated I dragged my then hubby out of bed at 6am and we got to the embassy just after it opened. The lady asked me where I had come from and she said because I had come from quite far away if I came back in a couple of hours it would be done and it was
Just a thought
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Black Mamba
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Khaled Zaram
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Hi I have just come back from getting married in Sousee, you will need a mdeical certificate for both of you birth cert dated within 3 weeks for both of you so suggest you get yours the week b4 you fly out your coni 2 passport photos decree absolute if you were married b4.
You can check where you want to marry what dates they have available when i went Mo checked b4 i arrived only to be told that they were fully booked so he bookde a date with a notary who came to the hotel a bit more expensive but much nicer at the end of the day i thought.
When u arrive in tunisia you both go to embassy pay the fee to them and give them your papers they will then ask you to come back the net day and collect the piece of paper giving you permission to marry they will not issue this onthe same day hun so its 2 trips i afraid. Youthen give this paper to the person marrying you along with all your other docs, our lady was very good she got everything translated for us to in the price she gave us.
Hope this help good luck enjoy ur day.
x Karen
You can check where you want to marry what dates they have available when i went Mo checked b4 i arrived only to be told that they were fully booked so he bookde a date with a notary who came to the hotel a bit more expensive but much nicer at the end of the day i thought.
When u arrive in tunisia you both go to embassy pay the fee to them and give them your papers they will then ask you to come back the net day and collect the piece of paper giving you permission to marry they will not issue this onthe same day hun so its 2 trips i afraid. Youthen give this paper to the person marrying you along with all your other docs, our lady was very good she got everything translated for us to in the price she gave us.
Hope this help good luck enjoy ur day.
x Karen
sheesha_chick
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Hi Lourodos,
I got married the other week and hubby obtained two copies of the marriage cert because I explained I needed to get things sorted here.
You can get the cert translated in to English over here - it is costing me £35, just do a web search. Its probably cheaper than the Embassy. You need an English translation to change your driving licence and passport, however my bank have said that they will accept the Arabic copy and get it translated themselves.
Hope this helps x
I got married the other week and hubby obtained two copies of the marriage cert because I explained I needed to get things sorted here.
You can get the cert translated in to English over here - it is costing me £35, just do a web search. Its probably cheaper than the Embassy. You need an English translation to change your driving licence and passport, however my bank have said that they will accept the Arabic copy and get it translated themselves.
Hope this helps x
lourdos,
when i changed my name the bank just took a photocopy of the arabic certificate!! My passport driving licence and national insurance and all that needed an english copy so when we got married we got an arabic and a french certificate, if your are in tunisia i recommend you get it translated over there but i got ours translated here once all the stamps were on, the passport office seem to be a bit strict on having those translated too.... xxx hope this helpss.xxx
when i changed my name the bank just took a photocopy of the arabic certificate!! My passport driving licence and national insurance and all that needed an english copy so when we got married we got an arabic and a french certificate, if your are in tunisia i recommend you get it translated over there but i got ours translated here once all the stamps were on, the passport office seem to be a bit strict on having those translated too.... xxx hope this helpss.xxx
MellieC
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we had a French civil notice too, and had both translated into English in Hammamet, signed and sealed. and the bank, DVLA, DWP, gas, electric water etc got a French copy with English photocopy, they had the choice ~ like it or lump it! this is my name! passport was back within a week!
you don't have to "do" anything with them, you don't have to register the marriage (which had to be done at the British embassy in Tunis) all that does is put you on the GRO register of overseas marriages.
your marriage certificate is valid, your marriage is recognised by UK law.
My sister in law had just an Arabic copy of her marriage, and when it got translated (a year or so later) she was not impressed with its content lol
the Arabic copies are very pretty, but of no real use in the UK as they are unreadable, at least the civil copy in French is easy to work out what it says lol
you don't have to "do" anything with them, you don't have to register the marriage (which had to be done at the British embassy in Tunis) all that does is put you on the GRO register of overseas marriages.
your marriage certificate is valid, your marriage is recognised by UK law.
My sister in law had just an Arabic copy of her marriage, and when it got translated (a year or so later) she was not impressed with its content lol
the Arabic copies are very pretty, but of no real use in the UK as they are unreadable, at least the civil copy in French is easy to work out what it says lol
Right, I was told that I needed a new copy of my birth certficate so I called my council and they told me it take up to 3 weeks and I recieved it on the 13th July!..and now i'm hearing your birth certificate has to be 21 days old is this true and were does it state this..and if so when should get another new one I'm gettin marrid on the 17th August!
Thanks
Stressed Bride!!
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Stressed Bride!!
ilovebdt
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Hi
The best person to speak to is the Birth, Deaths and Marriages office of the area where you were born.
I was born in Kent and they offer the standard three week service, and as Crazy Pink says there is also the option of a fast track service which you pay a bit more for or going in person and obtaining the certificate while you wait.
Good luck
ilovebdt
The best person to speak to is the Birth, Deaths and Marriages office of the area where you were born.
I was born in Kent and they offer the standard three week service, and as Crazy Pink says there is also the option of a fast track service which you pay a bit more for or going in person and obtaining the certificate while you wait.
Good luck
ilovebdt
