Hey, Nairalanders! I need some helps with the Nigerian marriage laws. Is it possible to get marriage without physically being in Nigeria. For example a marriage between someone in the US and someone in Nigeria. What does the law say about this.

On behalf of Nairalan, der
We dont know

we need a lawyer in the house to answer this, if there were a legal section, i shoulda adviced u 2 post this thread there.

lol
abi! o!

what kind of marriage is that?

YES ITS POSSIBLE BUT ODD.Heard of someone that did that in Kwara state,his friend stood in for him and he is still married to his wife after over 25 years.

zignorr:

It is called Arranged marriage

lol

u worng, its ABSTINEE MARRIAGE

yeah its possible,
i know of someone, who had already chosen his bride, and spoke with the brides father before relocating to the UK. was however unable to make it back for the traditional wedding, which took place with his younger brother standing in for him, the church wedding however took place in the UK some months later with both of them in attendance,
so it all depends on where u are coming from

Very possible I guess

Its possible and it happens every now and then. As far as the two know each other i dont see anything wrong in it. This suppose to be for the traditional marriage. have not seen it tried in Church or white wedding and dont think its ideal anyway.
But can the two be absent in a traditional marriage?

oga over sabi, wetin you dey do here?abi you wan marry in absentia now?

like say u know, my baby dey for sudan and me dey here. u wan represent her make i try come back.

@presido1,
In ur profile u are a male and now ure potraying urself like a female? are u fake?

Joey82:

@presido1,
In your profile u are a male and now ure potraying yourself like a female? are u fake?

Do u read with your brain or your ass. where did i potray myself as a gyl plz let me know.

@topic

yea its possible, if its a traditional marriage. for church wedding or court wedding, i can't say about that.

Many people send money home from foreign countries to get married without being there. Especially if one or both parties are "illegal" without residency papers. I know a lot of people who did that. But as mentioned above, it is common with "traditonal weddings".  Then when they are  financially stable, then they can engage in a large scale "ovation" style wedding 10-20 years later.

it is possible but for church wedding, if u try it, claiming you wife will be putting assunder,

i think japanese used to so it , back in the day- something called picture bride

here it is:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picture_bride

The term picture bride refers to the practice in the early 20th Century of immigrant workers (chiefly Japanese and Korean) in Hawaii and the West Coast of the United States selecting brides from their native countries via a matchmaker, who paired bride and groom using only photographs and family recommendations of the possible candidates. This is an abbreviated form of the traditional matchmaking process, and is similar in a number of ways to the concept of the mail-order bride.

I just found a diff type

Mail-order bride is a label applied to a woman who publishes her intent to marry someone from another - usually more developed - country. Although the label is widely used, it may have derogatory connotations and may be offensive. [1]

Historically, mail-order brides were women who listed themselves in catalogs and were selected by men for marriage, often with little or no communication between them prior to their first meeting[citation needed]. Sometimes the men and women involved were citizens of different countries, e.g. women from European countries moving to the United States during the 18th and 19th centuries, and sometimes they involved citizens of the same country. Today, most of the women referred to as mail-order brides list themselves on the internet and communicate regularly with their intended husband prior to marriage[citation needed].

Women labeled as mail-order brides hail from dozens of developing countries, particularly Ukraine, Russia, Colombia, Mexico, Philippines, Africa, India, and Malaysia. In the past, international marriage agencies such as Cherry Blossoms allowed women to sign up to be listed in picture magazines; now the Internet has largely supplanted this method. Men who list themselves in such publications may be referred to as mail-order husbands. Nations that often receive mail-order brides are the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and Australia, although some mail-order brides hail from developed nations (notably Sweden, Japan, and Canada).

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If you are eating egusi and amala, if it is possible to stay in london eat in nigeria and drink water in kenya, if so it is possible marry without being there.