Believe it or not but we did it only within 2 months of preparations! There are strict rules for family, bachelors and housing regulations that is being imposed, especially on Expats.
Violating this is punishable by law. Under Kuwaiti Law, Expats can marry through the Court only if both of them holds a valid residency in Kuwait. For Catholics who wants a church wedding, you can get all the information Here. I did my research and made a few calls and I was able to get all the required papers that is needed. Planning and getting all requirements also takes time so we prepared it diligently. My husband now is Dutch, from the Netherlands and I am Filipino.
So our situation is not-so complicated and but only needs a lot of paperwork. Take note that the Embassy only solemnize only Filipino marriage. If you live in Kuwait, you know how the bureaucracy works in the Ministry and their timings. I really hate this but either way I survived it.
Note : If a church wedding has a legal status in your home country this may also be applied to you. The staff in MOJ will confirm during these things once you have your initial inquiry so make sure to call them first. This is as per appointment basis only so you need to call first and schedule the appointment with the them. Once you are all set with all your documents, you need to submit these to the Ministry of Justice in Building 15 , first floor, They are just in front of the Liberation Tower.
You will find many stamp machines there on the ground floor and kind staff who can assist you so make sure you secure it before the date of your marriage. You also need to bring exact bills for the machine. They will check all the documents and confirm with you the date of marriage. You can contact them through The procedure itself takes only minutes depending on the speed of the Authenticator for preparing the marriage contract.
