UAE Family LawCabinet Resolution No. (5) of 2017 Regarding the Conditions, Controls, and Procedures for Disbursement of Marriage Grants

Article (3) Grant Eligibility Conditions and Controls 1. As a mandatory requirement for disbursement of the Grant, the applicant shall meet the following conditions and controls: a. The applicant and his wife must both be UAE nationals. b. The husband’s age must not be less than (21) twenty-one calendar years, and the wife’s age must not be less than (18) eighteen calendar years, at the time of executing the marriage contract. c. The applicant must be unable to afford the marriage expenses and costs, including the low-income persons or persons who receive social aids. d. The applicant’s net monthly income must not exceed AED (25,000) twenty-five thousand dirhams, after deducting the retirement allowance and housing allowance, if any. e. The application for Grant must be submitted not later than six months of the date of executing the marriage contract. f. The Grant applicant and his wife must attend the awareness-raising courses and lectures organized by the Ministry within one year of the date of submission of the marriage Grant application. g. The Grant applicant must provide the required documents and papers not later than three months of the application submission date. h. The Grant applicant must not have received the financial marriage Grant at any prior time, benefitted from any other Grant in the State, or participated in any collective wedding party. i. The Grant applicant must not be married, unless an exception is Granted to him pursuant to the provisions of Article (4.3) of this Resolution. 2. The Minister or his authorized representative may extend the time limit prescribed under clauses (E), (F), and (G) of this Article.

Article (3) of this Resolution: 1. Where the Applicant for the Grant is a Person with Disability. 2. Where the Applicant for the Grant is the sole breadwinner of his family within the income threshold, due to the father’s death or inability to earn income by reason of illness, or the absence of a retirement pension, provided that evidence is furnished establishing that he is the sole breadwinner of the family. 3. The Applicant for the Grant who has previously got marriage, in the following circumstances: a. Where the wife has passed away. b. Cases decided by the Ministry to b included in the cases of exemption from the former marriage requirement. The Minister or his authorized representative shall issue the necessary Resolutions approving any of the exceptions referred to in this Article.

Article (6) Grant Application Submission and Review Procedures and Mechanisms 1. The Grant application shall be submitted using the template referred to in Article (5) hereof, along with the required documents and supporting materials, in accordance with the procedures and mechanisms established by the Ministry. 2. The applications submitted shall be reviewed from administrative and financial perspectives, and the electronically submitted data shall be compared with the documents and supporting

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Cabinet Resolution of 2017 Regarding the Conditions, Controls, and Procedures for Disbursement of Marriage Grants 4 materials received. Applications fulfilling all conditions and controls shall be approved, and the disbursement procedures thereof shall be completed, all in accordance with the procedures and systems established by the Ministry. 3. The Applicant shall be notified at the address indicated in the application form of the approval or rejection of their application. 4. Upon approval of the Grant application, the Ministry shall transfer the Grant amount to the Beneficiary’s bank account.

Article (7) Recovery of the Grant 1. The Ministry shall recover the Grant from the Beneficiary in any of the following cases: a. If the Beneficiary has provided false information or used a forged document in order to obtain the Grant, without prejudice to any criminal liability arising from the same. b. If the Beneficiary is engaged in fictitious acts for the purpose of obtaining the Grant, such as divorce prior to completion of the marriage procedures as customarily recognized in the State, unless they submit a new marriage contract with a UAE woman within one year of the date the Grant was transferred to their bank account. 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Article, the Minister may, by virtue of a Resolution issued thereby, exempt the Beneficiary from refunding the Grant in any of the following cases: a. The death of the Beneficiary. b. where the insolvency or bankruptcy of the Beneficiary is declared pursuant to a final and conclusive court judgment. c. Where the Beneficiary becomes the sole breadwinner for his family due to the demise or incapacity of his father resulting from illness or the absence of a retirement pension. d. Where the Beneficiary suffers from a permanent disability or total incapacity rendering him unfit for any employment. 3. The Minister or his authorized representative may issue a resolution to permit the repayment of the recovered Grant in instalments in the event that the Beneficiary’s financial condition renders him unable to refund the same in a lump sum, in accordance with the grounds decided by the Ministry. 4. The Cabinet may, based upon the recommendation of the Ministry, exempt the Beneficiary

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Cabinet Resolution of 2017 Regarding the Conditions, Controls, and Procedures for Disbursement of Marriage Grants 5 from the obligation to refund the Grant.