Countries Where Proxy Marriage Is Legal 2025

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Country
Proxy Marriage Status
AfghanistanMuslims only
AlgeriaMuslims only
BahrainMuslims only
BangladeshMuslims only
BruneiMuslims only
ComorosMuslims only
DjiboutiMuslims only
EgyptMuslims only
EritreaMuslims only
EthiopiaMuslims only
GambiaMuslims only
GermanyRecognizes Proxy Marriages
GhanaMuslims only
IndonesiaLegal under Sharia law
IranLegal under Sharia law
IraqMuslims only
JordanMuslims only
KenyaMuslims only
KuwaitMuslims only
LebanonMuslims only
LibyaMuslims only
MalaysiaMuslims only
MaldivesMuslims only
MaliMuslims only
MauritaniaMuslims only
MoroccoMuslims only
MyanmarMuslims only
NigeriaMuslims only
OmanMuslims only
PakistanMuslims only
PalestineMuslims only
PhilippinesMuslims only
QatarMuslims only
Saudi ArabiaMuslims only
SingaporeMuslims only
SomaliaMuslims only
Sri LankaMuslims only
SudanMuslims only
SyriaMuslims only
TanzaniaMuslims only
ThailandMuslims only
UgandaMuslims only
United Arab EmiratesMuslims only
United StatesLegal in some states (Kansas, California, Colorado, Texas, and Montana)
YemenMuslims only
  • Sharia Law, the law of Islam, allows for proxy marriage (a marriage in which one or both of the betrothed individuals are absent from the marriage ceremony).