NRI Divorce & NRI Divorce Laws

People are crazy about their getting married with a NRI women or man. It is one of the deep desires of boys as well as girls to settle in abroad for better quality life with the NRI brides and grooms. According to the statistics near 300 women from metro cities get married to the NRI every year and from them 30 women are either deserted by their husband or want to end up their marriage due to the reasons of deception or hidden realities. So it is very important for the Indian brides and grooms to know about the laws that are related to NRI Divorce.



Indians as well as the Indian families are crazy about getting married to the NRI. Females are really desperate for getting married from the foreign based Indians. The parents of the girl also expect that her daughter will get better quality life and home and will be happy forever with his groom. For this the parents spend huge money in wedding and also give heavy amount of dowry to the groom’s family.



In India the highest rate of marriage with the NRI is in Punjab. According to the National Commission for Women, 15,000 women are deserted by the NRI’s in Punjab alone. Punjabi people are economically strong and so are settled in the other countries as well and they want to have their groom or bride from India so that a cultural continuity will be always bonded. The Boy’s family demands for a big amount as dowry and the girl’s family manages that much amount as they are willing that their daughter will be live happy after that. But most of these marriages finish in the Divorce Courtroom.



The situation that leads towards the NRI Divorce are:


  1. The NRI spouse has already another spouse and may be kids too and is settled with him in abroad. In this situation the groom doesn’t take her bride to his country and leave her with their parents. But when reality comes in front of everyone, the girl’s family goes for the divorce for their daughter

  2. If the NRI spouse shows that they posses home, vehicle and have high paying jobs but actually are not in a position to support the family after being married then the Women can go for the NRI Divorce

  3. The NRI spouse thought that their lifestyle is too advanced and the other spouse is not being compatible with him and it feels that they are not suitable for each other. This situation also leads towards the NRI Divorce


No matter what are the reasons, the person who is willing to get married with the NRI spouse must know the NRI Divorce Laws so that he or she can use their rights at the right time.


  1. If both the spouses are Indians and have been married under Hindu Marriage Act 1955 then they can go for the divorce with mutual consent which is mentioned in Section 13-b that provides for divorce by mutual consent.

  2. If both spouses are living in U.S or other countries then they can go for the divorce by mutual consent under the country’s divorce laws that are related to the foreign marriages. The Indian legal system will recognize the divorce only if it is take via mutual consent.


In reality there are not many laws made to protect the interest of the Indians married with the NRIs but the government is taking the steps by initiating the non-government organizations in India and abroad. They advice the NRI married couple and also help by counseling, legal advice and moral support in the event of divorce and separation. Appointing a good attorney who got the expertise in NRI Divorce cases will be suggested if divorce in must.




The information on the site is only for informational purpose please take legal advice for any kind of decision making.