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Lawful residence in the State of Qatar for no less than 25 consecutive years before applying for citizenship. Availability of legitimate means to earn one's living and meet one's needs. Good conduct and behavior, in addition to absence of previous conviction by final ruling in a crime of dishonor or mistrust, whether inside or outside Qatar.
Permanent residency is a person's legal resident status in a country or territory of which such person is not a citizen but where they have the right to reside on a permanent basis. This is usually for a permanent period; a person with such legal status is known as a permanent resident.
Qatar is an Islamic state with multi-religious minorities like most of the Persian Gulf countries with waves of migration over the last 30 years. The official state religion is Sunni Islam . The community is made up of Sunni and Shi’a Muslims , Christians , Hindus , and small groups of Buddhists and Baha’is . [ 29 ]
Children of Qatari mothers and foreign fathers are not granted Qatari citizenship; however, as of 2018, they are granted permanent residency status, which entitles them to similar state benefits as Qatari citizens. Nonetheless, the government limits the number of permanency residency visas it issues each year. [20]
The first direct election for two-thirds of the Consultative Assembly took place in 2021.On 15 October 2024, Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani announced plans for a referendum on whether to abolish direct elections to the Consultative Assembly and revert to an appointive system, saying that the election had affected relations within families and tribes and that it had assumed "an identity-based ...
Final day of Emir of Qatar’s state visit. 11:12, Athena Stavrou. Wednesday marks the final day of the Emir of Qatar’s two-day state visit to the UK. The emir is currently at the Royal Military ...
Naturalization (or naturalisation) is the legal act or process by which a non-national of a country acquires the nationality of that country after birth. [1] The definition of naturalization by the International Organization for Migration of the United Nations excludes citizenship that is automatically acquired (e.g. at birth) or is acquired by declaration.
Doha News is an online news blog started in March 2009 by two American journalists, Shabina Khatri and Omar Chatriwala. [2] It is based in Qatar and provides its readers with daily reports on breaking domestic and international news stories.