Long-time residents can seek citizenship: Official ( GOOD OR GREAT )
Long-time residents can seek citizenship: Official
Web posted at: 6/5/2006 7:10:14
Source ::: The Peninsula Doha • Expatriates residing in Qatar for 25 years and having sufficient knowledge of the Arabic language can apply for Qatari citizenship, a senior public security official told a local Arabic daily yesterday.
Brigadier Ahmed Hussein Al Haik, Deputy Director of Public Security, told the daily in an interview that the law regulating Qatari nationality specified four major conditions for an expatriate resident in Qatar to apply for citizenship. Article 2 of Law No 38 of 2005 specifies that a resident should be based here for 25 years with gaps not exceeding six months to be eligible to apply for Qatari citizenship. In case the gap is more than six months, the Minister of Interior has the authority to waive it.
The other condition is that an applicant enjoys a good reputation and has not been convicted for any crime whether in Qatar or the country or his origin.
He should have a reasonably good standard of living and should possess sufficient knowledge of the Arabic language, said the official. However, priority is to be given to applicants whose mothers are Qatari nationals, he added.
what about guy like me who is staying here for more then 70yrs? whose mother born here and here since grand father days?
YOU WILL NEVER GET THE MAROON PASSPORT BECAUSE THEY WILL NEVER GIVE IT TO PEOPLE.....UNLESS YOUR A DOG WAITING TO SURVE YOUR MASTER...
gadarene you are a sad excuse for a human being, whoever hired you and brought you here should be fired.
my name haseeb ahmed khan, iam pakistani, last 45, yers im in qatar,i find qatar is a nice safe place for living
if state of qatargive me citizen ,this will be good for me,
FACE YOUR FEARS LIVE YOUR DREAMS.....
By the way its better to work In Uk or Canada or Australia
Atlest they care for u and give u Natioanltiy after 4 to 8 yrs :s
Work for 30 yrs and have a retirment of 3 yrs OR
Work for 3 yrs and have a retirment Of 30 yrs :D
Consult me:D
33 years in doha.... arabic knowledge very good... daddy still not interested in Qatari citizenship!!
I didn't drink the kool-aid! -- PM
PM am i drunk or not ?
So there is no need to waste your time trying to find out where and how to apply. It's not happening even for the stateless people.
I didn't drink the kool-aid! -- PM
25 years???...in this sad excuse for a place???...you'd be lucky to be alive by then let alone citizenship & why oh why would one want to give up citizenship of their home countries for this???...it's not like a Qatari passport has any great value anywhere on the planet...half the world doesn't even know it exists...this move is targeted @ a certain section of residents here,who are mostly stateless or have travel documents but no passports,makes sense for them,sure as hell doesn't for anyone else...
it's sounds GOOD..... but, like me do I need to surender my citizenship???
... not for now
where the people should apply ?? does any one know
Please note that Qatar does NOT allow dual citizenship.
Mandi
5 years down 20 to go wish me luck guys :P
...that was JUST a rumour...never offered officially. The immigration didnt entertain even a single application.
---------------------------------------------------------Whenever I find the KEY to SUCCESS...Someone STEALS it.
Ka Pukhtoon ye no dalta daNgg warka: http://www.qatarliving.com/group/pukhtoon-in-qatar
i am very much surprized how is that possible to live in the country for 23-25 and more years and not to speak its langage?? wow...one should be ashamed...no wonder this is one of the most important requirements for getting a qatari citizenship...
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...i would like to havE but im still not qualified!!!
betteR lucks next time, otherwiSe il marry onE qatari to
to beCome qatarian ciTizen..Lolzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!
FACE YOUR FEARS LIVE YOUR DREAMS.....
i knw it was an old news.
But goodluck can come anytime:)
@PM
U broke my heart:(
i will stil try my luck
Work for 30 yrs and have a retirment of 3 yrs OR
Work for 3 yrs and have a retirment Of 30 yrs :D
Consult me:D
Its time to get the Q-Passport :P
Wiked! this was an old news. Did you see the thread creation date ??
I know a Palestinian family of 10 who paid a total of over 15,000 QR to get their citizenship and passports. They have been here for over 30 years and all but 1 of their children were born here. Both parents have been teachers in Qatar until retirement. They speak Arabic and have a spotless police record, not to mention that 4 of their 6 daughters have graduated from Education City universities, 2 are now pursuing PhD and Masters in UK, and one is presently a student at CMU-Q (in Education City).
Don't waste your breath or your money waiting for citizenship, Wiked :-)
I didn't drink the kool-aid! -- PM
FACE YOUR FEARS LIVE YOUR DREAMS.....
i would love to be qatari
I am frm pakistan and i have lived my whole life here in qatar ,i was born here
im 23 now but i dont knw arabic:slittle bit .but i really wana learn arabic.
I dont knw why ,i just love qatar more than Pakistan :s
May be Because i have live my whole life here
Work for 30 yrs and have a retirment of 3 yrs OR
Work for 3 yrs and have a retirment Of 30 yrs :D
Consult me:D
Hey, I thought the post up there was "ten reasons to be Qatari"...I abologize, my reply wasn't realted to this one..And I didn't read it yet! lol
hubby ex-boss been here over 20 yrs. He investigated about having a qatari passport, he can have it but he have to give up his other nationality (british).
who wants to do that i wonder?
Oh I’m so proud of being so..
I I weren’t one..I’d WANT to beone..
BTW, I didn’t read all the comments up there…Really not feeling like reading your lovely comments on , not today! :-D..No hard feeling though
I wonder who would WANT to become a Qatari???
Just because you can apply does not mean your chances of having that application accepted are more than 0.001%...
Well,no one has a comment to say on this....tht seems strange....