Birthactive
Citizenship at birth through a Bahraini father
Bahraini nationality descends from a Bahraini father; birth on Bahraini territory alone confers no citizenship.
Citizenship routes
Ancestryreviewed
Naturalizationreviewed
Birthreviewed
Investmentreviewed
Ancestryactive
Bahraini citizenship through a Bahraini father
A child of a Bahraini father is Bahraini by descent regardless of birthplace; a child of a Bahraini mother and foreign father is generally not entitled except where the father is unknown.
Naturalizationactive
Naturalization after long residence (about 25 years, 15 for Arabs)
Ordinary naturalization requires about twenty-five years of residence (about fifteen for nationals of Arab states) plus good conduct, Arabic fluency, and registered real estate; it is highly discretionary and rare.