Birthactive
Citizenship at birth through a Qatari father
Qatari nationality descends from a Qatari father; birth on Qatari territory alone confers no citizenship.
Sources: Qatar Law No. 38 of 2005 on Qatari Nationality (Al Meezan)
Citizenship routes
Ancestryreviewed
Naturalizationreviewed
Birthreviewed
Investmentreviewed
Naturalizationactive
Naturalization as the spouse of a citizen
The foreign wife of a Qatari may naturalize after five years living with her husband.
Sources: Qatar Law No. 38 of 2005 on Qatari Nationality (Al Meezan)
Ancestryactive
Qatari citizenship through a Qatari father
A child of a Qatari father is Qatari by descent regardless of birthplace; Qatari mothers cannot transmit nationality to their children on equal terms under the current framework.
Sources: Qatar Law No. 38 of 2005 on Qatari Nationality (Al Meezan)
Naturalizationactive
Naturalization after about twenty-five years residence
Naturalization generally requires about twenty-five years of continuous lawful residence plus Arabic proficiency and lawful means, and is granted only by Emiri decree; grants are effectively capped and rare.
Sources: Qatar Law No. 38 of 2005 on Qatari Nationality (Al Meezan)