Qatari nationality law

Qatari citizens enjoy freedom of movement between other Gulf Cooperation Council member states.

Children born in Qatar are not granted Qatari citizenship by virtue of their place of birth.

[1] Foreigners may be granted citizenship if they fulfil the following conditions[2] The wife of a naturalized person may be, by an Emiri decision, granted Qatari nationality by virtue of her husband, provided that her stay with him in Qatar extends for a period of at least five years from the date her husband acquired Qatari nationality.

The wife will not lose her citizenship in the event that the marriage contract is broken.

[1] In 2016, Qatari citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 79 countries and territories, ranking the Qatari passport 60th in the world according to the Visa Restrictions Index.