Qatar: Law No. 21 0f 1989 regulating marriage to foreigners

 

Title

 

 

Qatar: Law No. 21 0f 1989 regulating marriage to foreigners

 

 

Date of adoption

 

 

25 December 1989

Last amended: 17 March 2005

 

 

Entry into force

 

 

In force

 

Text versions

 

Arabic

English

 

Source:

 

–  Official Journal Issue No. 16 (01 January 1989) p. 620. Retrieved from: Al-Meezan Qatar Legal Portal, accessed: 21 July 2013.

http://www.almeezan.qa/LawView.aspx?opt&LawID=2555&TYPE=PRINT&language=ar

–  http://www.almeezan.qa/LawView.aspx?opt&LawID=2555&TYPE=PRINT&language=en

 

 

Abstract

 

 

This law sets out the conditions under which Qatari men and women are permitted to marry a foreigner.

 

Article 6 of this law gives the children of a Qatari woman married to a foreigner the right to reside in Qatar as long as their Qatari mother is residing in the country. Children who are still minors may be granted a Qatari passport and all children are to receive the treatment of Qatari nationals with regards to education, treatment and jobs. Moreover, adult children will be given the priority to acquire Qatari nationality.