UAE nationality law
| Emirati Citizenship Act | |
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| Parliament of the United Arab Emirates | |
| An Act relating to Emirati citizenship | |
| Enacted by | Government of the United Arab Emirates |
| Status: Current legislation | |
Emirati nationality law governs citizenship eligibility in the United Arab Emirates. It primarily jus sanguinis. Foreigners have been granted citizenship occasionally, but the process is unclear.GCC citizens are allowed to live in the UAE without restriction and vice versa.
No citizenship policy
Children born to an Emirati father or an unknown or stateless father and an Emirati mother are Emirati citizens by descent, irrespective of the place of birth. Children born to an Emirati mother and a foreign father have the right to apply for citizenship once they reach age 18.
A foreign woman married to an Emirati man may get citizenship, provided that the marriage lasts for 3 years. She loses citizenship if she divorces. The wife of a recently naturalized male citizen may also become an Emirati citizen. Their minor children will also become citizens. However, no such provision exists for a foreign male to marry an Emirati woman to attain citizenship.
People who have an Emirati mother are allowed to apply for citizenship after six years since birth date on conditions of being born in the UAE and that the mother is a citizen in this date.
Naturalized citizens do not have the right to stand for elections. Arab citizens of Omani, Qatari or Bahraini origins may stand for elections after 7 years.
There are many people in the UAE who are Emirati by blood but they have not been given citizenship. Political dissidents often get their citizenship revoked. This issue is also common in other GCC nations..
A foreigner may apply for citizenship by fulfilling the following:
Dual citizenship is not recognized. Once citizenship of another country is obtained, UAE nationality must be given up.
Citizenship is forfeit by:
Naturalized citizens may also lose their citizenship if they gained citizenship by fraud.
Citizens are allowed to voluntarily give up Emirati citizenship.
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