any favours for qatar born expatriates?
By nabil_munir •
well, as far as the western countries are concerned they are giving special care for the expat born there . i doesnt seem to happen here in qatar from the government point of view or i may dont know any such favours kindly reply with ur experience please.....
I'm aware of that Ice Maiden, any problem?
Pls check date of old posts.
Why? did Qatar paid its part when those childrens were born here? Don't think so...
so regarding 2022 these qatar born children or most of them adult now should play there part? what u think ?
what about children who are born to stateless parents or refugees?
in the neighboring countries. The same names pop up here and in the UAE and in Saudi, etc.; they branch off and form new sections, and some names will even change from the original form, but they all trace their roots back to a common ancestor tribe.
So everyone is everyone else's cousin!
Re: the abandoned baby situation - Qatar's orphanage (Dhreima, located near Decoration R/A) takes in any unwanted, abandoned babies -- and if they are not adopted, they are taken care of and given citizenship by the Emir. And just as Diamond kindly offered, many local families are more than willing to adopt children here. So these children will be well taken care of.
"Most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise."
-- Maya Angelou
I don't know much about it, so correct me if I am wrong, but I thought that Qatari isn't really a race of people anyway, that they are all a mixture of people from bordering countries originally.
I beg to disagree, Bleu. The Reds of the Americas were not overhwelmed by the Whites..they were killed in the name of colonization. Think Genocide. They say the were wiped out 'coz of plagues of sorts. Yeah --sure. The Jews were mass murdered by the small pox.
I concur and I quote Injiniuty, "...if everyone who was born in Qatar were to be offered a passport, soon the Qatari population that is already a minority would be non-existent."
the Native population. Sure they killed many in the long period of wars; not to mention the fact that they pushed them off their land and herded them into reservations. However, the Native population still exists in many areas and in a number of cases have mixed with other ethnicities.
I just tend to balk at the real absolutist statements and generalizations.
I refuse to drink the kool-aid! -- PM
That would be Iraq -- or if you want to believe, Wallis and Fortuna Islands :-)
I refuse to drink the kool-aid! -- PM
I believe there was a rule passed in 1960s that all the people who were settled in Qatar in the 1930s and their descendants are eligible for Qatari nationality...
These guys you are talking about genesis must've come after that...
I totally agree with umm jake, Qatar must loosen up the citizenship law. there is a huge number of qatar residents that hold no nationality (we call them in local dialect the bedoon). The Qatari government granted them what is known as Qatari certificate. Same are Bedouin, Persian or baloch, they have reside qatar for the past 3 or more decades. I think it's unfair that their situation is unsettled yet. As they have no other country to go back to.
lol, if you say so. We are obviously very lucky to have you. Glad you found us on the map. Your geography must have improved. It's amazing what you can find on Google, isn't it? Carry on with the good work. hope you are being productive. Feel free to slag us off at will. QL's certainly the place for that.
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I think you have me confused with someone who gives a sh1t.
Ooo, you big baby. You're very good at writing and spelling for your age...
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I can wash,iron,cook,clean and Im also house trained.
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I think you have me confused with someone who gives a sh1t.
One year old children need much more than an identity and a country to call home. I can guarantee both of those and a whole lot of love and attention just for starters. -------------------------------------
Power to the non believers, it’s a great feeling to have and hold.
Yup... that IS true...
Actually Its only now I've realized I am eligible for Qatari Nationality (I've been here for more than 20 years)... maybe I should go to the immigration and explore my options
I can't imagine the look on my sponsor's face if he knew that I got Qatari nationality ROFL!!!
And as for one year olds being disowned on the Corniche I will personally see to it that they will want for nothing for the rest of their lives :D
All they will need is their identity and a country to call home.. Can you give them that?/
Power to the non believers, it’s a great feeling to have and hold.
There is a section at the Immigration department who would be able to answer your citizenship queries far better than I :D
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Qatar requires that Arab applicants for citizenship should have been resident for 15 years at least; 20 for non-Arabs.
Why longer for non-Arabs...?
Would this be a violation of International Human Rights Laws...?
"deprivation of citizenship on the basis of race, colour, descent, or national or ethnic origin is a breach of States Parties' obligations to ensure non-discriminatory enjoyment of the right to nationality"
Assume I am non-Arab and I have been in Qatar for 19 years and I am denied nationality , but another Arab has been here for 15 years gets nationality... isn't that discrimination?
very diplomatic...
I am the first to say how appreciative Qatar is to have the expatriate workforce. We have a very small local population with huge finances and a lot of ambition about where we would like our country to go. Without the expatriate workforce we would not be able to realise our dreams.
However our citizenship policy is our perogative, as is every other country's.
And as for one year olds being disowned on the Corniche I will personally see to it that they will want for nothing for the rest of their lives :D
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My point being that diamond... expatriates may move to any part of the world and it doesn't mean that land is doing them a great favor... that land is also benefiting greatly by the presence of those expatriates... no one is doing any one any favors...
If the expatriates weren't here, do you see honestly see Qatari's working on the roads and construction sites?
Even if Qatari's did those kind of jobs, they wouldn't have achieved the astronomical growth we are seeing now... Qatar gets expatriates here for its own benefit, not for the sake of giving us expatriates a good life...
Any way, all this is besides the point... I'd like to ask this question again... what would happen if tomorrow we find a one year old child on the corniche disowned by his/her parents?
What would happen to the child? Would that child be given Qatari nationality? It has a right to a nationality...
I really don't need to explain my movements. Haven't you better things to do than dig up old threads from a year and a half ago about where I was?
Sad.
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Maybe you have moved back to Qatar recently...
But you have been an expatriate for a good amount of time...
in New York...
Or else why would you say...
"Think I'll go back to New York...Qatar has obviously become too X rated in my absence lol."
http://www.qatarliving.com/node/68425
But if you want to deny that to prove a point, that's up to you...
Nope, I don't live in the US.
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Why is her comment hypocritical ?
As a Qatarina, she is very well placed, more so than me or you, to comment on the state of her country, the same as you know more about India than me, or that Pm knows more about the USA than me or you.
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I think you have me confused with someone who gives a sh1t.
couldn't care less if diamond is Qatari or not
unlike you who feel the compulsion to kiss up
obviously... you didn't get the sarcasm
Neither did u get the point I was making
I am fully aware she is Qatari
and I am also aware that she lives in the US
which is why her comment on expatriates living in Qatar is hypocritical...
You say ...thousands of expatriates choose to give birth in Qatar every year. yes most and all would be asians, the number of western expatriates would be very low if any ,not easy to see that, westerners do have pride over where there children are born. it would never come into there heads to have a baby born here, but as you said, thousands of expatriates choose to give birth in Qatar every year ASIANS. not much to go on is it.
Power to the non believers, it’s a great feeling to have and hold.
Always works for me..........That or 10-12 pints.
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I think you have me confused with someone who gives a sh1t.
Oh, can't complain...or won't ;)
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horse, start ranting and make yerself look silly.
Hey Diamond,Im good I guess. Hows you :P
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I think you have me confused with someone who gives a sh1t.
Hey Mr. Paul, how are you? (doffs cap)
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glad you have a sense of humor...
With regards to applying for citizenship, Qatar requires that Arab applicants for citizenship should have been resident for 15 years at least; 20 for non-Arabs.
Why longer for non-Arabs...
Would this be a violation of International Human Rights Laws...?
"deprivation of citizenship on the basis of race, colour, descent, or national or ethnic origin is a breach of States Parties' obligations to ensure non-discriminatory enjoyment of the right to nationality"
Assume I am non-Arab and I have been in Qatar for 19 years, but another Arab has been here for 15 years gets nationality... isn't that discrimination?
lol, no Versimilitude, I'm Qataria.
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Should I be scared?
and a very well respected one at that.
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I think you have me confused with someone who gives a sh1t.
So is that what you went to the US for? For sucking up all the good things?
I was reading up some UN rules and I think it might be a violation of the following... I quote...
"It makes clear that international human rights law imposes certain limits on governments' discretion to grant or deny citizenship. Thus, deprivation of citizenship on the basis of race, colour, descent, or national or ethnic origin is a breach of States Parties' obligations to ensure non-discriminatory enjoyment of the right to nationality."
I think a child being denied Qatari nationality when only the mother is Qatari as opposed to a child who's father only is a Qatari is a case of discrimination based on descent...
Also, I am aware of many marriages between GCC nationalities... I wonder if the child has a Saudi father and Qatari mother, whether the child would be given Qatari nationality or not... if he is... then why shouldn't a child with a Dutch father and Qatari mother be given Qatari nationality too cos otherwise, it would be discrimination based on national origin.
but anyway, I am not a legal expert so... and I don't know what happens when the father is of another GCC nationality and mother is Qatari, someone enlighten me please...
AbuAmerican, good to know how you really feel. But yet you still choose to live and bring up your family here, ie, suck up all the good things.
Hmm. There's a word for that.
Oh, btw, it'd take more than your comments to upset me. Pff...
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According to the Declaration of rights of the Child, every child has the right to a nationality. However, it does not state and I am not aware of any right for the child to be awarded the citizenship of the country of birth...
Although there are several countries which give a child its nationality if the child is born in that country... that is really at the disposal of the particular country... One cannot expect Qatar for instance to start giving out nationality to every child that is born here.
HOWEVER, what I am interested though would be the case of refugees or stateless children. What if a child were to be found abandoned? What nationality would that child be?
Don't think so...all different nationalities choose to give birth here...perhaps more Asians as they are greater in numbers but it's pretty propertionate.
Hey, it's not a competition lol...if you wish to give birth in Qatar, Qatar will help you. We're kind that way.
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I blame the Spanish.
imperialistic Brits.
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I think you have me confused with someone who gives a sh1t.
bloody Brits, they are the bad guys....
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blame the Brits for it........
AbuAmerican, I was being nice.
Lovely AbuAmerican, another sweeping generalisation. You've met each and every one of us and case studied our habits and behaviour?
You've just lost my respect.
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I cannot thank less Qatar for providing me what I have now..I cannot imagine of this lifestyle back in my country...
I personally wrote to HMC for thanking them during our first child birth..
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Er, Jackfrost, thousands of expats choose to give birth in Qatar every year. You didn't know that? The majority of babies born in hospitals in Qatar are born to expatriates. I would have thought that was a no-brainer to figure out.
Super that you have wonderful hospitals in your country. Unfortunately they wouldn't be able to help you and your family out in the unfortunate event that you have a medical emergency whilst you are living here. I'm sure that you use medical facilities here in Qatar for some primary healthcare too.
Pity that the jobs in your country are not as wonderful as the hospitals...then you wouldn't need to leave your country at all. Just think how much happier you would be and you would have no reason to get all antsy on a local forum.
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I wasn't thinking of any specific group when I wrote my earlier comment.
My own heritage, since you asked, is German-Scottish-Irish-Jewish-Welsh (with maybe a few others thrown in there too -- who knows?).
As I said, I LOVE that my country is comprised of immigrants, and that's one of the things that I think makes America as strong and rich a country and culture as it is.
That said, I have an issue with US passport holders who have and will never reside there, don't identify culturally as Americans or contribute to our society in any way.
I have no problem with genuine immigrants getting the perks of being an American. But to me, being and becoming a citizen is a commitment to one's country -- to protect it, help improve it, represent it, honor it. And if they're not going to GIVE anything to their newly-adopted country -- not work there or live there or pay taxes or vote or anything -- then why should they get the privilege of calling themselves "American"?
So yes, I take issue with these folks.
Personally, I would love to the see the US institute some form of national service. 18 year olds could choose to serve 2 years in the military or doing 2 years of community service/volunteer work -- teaching in poorer neighborhoods, etc. This would both create a sense of civic responsibility among the younger generation AND weed out all the yahoos who just grab our passport and run.
I think most countries' citizenry would benefit from such a program...Qatar included.
"Most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise."
-- Maya Angelou
Power to the non believers, it’s a great feeling to have and hold.
The one reply that stands out in this is bleu's .. and I quote him/her ad-verbatim, "The NATIVE AMERICANS almost don't exist anymore."
Qatar has a population of 1.6 million, of which the total Qatari population is circa 400K. Meaning, if everyone who was born in Qatar were to be offered a passport, soon the Qatari population that is already a minority would be non-existent.
Rgds,
J.J
I chose to have my baby here instead of in the UK and I wouldn't hesitate to do it again.
I have friends who were all due around the same time that gave birth in NHS hospitals and all have their complaints. I also know people who complain about the hospitals here.
If you can afford to chose where you have your child, you're obviously going to chose the hospital you personally feel is right for you - regardless of country!
It was just my decision to have him here and not the UK.
I don't think a child should get any passport/nationality other then their parents. Just my opinion.
Benefits differ from country to country - here you get free innoculations for your baby for the first year and the first 2 years residency free. I'm grateful for that having seen the prices at Al Ahli hospital for innoculations!! Having them done at Government clinics saves you QR1,000 each time!
www.qaws.org
with great hospitals to have your child born. i would not lowwr myself to say ..expatriates who prefer to give birth here...simply because the med care here (if private) is much better than the NHS etc. if that is the case they deserve it ...
Power to the non believers, it’s a great feeling to have and hold.
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3 kids in 5 minutes?
damn..i am good! :P
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@ Qatar Hero.
Which people are you talking about exactly? The Jews, The Cubanos, Filipinos, Koreans, Persians? Obviously youre talking about certain races that have only recently been immigrating to the US in the last two /three generations..but then again, i might be stand corrected.
And I quote, "I'll freely admit this is one of my pet peeves. I have no problem with granting citizenship to others, and I love that my country embraces immigrants and welcomes them into the fold, but I DO have a problem with the hordes of people that, in my opinion, are merely US passport holders. They've never lived there, have no intention to, don't identify culturally as Americans, and basically just suck up the benefits of being a US citizen."
I have a pet peeve too..but that's a whole other subject.
America was built on immigrants. Please don't make it sound that the newly immigrants don't deserve the same perks your ancestries might have recieved generations ago. Before I get ahead of myself..What is your ancestry?
Shane? Or our Shelia? Will they get one?
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America is an immigrant population that overwhelmed a native population.
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and no more love!
...our lil' Wayne didn't get Qatari passport!
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no reply!
send me a message with your lost mobile...:P
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No never. Will not do that. (Has Garlic and Holy Water to hand) awaits the reply. xx
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just free bobcorn and bebsi!
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If a baby (non Qatari) is born here, they do not get a Qatari passport.
They get their fathers.
IF their childrens, children are born outside their grandparents country, that is when the problems start.
So as an example; I give birth here, my kids get an English passport (unless of course we apply for an Aussie one, and that has heaps of problems).
My kids grow up, they move abroad and they have kids. They will get a British Passport. Their kids will struggle to get an English passport.
So in other words, if you have a baby in the Gulf, your Grandchildren may struggle. xx
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that seeing the term, "Qatar born expat" is really quite amusing, for one coming from the U.S. As is noted above, such critters in the U.S. are called "citizens!" ;-)
It all depends on the country's rules, and each sovereign state has the right to its own rules.
I am not having kids here and never will, i would take my wife back home to have our child born, what expat would want his kids born here.....do you have a problem with that in understsnding that.. i can travel any country, i dont have any shit to put up with, If you had a better command of reading english you would see what i said,,, wake up and read.. be happy
Power to the non believers, it’s a great feeling to have and hold.
And if you 'don't need that sh*t', why are you here? You could live in your own country and have much less hassle than it appears you have living here. Why make your life more difficult than it needs to be, eh?
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Oh Jackfrost, you're nothing if not predictable.
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me neither.
You don’t belong here. if you are born here, but the problems you have with immigration when you travel,, who needs that shit,,, we all want to be proud of the country we are born in,, but Qatar don’t think that, at least Malaysia will class you as a 2nd class citizen if your are born there. So in saying that who would want Qatar down as there place of birth
Power to the non believers, it’s a great feeling to have and hold.
AbuAmerican, that's a bit below the belt. Quite frankly, that's no way to talk about the country you have chosen to reside in.
I'm disappointed in you. I did not expect you to make such a hateful comment.
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a BIG kick on UR *** compare to new migrate, when you will do any offense here.
Reason: YOU born n brought up here and still do not know the rules.
Your statement is incorrect......
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For any person born on US soil. Plus it is also automatic if the child is born in a country abroad to America parents (Both must be) or if one parent is US citizen and has lived in US for at least 5 years of their life they can claim US citizenship for their child. You must prove the 5 years requirement.
In fact any person born on US soil can become President of US even if neither of his parents are US citizens.
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So you just used the power of deduction from one case to explain it????
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ya thats true..... but its for newly born not for parents...
and government job.. my brother is birth of Qatar and he easily get job in Lakhwiya [police] .... and i tried many Times but i didn't get any Work in Gov. Bcoz i born in pakistan...
so difference is birth...
Thanks for that. I think that the UK must be one of the few that provide such items.
I know that here in Turkey, even if you are hospitalised, your family have to take care of your needs, right down to bathing you and providing your knife and fork for eating.
Beds for attending relatives are made available at a cost.
Nice Rumors, pulled out of somebody's b*!$.
I dont think you get a 2 year free residency permit, I do recall paying for my sons, I may be wrong.
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Hi Nabeel i think good Question ...
but i think there is some points
1). Two Years Resident Visa for Newly Born Child in Doha...if parents have Resident visa...
2). You can Get any Government Job Easily...
But i heard that many pakistani peoples get Qatari Passports .. They were in Army...
It is luck for some one to what he get... or what he loss....
Its Naseeeb
sorry, I don't get that one.
I am from Canada, and if, even by accident, you are born in Canada, then you get Canadian citizenship.
Companies that have the best performance in the world have their workers as shareholders.
If you don't own a part of it, you won't perform at 110%, and loyalty stops with the ending of the paycheck.
Fair enough then
Dweller I think such benefits for babies starts once their birth certificate is finalized. Even in Canada where medical is also governmental you have to supply your own formula and diapers as this is not s medical neccesity, meaning it is not medicine. _____________________________________________________
"Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock - Will Rogers"
Qatar is a country made up of specific tribes. To give too many passports would upset the balance of the country and the Qatari people who are the first priority. Considering that 80% of the population are expatriates it simply would not work to give any child born here nationality.
There are many people who receive nationality on humanitarian grounds, ie, Palestinians, but we cannot give to all who want it. We do help our fellow Arabs in many ways, not least sharing our vast wealth with them on projects such as education, housing, the medical field and salaries (Qatar pays salaries in countries where their own people cannot pay them) and spending time working on solutions for their problems.
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i borned and broughtup over here... my rp has been changed into work visa... renewable after every two year's... hoping to get nothing and wish to move from here...
u don't get anything here but u may miss something in ur home country!
LOL.
1- Athletes get temporary Qatari passports with ZERO benefits.
2- We are not the US, Canada, or UK...
The US is a mumble-jumble of outsiders who mixed to become what it is now... We're basically a few families who live here... We wouldn't want any outsiders to be of our own. The NATIVE AMERICANS almost don't exist anymore.
We don't care if they were born here, or if their families been here for a long time... Most of those who have been here before the discovery of Oil are already Qataris.
solutions to these complaints would include complicating childbirth in Qatar so nobody does it, and not allowing expats to keep their children in the country after the age of 18, as well as deporting anybody who has been in the country more than X years.
So stop complaining.
Oh yes, you will receive a VERY special WELCOME after 257 years......When u will reborn in Qatar....first time nothing :-)
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Shaine, maybe it is a culture or language misunderstanding but I think that calling people idiots is a little bit too much in this context. Don't get me wrong, there is a place for insults on QL but not in this case.
Popcorn Girl, you said all that needed to be said on this subject in my opinion.
Qatari Citizenship?.... A big NO!
Gypsy.. No you do not become a Citizen of a Country you are born in, unless your parents are citizens of that country.
So for example if one is born in the UK does not automatically get a British Passport unless one of the parents is British.
So far as Qatar is concern, I agree with Tallg that one gives birth to the children where one is working simple as that...
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If we have our babies in countries that are not our own why should they be given that countries passport?
I could have had 10 babies in 10 different countries.
List of all the countries I have lived in:
Italy
Australia (obviously)
England
Brunei
Singapore
Hong Kong
Oman
Egypt
Russia
Why would I complicate it?
My life is complicated enough for my children, English father but Mum that is second generation Italian but Australian by birth.
I gave birth in England.
I actually like the idea that children take their fathers nationality. It makes it easier.
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Then things appear to have improved considerably.
We had to take baby milk powder, bottles and everything else into the Hamad when our daughter had twins and wasn't able to breast feed.
Expat children born in Qatar get free medicine for the first year if theor loves from Hamad, not sure if this covers any medical expenses also for the hospital.
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very well put, I really enjoyed reading your post
I don't blame Qatar for holding onto it's passports. I come from the UK, whatever that may mean. It's a joke that they take the passports from our grandchildren if they in turn have a child outside of the UK when half of Poland travel by coach to give birth in England. My sister has been without a GP in SE London for 4 years now and has had to pay private midwives to deliver her babies at home because she is unable to access the NHS because she is not a registered drug addict, disabled, ethnic minority, assylum seeker, single parent or on probation or recently released from a prison sentence of 6 months or more. That is quoting from the letter she received from the NHS Trust. Nothing to do with racism, just the fact that between her and her husband, they pay £24,000 a year in income tax and are discriminated against for it. Sorry for rant and being a little off topic but that is the reality a couple of years down the line of including everyone.
The only outsiders Qatar seems interested in giving passports to are those people who can win them medals in Olympics/International sporting competitions.
Didn't FIFA and the IOC tighten up on nationality and residency rules recently to cut down on (restrict) the phenomena of buying athletes?
If anything, I think the US, Canada and some other countries that up until now have been rather free and easy with their passport rules are going to be tightening up. Too many people just fly there and have a kid, but really have no cultural affiliation or ties to the country/culture itself -- yet they call themselves American or Canadian.
I'll freely admit this is one of my pet peeves. I have no problem with granting citizenship to others, and I love that my country embraces immigrants and welcomes them into the fold, but I DO have a problem with the hordes of people that, in my opinion, are merely US passport holders. They've never lived there, have no intention to, don't identify culturally as Americans, and basically just suck up the benefits of being a US citizen.
I do think it would be good if Qatar loosened up its definition of who is a Qatari citizen to include the many, many people who were born and lived here all their lives (often their families have been here for generations). Even if they wanted to exclude certain benefits to them (no free water/elec, no interest free loans, etc.), giving those individuals a Qatari passport would be a positive step, would acknowledge their commmitment and contributions to this society.
And seeing as many of these people lack their own travel papers (are Palestinians without a state of their own), it would be a huge kindness to some of their Arab brothers and sisters.
But I won't hold my breath...
"Most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise."
-- Maya Angelou
Well for many, it makes sense to give birth in the same country you're currently living in.
why on earth would an expat want to give birth in doha?
I suggest try to win GOLD in olympic
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Munir, why are you looking for a handout? You migrate here to do labor work and as a favor to keep you content they may allow your spouse in. When the sponsor tells you to leave you leave, very easy immigration rule. Bring on the next one and so on!!! By the way, leave your money here too.
Seems Asians are always looking for handouts.
Marlboro and London cigarettes ..both are same..:p
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dweller...ditto that with Americans...
not be widely known but if a british mother gives birth abroad and that child then also has children born abroad, the children born to the baby who was originally born abroad (the grandchildren of the original parent) are not guaranteed receiving british nationality.
has its own provision on laws regarding citizenship. Wherever we are, we just respect it.
I have found that Qatar is fiercely protective of who it allows to become a citizen. If anyone could just come to the country and give birth and claim citizenship, then Qatar would no longer have control. Qatar is considered one of the richest countries in the world per capita because the census only includes citizens, not residents.
Moonbeam is incorrect, anyone born in the US under any circumstances still becomes a citizen. Doean't matter if the mother is a tourist, is there illegally, or not. If the birth took place on US soil, citizenship is automatic and (unless renounced) irrevocable.
why interested in the benefits?isnt living here a benefit already?
I must tell my grandkids that but I doubt they would take up the offer.
I believe that expats born in Qatar are eligible to be Qatari police officers.
Mandi
LOL gypsy, thats what used to happen in the US too, but even there it had to change.
I think anyone that wants to become a citizen should go through the proper channels.
Qatar born expatriate can apply for US visa lottery under Qatar quota I suppose.
qatar is a strange place...
If you have a child in Spain, you are automatically entitled to receive 2500 euros, which is transfered to your bank account within one month. I had my second baby in Spain :). This law applies to anyone, including foreigners.
THere is a catch, you must have lived in Spain for at least two years before the birth, otherwise you don't see a cent.
My daughter was born in Doha...no benefits.
Let me get this straight..Unlike married couples,Bast*rds can get a KUWAITI passport..lol
wow .. dint know Kuwait was so sensible when it comes to basic laws and practices such as this .. Qatar still has to grow in many a regard ..
life goes on ..
Yeah u will get in ur passport, DOB as Doha Qatar....
Genuine article.
Problems relating to nationality were experienced in Kuwait in the late seventies early eighties and the Emir issued a decree on the matter. The way it was reported in one of the Kuwait dailies cause one or two chuckles. It went:
"Sheik Jabor al Ahmed Al Jabor al Sabah has issued the following decree on the nationality of children.
If the father is Kuwaiti and the mother is Kuwaiti, the child will take the nationality of the father and is Kuwaiti.
If the nationality of the father is Kuwaiti and the mother is non-Kuwaiti, the father will take the nationality of the father and is Kuwaiti.
If the nationality of the father is non-Kuwaiti and the mother is Kuwaiti, again the child will take the nationality of the father and is a non-Kuwaiti.
If the nationality of the mother is Kuwaiti and the nationality of the father is unknown
i.e. if it's a b*stard it's a Kuwaiti."
The above "set up" is exactly how it appeared in the paper.
I am mistaken, they don't even receive a passport if father is not Qatari- and have to apply for one and most likely wont receive it.
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I find this so strange, shouldn't you beable to get the passport of the country you are born in? I mean, if you are born in Canada you are Canadian, that simple.
"I fight with love and I laugh with rage, you have to live light enough to see the humor and long enough to see some change." Ani Difranco
If a female Qatari marries a non Qatari male, their children will not receive any benefits that Qatari's receive except a passport even if they are born and raised in Qatar!!
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air force?. Do you mind!
the person born here can get a job in royal force army
Two of my grandkids (twins) were born in Qatar and they gained no benefit.
To the contrary, if they in turn have children born outside the UK, those children will not be guaranteed British passports. Be warned!
oh please dont even think of it..being born here givs nothin......so forget abt it!
I'm so agitated that I juss dont want to comment.
the new born child in Doha will be issued two years resident visa for free if parents have resident visa status here. Thats all you get
Don't expect anything!!!! This is Qatar, you won't get any benefit, not even if your grandfather was born here too.
We all live under the same sky but we do not all have the same horizon.
absolutely nothing / 0.