By DT News Network news@dt.bh. Manama : M Ps will vote on a proposal to grant citizenship to the children of Bahraini women at their regular meeting this Tuesday. The proposal, submitted by a group of MPs, proposes to amend an article in the existing Bahraini Citizenship Act. Section A of Article 4 of the Bahr
Manama : MPs will vote on a proposal to grant citizenship to the children of Bahraini women at their regular meeting this Tuesday.
The proposal, submitted by a group of MPs, proposes to amend an article in the existing Bahraini Citizenship Act.
Section A of Article 4 of the Bahraini Citizenship Act of 1963 stipulates, “A person shall be deemed a Bahraini national if he is born in Bahrain or abroad and his father, at the time of birth, was a Bahraini national.”
The proposal suggests amending the article by replacing it with, “A person shall be deemed a Bahraini national if he is born in Bahrain or abroad, and of his parents, at the time of birth, was a Bahraini national.”
This grants the children of a Bahraini woman married to a foreigner the right of obtaining the Bahraini citizenship.
After reviewing it with the concerned authorities, including Interior Ministry, the council’s Foreign Affairs, Defence and National Security Committee issued a report rejecting the proposal. The committee’s report will be discussed and voted on this Tuesday.
