A non-Kuwaiti man who marries a Kuwaiti woman will be granted the Kuwaiti citizenship if his wife of at least ten years approves his application, a government study has recommended.

According to the study, other conditions required for the citizenship stipulate that the couple has at least five children.

“The husband must not take up a second wife after getting the citizenship and the wife cannot divorce her naturalized husband to marry another man,” the study said, according to Al Watan daily. “The husband has no right to a government-sponsored house or a housing loan and cannot run or vote in elections. The wife may obtain a loan to purchase a house, but the husband will not be registered as co-owner.” continue reading…

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