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		<title>Non Kuwaiti husbands may get Kuwaiti citizenship if wives approve</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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. &#8220;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,&#8221; the study said, according to Al Watan daily. &#8220;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.&#8221; According to unnamed sources quoted by the paper, the stringent conditions aim to guarantee the future of the children of Kuwaiti women and to secure their rights. The study will be submitted to the parliament for debate and a final decision is expected to be reached before the end year. Immediate reactions from readers were positive. Many welcomed it as a humanitarian step that would help resolve long pending issues. &#8220;I wish they would bring down the number of [...]]]></description>
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