A/HRC/44/57/Add.33 V. Citizenship, Refugees, Stateless and Undocumented A. Access to citizenship Para 50, 52, 53, and 45: The permanent Constitution stipulates in Article 41 that: “The Qatari nationality and the rules governing it shall be prescribed by law, and the same shall have the similar power as that of the constitution”. It follows that the provisions of the Nationality Law No. 38 for the year 2005, are not amended except by the same procedures followed for amending the Constitution, bearing in mind that the Nationality Law regulates how to acquire, grant, withdraw, and restore nationality without discrimination between women and men, except in the case of the marriage of a Qatari woman with a non-Qatari, nationality is not granted to the husband of the Qatari woman and her children, given that the granting of nationality or the right to a nationality is based on blood bond in the sense that the son follows the nationality of the father, as well as considerations related to dual nationality, loyalty and national affiliation, whereas, the issues related to granting nationality fall within the discretionary power of the State based on the criteria of sovereignty. It is worth noting that in applying the rules for granting Qatari nationality, it is necessary to give priority to those of Qatari mother following Article 2/4 of Nationality Law, in addition to what was stipulated in Law No10 of 2018, regarding permanent residence, including the inclusion of some categories with exceptions from the conditions stipulated in the first article of this law regarding granting permanent residence and the consequent enjoyment of the privileges granted to Qataris in health, education, investment, and other services. These categories include: The Qatari foreign husband, the foreign Qatari wife, the children of a Qatari woman married to a foreigner. The Qatari woman does not lose her nationality in the event of her marriage to a non-Qatari, unless it is proven that she acquired the nationality of her husband, and in this case, she may recover the Qatari nationality if she renounces the other nationality. B. Statelessness Para 55: In view of the geographical, social and economic factors that have caused the social fabric in the Gulf region to historically be intertwined among the countries of the region, there are certain implications for this phenomenon, namely, that parts of particular tribes live in a Gulf country while holding the nationality of another. As dual nationality is prohibited by the Qatari nationality law No (38) of 2005, it has become impossible to grant Qatari nationality to this group of people if they retain the nationality of another country. In the event that their status is modified by relinquishing the nationality they acquire, it will be possible to proceed with the procedures for granting them the Qatari nationality. The basis of the problem can be understood in light of the failure of these people to rectify their position and in light of what has been said before. However, the State of Qatar has spared no effort to provide health and educational services and other benefits enjoyed by the residents of Qatar to all the citizens of the Gulf who live in Qatar once they provide the required official documents. Para 65: The State of Qatar grants stateless residents temporary residence permits that are periodically renewed according to specific rules so that the holder of these permits can enjoy education, health services and access to employment opportunities on a par with the other nationalities who live in the country. Qatari travel documents are issued to those belonging to this category to help them travel abroad for treatment, study or tourism, and they have the right to return to Qatar using these Qatari travel documents that have been granted to them . The State of Qatar has taken many steps that have led to a reduction in the numbers of stateless people. Such steps include: • Issuing the decision of the Minister of Interior No (1) for 1984 on the regulation of temporary permits for stateless persons. 16