Getting Saudi Nationality is not easy at all for expatriates. I would not be wrong in stating that it is second to impossible for expatriates to get Saudi Nationality unless she is married to Saudi National and have children who are Saudis.

In this article, I will try to explain the basic rules and generally understood principles to get Saudi Nationality. It should be kept in mind that the decision of granting Saudi Nationality solely depends upon the Ministry of Interior and sometimes they circumvent the rules to grant Saudi nationality to some people.

Wife of a Saudi Husband will be able to get the nationality if she meets certain criteria which include the marriage term of 5 years, at least one baby and a certain number of points (17 Points) which are explained later on in this article.

However, in order to get nationality, marriage must be approved by the Saudi Government. Saudi Government does not allow its citizens to marry with expatriates without getting permission from them. We have already explained the procedure to Get married with a Saudi in a post published earlier.Husband of a Saudi Wife will not be able to get the Saudi nationality in a direct way. He must qualify for it by going through the point system which has been explained below.

Children of a Saudi Father will be able to get nationality from the first day of their birth irrespective of where they are born even if their mother is an expatriate.

However, in order to get nationality, marriage must be approved by the Saudi Government. Saudi Government does not allow its citizens to marry with expatriates without getting permission from them.

Children of Saudi Mother will be able to get Saudi Nationality if they qualify for the following point system

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