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Historical Values
Year Value
2015 citizenship by birth: no | citizenship by descent only: the father must be a citizen of Bahrain | dual citizenship recognized: no | residency requirement for naturalization: 25 years; 15 years for Arab nationals
2016 citizenship by birth: no | citizenship by descent only: the father must be a citizen of Bahrain | dual citizenship recognized: no | residency requirement for naturalization: 25 years; 15 years for Arab nationals
2017 citizenship by birth: no | citizenship by descent only: the father must be a citizen of Bahrain | dual citizenship recognized: no | residency requirement for naturalization: 25 years; 15 years for Arab nationals
2018 citizenship by birth: no | citizenship by descent only: the father must be a citizen of Bahrain | dual citizenship recognized: no | residency requirement for naturalization: 25 years; 15 years for Arab nationals
2019 citizenship by birth: no | citizenship by descent only: the father must be a citizen of Bahrain | dual citizenship recognized: no | residency requirement for naturalization: 25 years; 15 years for Arab nationals
2020 citizenship by birth: no | citizenship by descent only: the father must be a citizen of Bahrain | dual citizenship recognized: no | residency requirement for naturalization: 25 years; 15 years for Arab nationals
2021 citizenship by birth: no citizenship by descent only: the father must be a citizen of Bahrain dual citizenship recognized: no residency requirement for naturalization: 25 years; 15 years for Arab nationals
2022 citizenship by birth: no citizenship by descent only: the father must be a citizen of Bahrain dual citizenship recognized: no residency requirement for naturalization: 25 years; 15 years for Arab nationals
2023 citizenship by birth: no citizenship by descent only: the father must be a citizen of Bahrain dual citizenship recognized: no residency requirement for naturalization: 25 years; 15 years for Arab nationals
2024 citizenship by birth: no citizenship by descent only: the father must be a citizen of Bahrain dual citizenship recognized: no residency requirement for naturalization: 25 years; 15 years for Arab nationals
2025 citizenship by birth: no citizenship by descent only: the father must be a citizen of Bahrain dual citizenship recognized: no residency requirement for naturalization: 25 years; 15 years for Arab nationals