Article 35 of the Saudi Basic Law of Governance

This Article is short and consists of a single referral: the rules of Saudi Arabian nationality are set out by the law.

This means that the Basic Law of Governance itself does not contain the rules for acquiring, losing, withdrawing or regaining nationality, and does not specify its conditions or procedures, but leaves all of that to a law issued on the subject. The Article does not name that law or state its content.

The benefit of this referral is that it makes the rules of nationality a matter governed by law, so that they are not left unregulated. But the Article does not in itself confer any specific right to obtain nationality or any condition for it.

The Article falls in Chapter Five, "Rights and Duties", and appears among Articles dealing with the relationship between the individual and the State, such as Article 34, which makes defending the Islamic faith, society and the homeland a duty of every citizen, and Article 36, which provides that the State provides security for all its citizens and residents within its territory.

Anyone with a matter relating to nationality should refer to the law that governs it, and may consult a lawyer who specializes in administrative cases to review their situation.