CChapter 3: Comparative analysis of nationality laws Yet here, already, a great variety of standards can be seen. At one end of the scale are Jordan, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Tunisia – Jordan requiring four years of residence and the others setting the bar at five years. At the opposite end are Kuwait, Oman, UAE, all prescribing 20 years’ residence, as well as Bahrain and Qatar which both demand a minimum of 25 years. The remaining MENA countries have all taken the middle ground, most requiring ten years of residence within their borders before a person can apply for naturalisation, while Algeria asks for seven.130 This huge disparity, especially between the lower and upper ends of the scale (4 years versus 25), is an immediately tangible demonstration of the fact that becoming accepted as a full member of the state is a far easier feat in some parts of the region than others. Overall, the tendency is for countries of North Africa and the Levant to have a more “welcoming” approach to the legal integration of newcomers through naturalisation, while the GCC countries are largely reluctant to expand their body of nationals in this manner. With regards to the other criteria that must be met by a person seeking to naturalise, as shown in Table 7, there are four further conditions that are especially 130 - See table 7. 99