Kuwait plans amnesty for illegal immigrants from March to May

Desk Report

Publisted at 1:05 PM, Thu Mar 7th, 2024

The Kuwait government is considering an ‘amnesty’ plan to allow residency violators to leave Kuwait between March and May. 

The violators will be able to apply for a visa to return to Kuwait via legal and approved channels under the amnesty plan, Kuwait’s Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sheikh Fahad Yousef Saud Al-Sabah said last Saturday, reports Kuwait Times.

The deputy prime minister called upon those who violated residency law to take advantage of the ‘amnesty’ period or face permanent deportation from Kuwait.

Regarding Kuwait’s latest decisions to allow visit and family visas, the deputy prime minister said, “Kuwait was affected by the absence of a qualified workforce in several sectors, especially in the healthcare sector. The reintroduction of such visas would be done through several criteria.

He further noted that sponsors requesting the visa would be notified of the number of days the visitor should stay within rules and regulations via text and other methods. 

Sponsors violating the new laws would be blocked from completing other government transactions, warned the minister.

On the benefits of introducing visit visas to the population, the minister said that the country expects 100,000 to 200,000 visitors who would be staying for a period of 30 to 60 days, which would be beneficial for the economy. 

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