Brigadier General Walid Al Tarawa, Head of the Residence Affairs Sector under the Ministry of Interior, submitted the details of visitors who have not left the country after the visa expires.
Kuwait City, First Published May 31, 2022, 11:45 AM IST
Kuwait City: The Kuwaiti Ministry of Housing has announced that 14,653 visitors have not left the country after their visas expired. Authorities have decided to take strict action, including against their sponsors. Meanwhile, inspections aimed at nabbing illegal occupants are in progress across the country.
Brigadier General Walid Al Tarawa, Head of the Residence Affairs Sector under the Ministry of Interior, submitted the details of visitors who have not left the country after the visa expires. This was on the instructions of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Sheikh Ahmed Al Nawaf. The figures are for the last three years.
As of early May 2022, 14,653 visitor visas had expired but had not left the country. Based on this, the ministry has decided to take action against those who sponsored their visas. As a punitive measure, they will not be able to sponsor any type of visa, including family visas, for the next two years.
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Extensive testing continues; Several expatriates were arrested
Kuwait City: Extensive searches are being carried out in various parts of Kuwait to find illegal immigrants. Last day, 13 expatriates were arrested by the Residency Affairs Department under the Kuwaiti Interior Ministry. The arrest was made during a search of the Farwaniya governorate yesterday.
According to local media reports, the detainees include expatriates from different countries. It has been handed over to the concerned departments for taking legal action against them. Various departments in Kuwait are conducting extensive inspections across the country to find those working in the country and those violating the residence law in violation of labor laws. Thousands of expatriates were arrested and deported as part of this.
During the Kovid crisis, illegal immigrants were earlier given the opportunity to correct documents. But very few people used this facility then. Inspections were halted at the time due to the ban on air services and the Kovid crisis. But later, as the Kovid crisis eased and air services resumed, extensive inspections began. At present, inspections are being carried out in all the governorates of the country in collaboration with various departments.
Last Updated May 31, 2022, 11:45 AM IST
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