Kuwait Announces Nationwide Crackdown On Visa Offenders From July
The Ministry of Interior is set to launch a large-scale security campaign against Residency Law violators once the two-week extension of the deadline for them to leave the country or legalize their status ends on June 30. The campaign will cover all governorates and involve security, residency affairs investigation, criminal investigation, rescue, and special services directorates under the directive of First Deputy Premier, Minister of Interior and Defense Sheikh Fahad Yousuf Saud Al-Sabah. The aim is to eliminate Residency Law violators, even those in remote areas, and legal measures will be taken against those who harbor them.
Four sites have been allocated for violators who will be arrested or surrendered to the authorities after the deadline. These sites include the Deportation Prison, Juvenile Welfare Department building at the Sulaibiya Prison Complex, Accommodation Department, and Detention Department building in the Residency Investigations General Department building along the United Nations Roundabout (formerly Al-Azham). These sites can accommodate approximately 3,500 people in preparation for their deportation upon completion of legal and administrative procedures. Coordination with embassies to obtain travel documents for them is one of the most significant challenges.
Coordination Meeting Held for Field Campaign Against Violators
In a press statement, the ministry confirmed that Assistant Undersecretary for Private Security Affairs at the Interior Ministry Major General Abdullah Saffah Al-Mulla recently held a coordination meeting with Assistant Undersecretary for Public Security Affairs Major General Hamad Al-Munaifiand officials of concerned security sectors. During this meeting, they discussed efforts to amend the status of violators who applied for such amendment at the Residency Affairs General Department and ensure continuous provision of comfort to expatriates staying in shelters while completing security procedures.
They also reviewed mechanisms for organizing security and inspection campaigns in various governorates to arrest violators who did not leave the country or legalize their status within the specified period. Al-Mulla emphasized full vigilance and readiness of field security sectors and their concerted efforts to strictly enforce the law during this meeting. It is worth noting that last year, more than 40,000 violators were deported as part of expanded security campaigns carried out throughout the country.
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