Kuwait City, 23rd January 2023:
Kuwait residency will be cancelled automatically from 1st February
Automatic cancellation of expatriate residency from Feb 1
The Residency Affairs Sector will begin the electronic cancellation of the residencies of those who are outside the country for more than six months starting from this February 1st. All expatriates under under Article 17 (government sector), Article 19 (partner in the private sector), Article 22 (dependent), Article 23 (study) and Article 24 self sponsor and Article 18 (private sector employment) if they remain outside the country for more than six months, the residency will be cancelled automatically.
This regulations were issued from Aug 1, 2022 and ends on Jan 31, 2023 so that the expatriates under this category must return to Kuwait before January 31st 2023.
The Director General of the General Department of Public Relations and Security Media at the Ministry of Interior, Major General Tawheed Al-Kandari, said that the expatriate students who are studying outside the country and who hold Article 22 residence permit can apply through their guardian for permission to stay outside the country for more than six months provided they submit a proof from the university in which they are registered and the same has to be attested by the Kuwaiti embassy in the respective country.
The same applies to humanitarian cases and patients, provided that proof of their health condition is presented, also certified by the embassy of the State of Kuwait in the same country.
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