Kuwait considers new system for visit visas
Kuwait City, 30th June 2022:
#kuwait considers new system for visit visas
Surge in illegals behind decision to halt issuance of family and tourism visas
A spike in the numbers of illegal residents in Kuwait has prompted authorities to temporarily halt issuance of visit visas, a local newspaper has said.
Al Rai, quoting security sources, reported that the decision of First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Ahmad Al Nawaf to stop issuing family and tourism visas was due to foreigners who have entered Kuwait on visit visas in the last months and have not left, swelling the numbers of illegals in the country to about 20,000.
The Kuwaiti Interior Ministry has announced stopping issuing visit visas until further notice to devise a new mechanism.
“The decision does not include electronic visas, which are offered to some nationalities directly on arrival at the airport,” the sources said.
Around 70,000 foreigners have so far entered Kuwait this year on to…
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