[Kuwait] 7 violations that cost expatriates deportation

A Kuwaiti newspaper has revealed details of the 7 violations that will lead expatriates to be directly expelled from the country, Globe Echo reports.

According to Al-Qabas, Kuwait’s government approved a series of new procedures and decisions aimed at intensifying the penalties for violators of the residence law and controlling transgressions. 

These include the “rover”, a provision that requires the withdrawal of a taxi driver’s permit in the event of repeated serious traffic violations and a penalty of deportation.

Any expatriate driving a vehicle without obtaining a driver’s license exposes themself to direct deportation through the General Traffic Department.

The third transgression that opens expatriates up to administrative deportation is deliberately committing serious environmental violations, especially those related to fishing in Kuwait Bay without obtaining a license. Another violation relates to dumping solid or construction waste in places other than those licensed for the purpose.

Violations related to labour and residence laws are another route leading to the deportation of expatriates, especially Article 20 “domestic workers” and Article 18 “the private sector”. Failure to adhere to working hours or their arrest in other workplaces allows business owners to terminate expatriates' contracts and work permits and deport them from the country via the General Administration of Residence Affairs Investigations.

Those who have violated the residence law by failing to renew residency expose themselves to administrative deportation, if caught by the tours and inspection campaigns. These are carried out by the tripartite joint committee or the Ministry of the Interior, represented by the Operations Department and the General Traffic Department. 

Other articles of the residence law relate to the arrest of expatriates during the exercise of acts contrary to public morals.

The Ministry of Interior, in cooperation with government agencies participating in the tripartite committee, was reportedly able to arrest 627 residents for violations of the residency and work law and environmental and other violations within a month and to apply administrative deportation to them.
The recent action brought the total number of residents against whom legal measures were taken for violating state laws to 2,656 residents in 6 months, 30 per cent of these were domestic workers. All were referred to the relevant authorities

In 2021, the Central Administration of Statistics recorded about 20,000 domestic workers as violators of the residency law, in addition to 11,000 residents of the private sector residency campaign.

A Kuwaiti newspaper has revealed details of the 7 violations that will lead expatriates to be directly expelled from the country, Globe Echo reports.

According to Al-Qabas, Kuwait’s government approved a series of new procedures and decisions aimed at intensifying the penalties for violators of the residence law and controlling transgressions. 

These include the “rover”, a provision that requires the withdrawal of a taxi driver’s permit in the event of repeated serious traffic violations and a penalty of deportation.

Any expatriate driving a vehicle without obtaining a driver’s license exposes themself to direct deportation through the General Traffic Department.

The third transgression that opens expatriates up to administrative deportation is deliberately committing serious environmental violations, especially those related to fishing in Kuwait Bay without obtaining a license. Another violation relates to dumping solid or construction waste in places other than those licensed for the purpose.

Violations related to labour and residence laws are another route leading to the deportation of expatriates, especially Article 20 “domestic workers” and Article 18 “the private sector”. Failure to adhere to working hours or their arrest in other workplaces allows business owners to terminate expatriates' contracts and work permits and deport them from the country via the General Administration of Residence Affairs Investigations.

Those who have violated the residence law by failing to renew residency expose themselves to administrative deportation, if caught by the tours and inspection campaigns. These are carried out by the tripartite joint committee or the Ministry of the Interior, represented by the Operations Department and the General Traffic Department. 

Other articles of the residence law relate to the arrest of expatriates during the exercise of acts contrary to public morals.

The Ministry of Interior, in cooperation with government agencies participating in the tripartite committee, was reportedly able to arrest 627 residents for violations of the residency and work law and environmental and other violations within a month and to apply administrative deportation to them.
The recent action brought the total number of residents against whom legal measures were taken for violating state laws to 2,656 residents in 6 months, 30 per cent of these were domestic workers. All were referred to the relevant authorities

In 2021, the Central Administration of Statistics recorded about 20,000 domestic workers as violators of the residency law, in addition to 11,000 residents of the private sector residency campaign.