The Government of Kuwait under the Ministry of Interior issued a decree on 23-01-2018 granting a general amnesty to expatriates living in Kuwait without valid visas. The amnesty runs between 29th January, 2018 to 22nd February, 2018 (under its amnesty decree No.64/2018)
The following benefits are providing during the amnesty period:
1. The illegal residents or overstay immigrants can leave the country during the above mentioned period through any port without getting permission from any authority and without paying any penalty. Those who leave the country during this amnesty period are allowed to enter Kuwait again if they meet the regular conditions of entry and if they were not banned for another reason.
2. The illegal residents or overstay immigrants can legalize their status and continue residing in Kuwait after paying all fines and obtaining a valid visa without being referred to the investigation department.
3. The residency violators who are banned from travelling or have a court case should visit the residency affairs department to discuss the possibility of getting a valid visa during the amnesty period.
4. This decree does not apply to expats who will lose their legal residency status after the amnesty period. If an illegal resident is caught during the amnesty period, they will be deported immediately. Residency violators who don’t leave the country during the amnesty period will face legal penalties, won’t be give a valid visa, will be deported, and won’t be allowed to enter Kuwait again.
The K. Taraka Rama Rao, Hon’ble Minister for MA&UD, IT, I&C, Mines & Geology, Public Enterprises and NRI Affairs was appeals and directed to the Telangana immigrants those who are residing in Kuwait may kindly utilize the amnesty opportunity to come back to Telangana or legalize the status by paying fines or leave the country without paying fines except those illegal who have been banned from travelling or due to a court cases. They may contact directly to the Embassy of India, Kuwait or to the General Administration (NRI) Department, Telangana State Secretariat, Hyderabad.