Kuwait has announced the implementation of a new policy
requiring fingerprinting for all citizens and residents holding long-term
visas, including work permits and student visas, from March 1, 2024, to June 1,
2024.
Failure to comply could lead to the suspension of transactions with the Ministry of Interior. The policy includes deadlines, exemptions, and designated locations. Failure to comply could impact vital services like ID card renewals or license renewals.
Travellers are permitted to depart without providing their
fingerprints during the registration period, which runs from March 1, 2024, to
June 1, 2024. However, once returning registration is required. These centres
offer biometric fingerprinting to residents and nationals of the Gulf
Cooperation Council (GCC) and Kuwait.
The Hawalli, Farwaniya, Al Ahmadi, Mubarak Al Kabeer, and Al
Jahra governorates are only a few of the places where the Ministry of Interior
in Kuwait set up fingerprinting stations. These places feature departments
dedicated to corporate fingerprinting, identity investigation for residents,
and security directorates for citizens and citizens of the Gulf Cooperation
Council. There are also fingerprinting departments at commercial buildings such as Ministries Complex, Avenues Mall, 360 Mall, Al Kout Mall, and Capital Mall.
While leaving the country without getting fingerprinted right away, it becomes
required when they return.
The Ministry of Interior guarantees citizens that their
fingerprint data will be safely preserved and used only for identification. GCC
citizens are exempt from the required fingerprinting program. Go to the official
website or get in touch through the channels they have specified for updates
and information. The program urges citizens and residents to adhere to the
deadline to strengthen security measures and expedite Kuwait’s
administrative procedures.
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