KUWAIT CITY — Kuwait has amended the executive regulations of its Foreigners’ Residence Law to grant 10-year residency permits without fees to people whose Kuwaiti citizenship has been revoked and their dependents, provided they have returned to their original nationality or acquired another citizenship.The amendment, published Sunday in the official Kuwaiti gazette, authorizes the director-general of the General Department of Residency Affairs to determine the conditions for granting and renewing the permits.It also allows eligible residents to work in Kuwait under regulations set by the department.The changes address the legal status of people affected by citizenship revocations and establish rules governing their residency, renewal and employment.The amendment also revises the rules for residents remaining outside Kuwait, setting a general limit of six months while providing exemptions for certain categories.These include children of Kuwaiti women who have not acquired citizenship through their mothers, property owners, investors covered by Law No. 116 of 2013, and other eligible residency holders.The General Department of Residency Affairs may authorize an absence exceeding six months under specified conditions, provided the residency permit remains valid.For domestic workers, the permitted period outside Kuwait is four months unless prior authorization for a longer absence is obtained.The amendments are intended to regulate the residency status of the affected groups while clarifying the conditions for residence, employment and periods spent outside the country.
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