Interior Ministry allows Syrians to regularize dependents’ visa status

Multiple arrests in state-wide campaigns

KUWAIT: Kuwait is allowing Syrians in the country to issue dependency visas of their wives and children in a bid to help end their suffering. The decision is expected to help hundreds of families in which sponsors brought their wives and children to Kuwait on visit visas but faced a dilemma when they could not transfer their visas into dependent visas or send them back to their war-torn country. As per the new instructions, Syrian sponsors in this case will be allowed to transfer their families’ visas provided that they meet the conditions required for sponsoring their family members.

Interior Ministry Assistant Undersecretary for Nationality and Passport Maj Gen Sheikh Mazen AlJarrah Al-Sabah said Kuwait spares no effort in helping expatriates out of the humanitarian role Kuwait is carrying out in international arenas. He said that in order to reunite Syrian families living in Kuwait, Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah gave instructions to authorities to correct the status of violators by granting the male sponsor’s wife and children article 22 residency permits, provided they meet the following conditions: The sponsor must meet the required conditions as far as salary and no security restrictions. Meanwhile, the children should not exceed 20 years of age while residency is granted for one year only. He said this applies to those who enter the country before October 22, 2017.

Crackdown

Acting Interior Ministry Undersecretary Lt Col Mohammad Yousuf Al-Sabah led a campaign in all Kuwait governorates Tuesday night, which resulted in the arrest of four people wanted on felony cases, three others on drugs cases, 58 absconders in addition to five illegal workers, and 12 persons caught without IDs. Meanwhile, 374 traffic tickets were issued. Separately, Farwaniya municipality carried out a campaign that targeted stores, restaurants and markets in several malls. The campaign resulted in issuing 15 food violation citations.

Accidents

Firemen were sent to a scene of an accident where a car collided with the steel barrier and flipped over between Sulaibiya and Qairawan. Sulaibikhat fire station men responded and rescued three people who were suffering from moderate injuries. In another incident, a fourwheeler collided with a police patrol, and no injuries were reported. Separately, firemen dealt with a truck that became stuck at the gate of Kuwait Public Transport Company at Ras Al-Ardh. No injuries or damages were reported.