The Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior, represented by the Residency Affairs Sector, announced the resumption of the automatic cancellation of the residencies of domestic workers who have been outside the country for a period of 6 months or more, so that the period of their presence outside the country is calculated as of early December 2021, and then their residency is automatically canceled after the passage of time. 6 months.
And the administration explained in a statement yesterday, Saturday, that the procedure will return after it stopped earlier due to the repercussions of the “Covid-19” pandemic, which imposed restrictions on travel between all countries and the interaction and cooperation of the security establishment for the benefit of citizens and residents during that period.
The administration revealed that citizens, if they wish to have domestic workers outside the country for a period of more than 6 months and the residence does not fall automatically, can apply to the administration at the request of the concerned person or his legal representative for permission to be absent for domestic workers outside the country, before the end of the 6 months period.