The residency permits of 182,393 expatriates have become invalid for overstaying due to Covid-19 travel restrictions, according to a Kuwaiti official.
Director-General of Residency Affairs, Brig. Hamad Al Tawalah, disclosed that 69,427 illegal foreign residents have taken advantage of the deadline to readjust their status since last April until December 31.
Last month, Kuwait extended the deadline for visa violators by one more month to end on March 2.
The virus-related curbs have increased the number of illegal residents registered at the Kuwaiti Interior Ministry, estimated at 186,000.
