Kuwait Announces Major Law Change for Expats Exiting the Country
Kuwait has announced a new law aimed at all foreigners looking to exit the country for any reason.
Every expat departing the country will now be required to settle all traffic fines and registered violations against them before they can depart.
Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior said the new travel rules will be effective immediately and called on expats to comply with the legal provisions.
Kuwait travel-fine rules
Several user-friendly methods for paying off fines have been implemented, including:
- The Sahel mobile app
- Ministry of Interior web portal
- Traffic collection offices at Kuwait International Airport and sea ports
- General traffic departments
The Ministry highlighted that fines must be paid in full regardless of the reason for leaving the country.
In a post on an official social media account, it said: “The Ministry of Interior announces that it will take the necessary measures to collect the outstanding debts due to the Ministry of Interior based on the decree number (17/1959) for expatriates residence law and decree number (67/1976) regarding traffic.
يتوجب سداد المخالفات المرور المسجلة على كل أجنبي يرغب بمغادرة البلاد أياً كان سبب المغادرة ابتداءً من يوم السبت الموافق 2023/8/19
— وزارة الداخلية (@Moi_kuw) August 18, 2023
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“It is a must for every foreigner who wants to leave the country, whatever the reason, for leaving is to pay the traffic violations registered under his name in the systems of the Ministry of Interior .
This can be done through the Sahel application or through the electronic portal of the Ministry of Interior or one of the departments of the General Traffic Department in the Governates, in addition to the traffic collection offices at the land and sea ports and Kuwait International Airport. ”
The Ministry of Interior said it would not hesitate to enforce the rules in order to maintain security and public order.
