Since last week, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) has implemented new measures intended to prevent those deported from re-entering Kuwait.

According to new instructions, all deportations of expatriates should be carried out only through the deportation centers, where the deportee’s fingerprints will be taken and entered into the database to prevent the expatriate from returning to Kuwait.

The reason given for restricting all deportations through the deportation center is that electronic fingerprinting of deportees is available only at the deportation center, and is currently not available in the General Directorate of Residency Affairs, which usually handles the deportation of expatriates, especially those from Asian countries.

The electronic fingerprint in deportation center is linked to the General Directorate of Information Systems, as well as to the General Directorate of Criminal Evidence, and can be assessed by the immigration officer at the entry ports.

In the past, many deportees were able to re-enter the country using a new passport as they were not finger-printed at the time of their deportation. These people were then detected only when they attempted to have their residences stamped and their fingerprints were verified against those in the forensic evidence department.

 


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