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Kuwait: Cumulated numbers of contravenors to the law on residency, by nationality group (2015-2022)

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  2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Arab countries 16,205 18,823 18,370 17,360 20,220 20,919 24,757 19,385
Non‐Arab Asian countries 80,353 83,956 85,601 68,203 79,166 89,178 103,167 93,397
Non‐Arab African countries 14,073 13,568 13,462 13,777 17,170 19,433 21,990 19,131
Europe 300 319 333 393 409 556 591 514
North America 637 635 654 660 684 930 976 816
South and Central America 102 105 98 115 116 141 150 151
Australia and Pacific 50 46 51 46 36 58 49 39
Other 7 9 7 7 7 6 7 7
Total 111,727 117,461 118,576 100,561 117,808 131,221 151,687 133,440

Source: Central Statistical Bureau, Migration Statistics Bulletin, given years.

 

ANNEXED NOTE

 

  1. Definitions

 

These are stock data.

The figures refer to the cumulated numbers of foreign residents contravening the law on residency, present in Kuwait since the year 1992 until the 31st of December of each year.

 

CSB reprocessed data from Ministry of Interior’s (Directorate of Migration’s) annual records of residency permits granted to foreign residents by type/ purpose of permit,

sex and regional origin of holder.

The present figures include permits delivered for all purposes of stay in Kuwait:

1- Labour in all sectors: governmental (n°17); private sector (n°18); business (n°19) and domestic  (n°20) sectors

2- Residence: temporary residence (n°14); as family dependent (permit n°22); for the purpose of studying (n°23) and for self-sponsorship (n°24).

 

Residency procedures do not apply to GCC nationals and to Bidouns (stateless residents of Kuwait).

The table thus excludes the Bidouns, the non-Kuwaiti GCC citizens and those in irregular situation.

 

  1. Institution which provides data

 

Migration Department, Ministry of Interior (MoI) and Central Statistical Bureau (CSB), Ministry of Planning.

 

  1. Period of data coverage

 

December 31st, given years.

 

  1. Data availability

 

The present data is taken from the “Migration Statistics” reports, published annually by the CSB.

 

The report (in Arabic and English, PDF format with Excel tables) is available on CSB’s website (Population Statistics, then Migration Statistics)

https://www.csb.gov.kw/Pages/Statistics_en?ID=56&ParentCatID=1

https://www.csb.gov.kw/Pages/Statistics?ID=56&ParentCatID=1

 

Date of access: May 2023

 

GLMM and GRC cannot guarantee that the link to access the source will not change; that the information will not be removed from the website it was obtained from; that no geo-blockages will be imposed; or that the information will not be available for any another reason.

 

Keywords: Kuwait, Irregular Migration, Legal Document, Residence Conditions, Foreign Population, Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, South America, Oceania

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