Kuwait: Cumulated numbers of contravenors to the law on residency, by type/purpose of expired residency permit (2015-2022)

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Section (14) Temporary residence 15,725 18,827 21,693 18,978 23,449 36,837 32,032 30,417
Section (17) Employment government sector 931 1,016 1,048 1,062 1,143 1,176 1,370 687
Section (18) Employment private sector 27,996 29,898 29,486 26,664 29,822 28,698 35,604 29,720
Section (19) Freelancing 44 45 46 50 52 51 59 20
Section (20) Employment domestic sector 59,953 60,632 59,133 46,833 56,100 58,239 73,612 65,961
Section (22) Family reunion 6,735 6,679 6,790 6,576 6,808 5,783 8,452 6,369
Section (23) Studying 9 5 8 6 7 6 76 8
Section (24) Self-sponsorship 334 359 372 392 427 431 482 258
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