Kuwait: Violators of the law on residency permits (2007-2011)
| residency law violators | |
| 2007 | 4,236 |
| 2008 | 4,322 |
| 2009 | 4,817 |
| 2010 | 5,900 |
| 2011 | 16,315 |
Source: Ministry of Interior records.
ANNEXED NOTE
1. Definitions
The figure is a record of routinely apprehended migrants in all categories of irregular sojourn:
tourist visa or expired residency overstayers, persons without residency document, having crossed the border illegally, etc.
The bidoun, a stateless population, are not included in the residency documents holders.
2. Institution which provides data
Ministry of Interior
3. Period of data coverage
December 31st, given years
4. Data availability
Figures of violators of residency law only appear in MoI’ 2011 Statistical Yearbook, in Chapter “Immigration statistics” (not available online). The volume may be directly obtained from MoI.
Date of access: August 2013