End of amnesty period for illegal residents in Kuwait

The Kuwaiti authorities announced yesterday their intention to begin a campaign to deport foreigners who are illegally residing in the Gulf state, after the end of the period allowed to them by the Kuwaiti authorities to legalize their status.

The public relations manager at the Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry, Badr Saleh, confirmed that the authorities will launch intensive campaigns throughout the country to arrest the illegal residents.

He also stated that a large number of these foreigners have taken advantage of the month-long official amnesty period which ran from September 15 to October 15, 1998.