“Several visit visa holders, along with their sponsors, have been referred for deportation for exceeding their legal stay in the country. According to a press statement issued by the Ministry of Interior, the decision to deport sponsors, despite having valid residency, was made because they failed to adhere to the signed pledge and visit visa regulations.

This decision was based on directives from His Excellency the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Fahad Yousef Saud Al-Sabah. The Ministry of Interior emphasized its commitment to holding violators of the residency law accountable, including both sponsors and the sponsored.

The statement explained that a group of women residing in the country had obtained visit visas for their husbands and children, who then entered the country. However, these visitors overstayed their legal period. This was discovered by the General Department of Residency Affairs Investigations’ Department of Violators Follow-up, and other concerned authorities.

Consequently, legal action has been initiated in preparation for the deportation of the sponsors, the women, and the sponsored, their husbands and children, for failing to abide by the pledge signed when applying for the family visit visa and for violating the relevant conditions.”