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Arab Times
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Arab Times
Over 14,000 file appeals on Kuwaiti citizenship revocations
KUWAIT CITY, May 15: Chairman of the Cabinet's Grievance Committee for Withdrawal, Revocation, and Loss of Kuwaiti Citizenship Counsellor Ali Al- Dhubaibi announced that the committee has received 14,360 grievances from the start of the submission period up to Wednesday, May 14, reports Al-Seyassah daily. He told the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) that the grievance submission period is 60 days, starting from Sunday, May 4. Al-Dhubaibi explained that the committee continues to accept grievances throughout the week, including official holidays, to ensure the process remains accessible and convenient for all. It reviewed a presentation submitted by its secretariat, which included an overview of the submitted grievances, compiled statistics, and the measures taken to review the grievances submitted through the committee's electronic portal. He referred to the decrees and decisions issued regarding the withdrawal, revocation, or loss of Kuwaiti citizenship, as well as those whose citizenship certificates were revoked between February 20, 2024, and April 30, 2025, as published in the official gazette 'Kuwait Al-Youm'. Al-Dhubaibi emphasized that the committee will not consider any grievances previously submitted or those submitted through methods other than the method recently announced. He urged individuals wishing to file a grievance against a decree or decision related to the revocation, cancellation, or loss of Kuwaiti citizenship, or the annulment of a citizenship certificate, to complete the official form available at the following link . Al-Dhubaibi affirmed the committee's full readiness to assist anyone facing difficulties in submitting a grievance through the online platform, adding that support is available via the committee's contact numbers.
Arab Times
14-05-2025
- Politics
- Arab Times
Kuwait Citizenship Grievance Committee receives 14,360 appeals
KUWAIT CITY, May 14: The Cabinet's Grievances Committee on Citizenship Withdrawal, Revocation and Loss has received a total of 14,360 grievances since opening submissions, Advisor Ali Al-Dhubaibi announced on Wednesday. Speaking to KUNA, Al-Dhubaibi said the committee continues to accept grievances around the clock, including during official holidays, to ensure all individuals affected have ample opportunity to file their complaints. He noted that the committee reviewed a presentation from its secretariat, which included statistical data and the steps taken to compile a study based on grievances submitted through the committee's electronic portal. Al-Dhubaibi clarified that individuals affected by decrees or decisions to withdraw, revoke, or nullify Kuwaiti citizenship — issued and published in the Official Gazette Kuwait Today between February 20, 2024, and April 30, 2025 —have a 60-day window to file grievances. This period began on Sunday, May 4, 2025. He emphasized that the committee will not consider grievances previously submitted or any filed through unofficial methods. He also reiterated the committee's full readiness to assist anyone facing difficulties in submitting grievances through the online system, encouraging affected individuals to contact the committee's designated numbers for help. Al-Dhubaibi urged all concerned individuals to complete the required data and submit their grievances using the official portal:
Kuwait Times
10-05-2025
- Politics
- Kuwait Times
5,148 grievances against revocation of citizenship filed
KUWAIT: Head of a government committee appointed to study grievances against revocation of citizenship Ali Al-Dhubaibi said on Wednesday the panel has received 5,148 grievances in the past four days. The committee started receiving grievances from people who had their citizenship revoked on Sunday. It gave people 60 days to submit their applications. Since the drive began a year ago, Kuwait has revoked the citizenship of well over 35,000 citizens, around 29,000 of them wives of Kuwaiti men who were granted citizenship following marriage. The rest were accused by the supreme committee for nationality of obtaining citizenship through illegal methods, mainly through forgery or by providing false documents. Those who were stripped of their citizenship cannot sue the government in court because nationality is considered a sovereign matter under Kuwaiti law and courts are not authorized to hear such cases. Al-Dhubaibi said applications can be filed online anytime. Meanwhile, an official with the central agency for illegal residents told the United Nations Human Rights Council that there are no stateless people or bedoons in Kuwait, insisting that all of them are considered illegal residents. Sulaf Al-Meshaal said illegal residents (or their forefathers) had entered Kuwait through illegal ways, destroyed their identity papers and claimed to be citizens. She insisted that the government provides them with free medical care, education and other essential services, and facilitates finding public or private jobs for them.
Kuwait Times
03-05-2025
- Politics
- Kuwait Times
Appeals process to open as citizenship of 434 more revoked
Appeals process to open as citizenship of 434 more revoked KUWAIT: A grievances committee set up by the government to look into petitions on revocation, withdrawal and loss of Kuwaiti citizenship announced Thursday the launch of an online appeals process for individuals affected by decrees or decisions related to the revocation, withdrawal or loss of Kuwaiti citizenship — including those whose citizenship certificates have been withdrawn. Head of the grievances committee Ali Al-Dhubaibi said appeals will be accepted in two phases. The first phase, starting Sunday, May 4, 2025, covers cases published in the official gazette Kuwait Al-Youm between February 20, 2024 and April 30, 2025. Affected individuals will have 60 days from May 4 to submit their appeal via the committee's official link: The second phase will cover any future decrees or decisions issued after April 30, 2025, with a 60-day appeal period beginning from the date of publication in Kuwait Al-Youm. Al-Dhubaibi stressed that appeals must be submitted exclusively through the committee's electronic portal during official working days, Sunday to Thursday, between 8:00 am and 2:00 pm. He urged applicants to fill in the required information through the designated link and clarified that appeals submitted outside the specified method will not be considered. For inquiries, the committee has provided two WhatsApp contact numbers: 50333555 and 51111888. The Cabinet had issued resolution no. 207/2 for 2025 on March 11 forming the grievances committee. The committee is tasked with receiving, reviewing and evaluating appeals related to citizenship revocation, and issuing recommendations and proposals in line with existing laws, regulations and decisions. Also on Thursday, the supreme commission for nationality said it has decided to revoke the Kuwaiti citizenship of 434 people for various reasons. This raises the number of Kuwaitis who were stripped of their citizenship during the past year to well over 35,000 people, about 29,000 of them foreign women who became Kuwaitis after getting married to Kuwaiti husbands. The interior ministry said in a statement that five Kuwaitis had their citizenship revoked for holding the nationality of a third country, which is prohibited under Kuwait's nationality law. It said 275 others had their citizenship revoked by the commission for having obtained it through false information, documents and forgery. The commission also revoked the citizenship of 154 Kuwaitis, who or their fathers, had been naturalized for doing great services to the country or had been in the country before 1965 due to 'the state's supreme interests'. The commission's decisions become effective only after they are ratified by the Cabinet.
