The Kuwaiti government has released the order to cancel the Kuwaiti citizenship of 2,193 more persons, according to the latest decision published in the official gazette Kuwait Al-Yawm, the citizenship of the dependents who have been revoked by the concerned persons as well as the citizenship of the dependents has been re-examined and reviewed the citizenship file from March 2024. Since then, the Supreme Committee for Investigation of Kuwait has been re-checking the old citizenship of the Citizenship of the Investigation of Kuwaiti nationality.
Various international analyzes have claimed that since 2024, more than 70,000 people have been directly or indirectly under this decision, because if one's citizenship is revoked, the citizenship of his children and dependents is also cancelled, but the official number of all dependents has not been disclosed.
According to the Nationality Act No. 15 of Kuwait, 1959, citizenship should be revoked or revoked in various ordinances in various ordinances.
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dual citizenship
Kuwait does not allow dual citizenship in general. There is a provision to lose Kuwaiti citizenship if you take citizenship of another country.
fraud and fraud
Many citizenships have been revoked for allegedly obtaining citizenship through fake documents, false information or fraudulently.
National Security and loyalty to the state
Citizenship has also been revoked for alleged anti-state activities, terrorist financing, violation of national security and not being loyal to the state.
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Revaluation in accordance with the special legal clause
Files of persons who have citizenship are being re-verified, especially in the process of marriage, dependence or exceptional naturalization.
The Kuwaiti government says the aim of the move is to make the citizenship system transparent, prevent fraud and ensure the protection of national identity, and the provision of citizenship and cancellation has been made more recently by amending the Nationality Act.
Human rights activists and observers say that the decision has led to uncertainty over citizenship, education, healthcare, employment and social benefits, especially those whose families have been living in Kuwait for generations.








