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KUWAIT, Jan 27 (KUNA) -- Minister of Interior Sheikh Thamer Al-Ali Al-Sabah on Wednesday issued a decision giving a new grace period to residency violators to help them adjust their status as of the first of February and March 2.
Those who didn't adjust their residency status during this period will be punished, in line with the law, prevented from obtaining valid residency and deported, the Ministry's security media department said in a statement.
They also will not be allowed to come back to Kuwait, it added.
The decision gives further time for the violators to legalize their status so as to avoid any punishment and measures to be taken by the ministry after the end of this period, it noted.
The move aims to facilitate this matter, in light of the exceptional conditions due to the novel coronavirus facing the country, it pointed out.
These conditions led to the suspension of flights and activities, and the closure of the Public Authority for Manpower for two weeks, it said.
These factors prevented the violators from adjusting their status, according to the statement. (end)
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