The Ministry of Interior announced that all citizens and residents must complete the biometric fingerprint registration within three month starting from March 1st. Starting from June 1st 2024, all transactions related to the Ministry of Interior will be stopped if biometric fingerprint is not completed.
Ministry informed that it continues to take the biometric fingerprint of citizens, GCC citizens and expatriates at all the country’s border crossings, Kuwait International Airport, and the centers prepared for this. People can perform a biometric fingerprint upon their arrival to the centers and commercial complexes, which include Hawalli Security Directorate in Hawalli Governorate, Farwaniya Security Directorate in Farwaniya Governorate, Al-Ahmadi Security Directorate in Al-Ahmadi Governorate, Mubarak Al-Kabeer Security Directorate in Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate, and Al-Jahra in Al-Jahra Governorate (for citizens and GCC citizens), the Personal Identification Department, corporate fingerprinting in the Ali Sabah Al-Salem area, the Personal Identification Department, corporate fingerprinting in the Jahra area (for residents), the Avenues Mall, the 360 Mall, Al-Kout Mall, the Capital Mall, and the Ministries Complex.
She indicated that travelers are allowed to leave the State of Kuwait without having to take a fingerprint, as it will be taken upon return.