Parents sponsorship subject to case-by-case basis

Sponsorship of parents in Kuwait is subject to humanitarian considerations and decisions are taken by Major General Anwar Al Barjas, the assistant undersecretary for residency affairs on a case-by-case basis.

An informed source told Al Qabas: “All transactions are studied separately, and are decided according to several considerations, including the profession and the salary in the work permit. Humanitarian cases, such as the death of a parent, the absence of a breadwinner for the other in home country, will take priority.”

Regardless of the nationality of the applicants, the transfer of parents’ residency to the sponsorship of their children takes place in the narrowest limits and all residents who have valid residency in the country are decided equally.

The six nationalities (Bangladeshi, Afghan, Iraqi, Iranian, Syrian and Yemeni) are banned from entering into the country for several years, except with the approval of the Minister of Interior or the Undersecretary. The ban applies only to those coming to the country for the first time, not to those already present.