Key Points
- On 23 December 2024, Kuwait updated its rules for foreign nationals looking to acquire citizenship
Updated Citizenship Rules for Kuwait
Kuwait published decree-into-law 116/2024, amending the Amiri Decree 15/1959 on citizenship. Key provisions include:
- Foreign nationals seeking Kuwaiti citizenship cannot file for a spouse’s nationality, but their minor children become Kuwaitis and can choose another nationality in adulthood.
- Foreign national women marrying Kuwaitis cannot acquire Kuwaiti nationality.
- Citizenship can be rescinded for fraud, counterfeiting, false statements, criminal convictions or state security concerns. Relatives of those who lose citizenship also lose it.
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