Kuwait Announces New Rules for Citizens Who Lost Noble Deeds Citizenship
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Khalid Al Mansoor
- . July 12, 2025
- . Update: July 12, 2025 7:48 pm
Kuwait has put up new policies for those whose Kuwaiti citizenship was lost during the Noble Deeds program. On July 10, 2024, the Ministry of Interior announced these rules because they exist to ease the transition of affected individuals. People will have time to adjust their legal status according to the Kuwait citizenship revocation rules, which will enter into force on July 20.
Noble Deeds clause was a special program according to which some individuals were made Kuwaiti citizens. However, under this program the government has now stripped citizenship to a great number of individuals. The new Kuwait rules of citizenship are to serve as a support system in a part spirit of this hard transition.
Grace Periods and Travel Rights for Affected Citizens
Four-Month Travel Permission
Although the individuals that lost their Kuwait citizenship prior to July 20 are not allowed to travel with a Kuwaiti passport, it can be carried till four months time. This grace period before travel people gives them time to make their affairs as well as to get in touch with their embassies. In the case of new revocation, the four months begin on the date of issuing decree.
One-Year Grace Period for Status Change
The Kuwait citizenship revocation rules give affected individuals one full year to fix their legal status. During this time, they can:
- Contact their original country’s embassy
- Get their previous nationality’s passport back
- Obtain official documents for living in Kuwait
- Continue working in government jobs
- Study at all education levels
- Keep one private home
Rights and Benefits During the Transition Period
Employment and Education Rights
The inclusion of the new citizenship regulations in Kuwait enables the affected individuals to continue working in government careers and government companies. They are allowed to work under Civil Service Commission contracts, though not to occupy leadership positions. The learners can pursue studies to any which level elementary, high school, and university. They are also able to retain awards that they had gotten prior to loss of citizenship.
Housing and Property Rights
Individuals who go against Kuwait citizenship are allowed to retain a single personal dwelling. One can retain more than one house when one possesses more than one house since that person is polygamous. There is also a government support to housing though this is under condition.
To the ones who completed the construction of houses with the assistance of Kuwait Credit Bank, they are allowed to retain their rights to their houses by committing to repay the amount within one year. The individuals who receive building permits are obliged to complete the construction on their budget and reimburse the amount received of money to the bank within 2 years.
Property Transfer Requirements
The citizenship revocation law in Kuwait demands that citizens surrender the publicly-owned state assets such as chalets, barns, and commercial plots. They are given five years to hand over these properties to Kuwaiti national family members free of charge. On their part, they also have five years to sell or transfer ownership of their properties to other investors and businesses when it comes to owning and doing business with them privately.
Conditions That Cancel Benefits
The benefits stop if someone:
- Gets convicted of serious crimes
- Commits crimes against the state
- Fails to restore their original citizenship within one year
- Doesn’t get proper residency documents
The Ministry of Interior vows to put in place these Kuwait citizenship regulations in a manner that is just and transparent to keep in mind the humanitarian considerations to ensure legal stability in the nation.
