Kuwait: Conditions for women to sponsor foreign husbands, children

Abu Dhabi: Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior affirmed that a Kuwaiti woman has the right to sponsor her foreign husband and children, provided that none of them work for a public or private authority, and that the woman has not acquired citizenship due to her marriage to a Kuwaiti.

“A non-Kuwaiti wife and her children of a Kuwaiti man have the right to obtain a residence permit,” the ministry said in a statement.

The ministry also said foreign children living in Kuwait with expired residency visas and fathers outside the country, will be given a leave notice, until the father returns.

The ministry said domestic workers forefeit their residency visa where it expired while they were out of the country. If they wish to return, they must apply for a new entry visa.