In mid-April, Kuwait extended the grace period for the illegal residents by one more month.
At the time, authorities urged illegal residents to apply for readjusting their status during the new extension period expiring in mid-May, saying that those failing to do so will be liable to penalties, including denial of residency permission, deportation and a ban on re-entry.
In his question, MP Abdullah Al Tereiji requested the minister to provide him with a breakdown of nationalities of the illegal residents and the measures taken by the Interior Ministry to arrest the illegals and act against their sponsors, according to a media report.