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Kuwait Bans Expats with Financial Convictions from Leaving the Country

New Law Targets Uncollected Fines and Strengthens Enforcement of Financial Penalties
Web DeskBy Web DeskJune 1, 20243 Mins Read
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  • The decision resulted from prior recommendations made by a special committee intended on enhancing the performance in managing the collections of the criminal fines payable to the state treasury.
  • Contravene violated company policies of the host country and were fined in absentia those who did not appeal with in the legally allowed 27 days from the time of the ruling.
  • Expatriates fined in their presence, with an appeal made within the legal timeframe but still pending While this marriage may have been good for the two of them, it was clearly not good enough for the purposes of Shropshire’s in-laws.

To boost the collection of criminal fines that have for long being a bone of contention between Kuwait and expatriates, Kuwait has issued a travel ban to expatriates who have been involved in financial cases. The Public Prosecutor Counselor Saad Al-Safran made the revelation through the Administrative Resolution number 167/2024 to forestall the state from losing uncollected fines by virtue of the statute of limitations.

The decision resulted from prior recommendations made by a special committee intended on enhancing the performance in managing the collections of the criminal fines payable to the state treasury. The travel ban targets expatriates in various specific scenarios involving unpaid fines:The travel ban targets expatriates in various specific scenarios involving unpaid fines:

Judgments Issued in Absentia:

Foreigners penalized in their absence without their knowledge.
Those expatriates who have been fined in absentia whether or not he was notified, and who has presented an appeal within the allowable days, but no finality has been given to it yet.
Contravene violated company policies of the host country and were fined in absentia those who did not appeal with in the legally allowed 27 days from the time of the ruling.

Opposition Rulings:

The opposition paid fines to the expatriates, an appeal was filed the legal deadline remaining open, but the decision has not yet been made.
The expatriates fined in opposition who failed to appeal the respective within the laid down legal 20 days from the time of the ruling.

In-Person Judgments:

Expatriates fined in their presence, with an appeal made within the legal timeframe but still pending While this marriage may have been good for the two of them, it was clearly not good enough for the purposes of Shropshire’s in-laws.
Stakeholders fined in their presence that never pursued an appeal within a legally required 20 days from the time they received the ruling.
The terms of the Article Two of the resolution states that if the full fine is paid, the travel ban will be lifted. The committee to address the improvement of the collection procedures has been informed in order to ensure the proper enforcement of such a decision.

This resolution is related to the general tendencies of Kuwaiti authorities to strengthen the measures of applying the financial penalties and protect the interests of the state. The step taken demonstrates Kuwait’s compliance with the policy on payment called for by law for criminal fines and penances, as well as compliance with financial responsibility.

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