Citizenship verification work is going on very fast in Kuwait. Recently a big news has come out where Kuwait citizenship of 60 people has been canceled after DNA test. The case involved a Syrian man who falsely claimed to be a Kuwaiti in the 1970s. The Investigative Committee found that the man was not actually a Kuwaiti, after which the citizenship of his 10 children and 50 grandchildren has also been revoked.
ℹ: Big revelation of citizenship scam in Kuwait, girl took government facility by pretending to be a boy, citizenship of 63 people cancelled.
How was this theft caught in DNA test?
The case came to light when officials searched the old files of that family. Investigation revealed that the person who claimed to be a Kuwaiti was actually a Syrian. At that time, the sons of the real Kuwaiti father also confessed that their father had added this Syrian man to the file by calling him his brother, even though they had no blood relation.
The DNA report also made this clear. When the DNA of the man’s children and the children of his Syrian brothers living in Kuwait was matched, they turned out to be cousins. This made it clear that he was not a part of the Kuwaiti family and had been using a false identity for so many years.
Government took action against more than 1000 more people
The Kuwait government has issued seven new orders to revoke citizenship on Saturday, February 7, 2026. Under these orders, citizenship of 1,145 women and 13 men has been stripped. All these names will be published in the government gazette on Sunday. Apart from this, another fake network of 133 people has been caught due to a person who was trying to flee the border.
Ministerial Resolution No. 678: Now the use of DNA test and eye scanning has been made mandatory for investigation.
Committee work: The committee, headed by Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef, is examining thousands of files in every session.
Property check: Preparations are also underway to take back the property and pension of those who took citizenship wrongly.