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Kuwait will check foreigners’ driver’s licenses

As a result, an estimated 200,000 licenses are expected to be revoked.

According to the sources, there are about 800,000 foreigners with driving licenses in Kuwait.

According to Kuwaiti media, Kuwait has stated that it will review all driving permits issued to expatriates in recent years.

Any foreign driver discovered to have received their licenses in contravention of the laws of the country will be summoned, according to the Relations and Security Department of the Interior Ministry, and their licenses will be permanently withdrawn.

According to Kuwaiti newspaper Al Rai, which cited “well-informed” security sources, around 200,000 foreigners who do not match conditions for obtaining a driving licenses are expected to have their licenses revoked as a result of the modification.

According to the sources, “opening this file will significantly help in revealing the driving licenses that were granted illegally.”

According to the sources, there are about 800,000 foreigners with driving licenses in Kuwait.

According to them, “verification of the expats’ driver’s licenses will help in some way reduce traffic snarls on the country’s highways.”

Of Kuwait’s approximately 4.6 million people, over 3.4 million are foreigners.