Could you advise me on family residence?

My family came to Kuwait on family visas and I have completed the medical, insurance, fingerprints and docs attestation. All is OK but when I went to get the residence I was told the residence is banned. We have been waiting for the last one month. Please advise when they will start to stamp residence for families which have already arrived in the country?

Name withheld

Answer: This is one question for which we have been unable to get an answer as the Interior Ministry officials are tight-lipped on the issue. This is happening because you must be from one of the five nationalities — Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, Afghans, Iraqis and Syrians — for whom visas are banned.
There is nothing anyone can do except wait for the next decision.

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