Following the instructions of the Ministry of Interior, the Kuwaiti immigration authorities have made the biometric system mandatory for those entering and leaving Kuwait.
According to the Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Anba, the Ministry of Interior has made the biometric system mandatory for Kuwaitis, Gulf citizens, and all foreigners coming and going to Kuwait by air, land, and sea.
Under the biometric system, fingerprints of all the fingers on both hands and face scanning will be done. In this regard, special biometric systems have been provided to all immigration offices in Kuwait.
Sources in Kuwaiti public security further say that the biometric system has been launched for the convenience of passengers, with the aim of making the public security system fool-proof and eliminating the delay in the immigration process for passengers. To provide convenience to passengers.
Sources further said that with the new system, it will take only 40 seconds for the passengers to complete the immigration process, while the possibility of any human error will also be eliminated.
The newly installed biometric system has been linked to the Information Systems Administration Institute, where all data will be collected in a central control room.
Sources further said that due to the new system, it will be possible to quickly identify all cases of forgery, while also knowing about those who are wanted by the law, those who have been blacklisted for life in Kuwait, or any other counterfeiters. Trying to come back to Kuwait on a passport.