Kuwait: Commodifying citizenship will not solve bidoon problem
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Issue 982
- 27 Nov 2014
| 3 minute read
In early November, Kuwait’s assistant undersecretary for citizenship and passport affairs, Major General Mazen Al-Jarrah, was quoted by Al-Jarida as saying tens of thousands of bidoon would be offered the chance to apply for economic citizenship of Comoros. Those who applied would be given residence permits in Kuwait, along with added incentives like free education and healthcare and the right to work. According to local press, the application process is slated to begin when Comoros opens its embassy in Kuwait in around nine months’ time; it is not clear exactly how the process would work, or how likely it is to go ahead.
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