KUWAIT: People from different nationalities queue up Monday outside a school in Farwaniya which was turned into a center to receive applications of violators wishing to avail the amnesty. - Photos by Fouad Al-Shaikh

KUWAIT: People from different nationalities headed on Monday to centers set up by the Ministry of Interior to receive expatriates without valid residencies. Kuwait announced an amnesty allowing residency violators to leave the country between April 1 and April 30 without paying any fines or airfare with a chance to return to Kuwait later.

Applicants from all nationalities are received on April 26 - 30. The amnesty started with receiving Filipino applicants on April 1 - 5, followed by Egyptians on April 6 - 10, Bangladeshis on April 11 - 15, Indians on April 16 - 20, and Sri Lankans on April 21 - 25.



Violators are received from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm at the following locations: Male violators are received at Al-Muthanna primary school for boys, Farwaniya, block 1, street 122, while female violators are received at Farwaniya primary school for girls in Farwaniya, block 1, street 76.

Residency violators from all nationalities are also received in two difference locations in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh as follows: Female violators are received at Roufayda Al-Aslameya School - Block 4 - Street 200, while male violators are received at Naeem bin Masod School - Block 4 - Street 250.