Kuwait is stepping up efforts to safeguard the integrity of its nationality system, with the Supreme Committee for Citizenship Investigation expanding its review of alleged citizenship fraud and forgery cases through advanced verification methods and direct hearings with those under investigation.

Chaired by First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Fahd Al-Yousef, the committee examined around 530 cases during its latest meeting.

The files include suspected citizenship forgeries uncovered through DNA testing, historical records, Gulf documentation, Interpol correspondence and investigations into dual nationality.

According to informed sources, the committee has adopted a more comprehensive approach that extends beyond reviewing official documents.

Individuals involved in suspected forgery cases are now being interviewed directly to help investigators better understand the circumstances, methods and motives behind each case.

Among the files reviewed were approximately 40 cases involving children of Kuwaiti citizens who lived abroad with foreign mothers and had not previously obtained Kuwaiti nationality documents, passports or biometric records.

Authorities are also reviewing other dual nationality cases in accordance with legal procedures, including DNA testing of fathers to preserve legal rights and establish family links.

Sources said all individuals found to have obtained citizenship through fraudulent means are referred to the Public Prosecution for legal action.

The process also enables authorities to pursue the recovery of any state benefits or funds obtained unlawfully.

Officials stressed that citizenship fraud remains subject to prosecution regardless of when it occurred and reaffirmed the government’s commitment to ensuring that only those legally entitled to Kuwaiti nationality retain it.

They added that individuals who regularize their legal status in accordance with the law can continue to live and work in Kuwait under the country’s legal framework.