Kuwait City - Old Kuwaiti passports will be rendered invalid as of July 1, 2018, the Interior Ministry announced.
It cited an executive order issued by Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Shaikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah.
As per the Kuwaiti minister’s instructions, urgent cases will be given priority when issuing the current e-passport, such as patients seeking medical treatment abroad, read a statement by the Kuwaiti interior ministry.
It added that that six centers interspersed nationwide have been authorized to issue e-passports, all of which will be receiving applicants all week long from 8 am to 1:30 pm and from 4 pm to 8 pm.