Kuwait City: Bangladeshi and Nepalese expatriates working in Kuwait's private sector will not have their residence permits renewed unless finger-scanned, Al Qabas reported.
The Ministry of Interior announced the new measure which applies to all types of permits issued to Bangladeshis and Nepalese.
A security source said that the ministry had taken the decision following a notification from the General Directorate for Criminal Investigation.
The directorate said that the precautionary measures aimed at matching the fingerprints collected from the crime scenes with those of Bangladeshis and Nepalese.