The Ministry of Interior issued ministerial resolution No. 2815 of 2024, published in the Official Gazette, to establish that vehicle driving permits for residents produced through the My Kuwait ID, Sahel and Ministry of Interior applications hold legal validity with every entity in the country. The resolution obliges all governmental and non-governmental bodies to accept these electronic records for any transaction that requires confirmation of their existence or currency. Article two of the resolution assigns oversight to the ministry undersecretary and sets implementation from the publication date.
A comparable decision in 2023 by Sheikh Talal Al-Khaled Al-Sabah, who served as first deputy prime minister and interior minister, had previously endorsed the Kuwait Mobile ID for driving licenses and vehicle registrations across all authorities. The Ministry of Interior has since embedded vehicle registration renewal within the Sahel platform, enabling owners to finalize the procedure online once insurance and technical inspection standards are satisfied. The directorate lists these steps on its official procedures page as part of sustained digital service expansion.
Renewal on Sahel follows payment of a KD 5 fee for standard private cars after all preliminary conditions are cleared, at which point the platform supplies an electronic license for immediate download, according to the ministry’s e-services documentation. The former paper daftar loses validity the instant the renewal registers, directing users toward the digital format or a printed copy for compliance. Traffic and security personnel apply the updated recognition rules during roadside verifications and administrative reviews.
Public Authority for Civil Information data place Kuwait’s expatriate population at approximately 3.3 million, representing the larger share of licensed drivers and amplifying the practical value of digital document acceptance for daily mobility. The General Directorate of Traffic bars renewal until all traffic fines are settled under regulations that took force in 2025. Adoption of the unified platforms has lowered physical attendance at traffic branches, the ministry has reported in service updates.
The Ministry of Interior maintains vehicle registration among its central digital offerings, with the My Kuwait ID application acting as the consolidated access point for personal and vehicle records that users can present on demand. Directorate guidelines stress that information linked to each record must stay accurate to support uninterrupted acceptance at checkpoints or offices. The resolution sustains the legal basis for electronic documentation first introduced under Law 679 of 2023.
