The Supreme Committee for the Verification of Kuwaiti Nationality issued the ruling under Article 11 of Nationality Law No. 15 of 1959 and the official gazette Kuwait Alyoum published the full decree on July 22, 2026. This action formalizes the committee’s determination as part of its continuing review of nationality records throughout the country. The decision takes effect immediately upon its appearance in the gazette in line with standard procedure for such measures.
The provisions of Article 11 state that a Kuwaiti national loses citizenship upon voluntary naturalization in another state according to the text of the 1959 law. Compilations of Kuwaiti legislation maintained by international legal archives confirm this clause as a foundational element regulating dual nationality cases. The committee applies the article through established investigative channels before issuing formal decrees.
Amendments to the citizenship law published in the official gazette during April 2026 expanded the grounds and procedures for nationality revocation while classifying such decisions as sovereign acts. Gulf News reported that Decree-Law No. 52 of 2026 revised multiple articles of the original legislation to strengthen administrative controls and remove the possibility of judicial review. The updates followed a period of intensified committee activity on nationality verification.
The Supreme Committee for the Verification of Kuwaiti Nationality revoked citizenship in 4,246 cases in a determination covered by Times Kuwait in January 2025. A separate decision in December 2024 addressed 2,899 instances connected to dual citizenship according to Kuwait Local. These earlier actions preceded the latest revocation published Tuesday.
A KPMG flash alert from April 2026 noted that the amendments require naturalized citizens to renounce other nationalities and broaden the basis for revocation subject to committee approval. The consultancy document highlighted that decisions taken under the revised law cannot be contested before the courts. Such changes form part of a wider restructuring of the nationality framework.
The National reported that Kuwait maintains a citizen body of just over 1.5 million around which the verification campaign operates. Public Authority for Civil Information figures place the expatriate population at approximately 3.3 million providing demographic context for nationality administration. The Supreme Committee functions within the Ministry of Interior structure to examine the validity of citizenship grants dating to the 1959 law.
The committee’s campaign produced nearly 50,000 revocations over the past year according to the August 2025 assessment in The National. Each ruling requires formal issuance by decree and subsequent publication in the official gazette to enter into force. The Supreme Committee for the Verification of Kuwaiti Nationality continues to process cases as part of its mandated responsibilities.
