Kuwait City; The residency permits of 5,000 expats who have been outside Kuwait for more than six months due to illness, family circumstances and financial problems will be revoked. The Ministry of Home Affairs rejected the application submitted online by the expatriates to renew their residency permit. Iqama of other non-residents who have been outside the country for more than 6 months will also be cancelled. The iqama of any expatriate who has been outside Kuwait for six months will be automatically canceled through an automatic system with the Residency Authority of Public Authority Information. This will cancel the expatriate's work permit and their civil card. This was informed by the Ministry of Home Affairs.