Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 100

Summary: - The Central Agency for Addressing the Status of Illegal Residents. Its task is to address the status of that category and undertake all executive procedures in this regard in coordination with the relevant bodies. Its designation as the sole official reference authority for dealing with illegal residents. All government bodies are obliged to implement its decisions concerning them. Transfer to it of the work of the Executive Committee for Illegal Residents' Affairs, established by Decree 58/1996. Its import: it must be consulted and its opinion sought on any procedure or decision relating to the status of that category before implementation commences. Its effect: they must be registered with the Agency and files opened for them in preparation for verifying the accuracy of the information submitted by consulting the relevant bodies to obtain the necessary documents and records, and then working to address the status of those whose membership of that category is established as genuine. Rule: It is established that the import of Articles 1, 2, 8 and 11 of Decree-Law No. 467/2010 establishing the Central Agency for Addressing the Status of Illegal Residents is that, pursuant to this Decree, a central agency subordinate to the Council of Ministers was established, called "the Central Agency for Addressing the Status of Illegal Residents or was entrusted with working to address the status of that category and undertaking all executive procedures in this regard within the framework of approved solutions, legislation and decisions, in coordination with the relevant bodies. The Decree made it the sole official reference authority for dealing with illegal residents, required all government bodies to implement decisions issued by it from it concerning them, and transferred to it all the work of the Executive Committee for Illegal Residents' Affairs, which had been established pursuant to Decree No. 58/1996. This means that all government bodies must consult the Agency and seek its opinion on any procedure or decision relating to the status of that category before commencing its implementation. This can only be achieved by registering them with the Agency and opening files for them in preparation for examining each individual's case and verifying the accuracy of the information he submits, by consulting all governmental and non-governmental bodies to obtain the necessary information, records and documents, and then working to address the status of those whose membership among them is established as genuine.