S TAT E L E S S B Y D E C R E E S AM I RA — F O R M E R L Y A N I R A N I A N N AT I O N A L , B O R N A N D R A I S E D I N K U W A I T Samira (see above), formerly an Iranian national who was born and raised in Kuwait. She was naturalised through marriage to a Kuwaiti man. Samira contrasted her life as a citizen with her experience at the end of 2025; she can no longer access state health care and is subjected to verbal abuse and bullying, told to “go back to her country” when her country is, in fact, Kuwait. She asserted that she had no meaningful ties to Iran and described widespread suicidal thoughts among women in her situation. She told our organisations that she is “no longer herself,” living in legal and psychological limbo and that “[W]hen the authorities and media talk about revocations I experience it as discriminatory and arbitrary; that it excludes me from society.” At the time of writing, the Iranian authorities had refused to reinstate her nationality since her situation is not provided for in (Iranian) law and she faced becoming stateless. AM I RA — F O R M E R L Y A N I R A N I A N N AT I O N A L , M I N I S T R Y E M P L O Y E E Amira (pseudonym), formerly an Iranian national, learned of the revocations from television, not a formal notice. An employee in a government ministry, she complained her salary was suspended as of August 2025. She added that the ministry had since reinstated it but insisted that she start the process of obtaining Iranian identity documents in order “to be treated like a Kuwaiti”. Amira stated that she does not speak Farsi or have “real ties” there. A woman - name withheld, a former Saudi Arabia national was naturalised through marriage. 99 Following her marriage she moved to Kuwait and surrendered her nationality documents in line with the then prevailing law. As of August 2025, she does not have any valid identification. She was, in effect, banned from traveling to visit her parents in Saudi Arabia. She cannot open a bank account, she was laid off from her place of work without explanation and cannot receive treatment in government hospitals. She told NASI that the GoK instructed her to obtain her “old” nationality documents, but these are held by the GoK itself. She cannot transfer the ownership of her car to anyone else or make bank transfers, including payments for goods or services in Kuwait. As a result, her familyʼs standard of living has decreased, as gendered disempowerment means they rely on only the husbandʼs income. A Kuwaiti Bidoon woman (see also below; name withheld) naturalised via marriage. 100 Now 57, she divorced from her Kuwaiti husband several years ago. Her three children maintain their Kuwaiti nationality since the father was Kuwaiti. However, on account of the stripping of her citizenship, she no longer has valid documentation. Lack of documentation means she has lost access to her post-divorce alimony . Additionally, she could no longer access state healthcare and must register with the Central System. The GoK has asserted that thousands of women stripped of their nationality were dual nationals, formally prohibited under law. 39