Impact of changing the law on Kuwaiti society There are serious implications to the previous amendments, whether recent or older, to the Nationality Law. Those affected, or who will be affected, are suffering social, economic, legal, and political dilemma: “She was asked to obtain a clearance from about 27 governmental entities. She was also stripped of her income from a job despite having monthly commitments to pay. I will pay in her stead despite being retired on a small salary myself, and if I failed to do so, I will gladly go to prison in her stead, as I owed responsibility for her to live as my family.What is the rationale for troubling my peaceful family at such an old age and without any valid reasons?” Bader Al-Mutairi, a citizen whose wife was stripped of her nationality.(9) Legally, individuals who had their Kuwaiti nationalities stripped had to submit their formal documents to authorities, including passports and national identification documents, and they do not have the legal option to reacquire their original nationality: “I’ll go and submit all my documents to the authorities and return as stateless… we caught respiratory allergies from bombing the oil fields during the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and we didn’t leave… I have no other country but Kuwait, and my Kuwaiti children whom I raised as educated people of good characters… Today, the country has abandoned me, but I didn’t.” A naturalised wife of a Kuwaiti citizen, who was recently stripped of her nationality. (10) (9) http://x.com/DasmanNewsCom/status/186613075032987956 (10) http://x.com/Almajliss/status/1867142198090781124 14 Kuwait: Amendments to Kuwaiti Nationality Law pose serious threats to human rights