KUWAIT CITY (The Thursday Times) — Kuwait has started sending citizens and residents an alert each time they enter or leave the country through Sahel, the government’s unified services app, the interior ministry said.
The notifications let users see their own travel records on their phones and report any errors or discrepancies in those records electronically, according to the ministry.
What travellers get
Through the same feature, departing travellers can reach services such as emergency travel documents and the consular call centre, while arriving passengers can file customs declarations and report lost luggage, according to the announcement.
The ministry said the move was meant to make travel-related information easier to reach and government services more convenient through digital platforms.
Why it matters for expatriates
For Kuwait’s large expatriate community, which includes many Pakistanis, the feature offers a way to check and correct travel records from a phone, without a visit to a government office.
