Your Passport/Visa Alone Not Good Enough: Kuwait Soon To Demand Your DNA Before Entry

This Country Will Soon Demand Your DNA Before You Enter

Melanie Lieberman | April 25, 2016

Before the end of the year, visitors to Kuwait—as well as citizens and expats—will need to submit DNA at the International Airport before entering the country. Officials insist that the test is being used “to fight crime and terrorism,” not to test for “lineage,” ascertain certain “genealogical” or “medical” factors, or infringe on privacy, according to an article in the Kuwait Times.

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<more at http://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-tips/kuwait-dna-test-airport-travelers-citizens; related articles and links: http://news.kuwaittimes.net/website/kuwait-to-enforce-dna-testing-law-on-citizens-expats-visitors-tests-wont-be-used-to-determine-genealogy-affect-freedoms/ (Kuwait set to enforce DNA testing law on all – Officials reassure tests won’t be used to determine genealogy, April 26, 2016) and http://www.sciencealert.com/kuwait-has-become-the-first-country-to-make-dna-testing-mandatory-for-all-residents (Kuwait has become the first country to make DNA testing mandatory for all residents. Those who refuse risk prison time. July 13, 2015)>