KUWAIT CITY, Jan 25: Ministry of Interior has made a long leap toward the project of merging information with the Kuwaiti embassies around the world to issue visas, in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, reports Al-Shahid daily.

The daily quoting reliable sources said the ministry allotted a sum of KD 1,697,000 for implementation of the project, and KD 1,289,000 is already spent.

Also, there has been total support and coordination among the Kuwaiti embassies, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Interior Ministry, and all embassies are currently running on the automation system, which will link the embassies to the Interior Ministry to issue visas and also follow-up visa applications, sources indicated.

Meanwhile, the system was run on experimental basis at one Kuwaiti embassy, and fingerprint devices have been installed in 10 embassies, including a follow-up system for both Immigration and Criminal Evidences Departments, while half a million visa stamps have been provided.