Kuwait will reduce the number of foreign expatriates living in the country within months through an updated residency law, according to the Interior Minister Anas al-Saleh speaking to the official Kuwait Television.Kuwait has made previous attempts to reduce the number of foreign nationals in the country, which is currently estimated to be
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Agreement on Recruitment of Healthcare Professionals From Pakistan For Kuwait
Special Assistant to the PM for Overseas Pakistanis & HRD, Sayed Z Bukhari has signed an agreement between the Kuwait Ministry of Health and Overseas Employment Corporation (OEC) on recruitment of healthcare professionals from Pakistan for Kuwait.Pakistan and Kuwait inked a government to government bilateral framework cooperation agreement on recruitment
The Kuwaiti Government has Given Great News to those who are Staying Overtime with Expired Visa
The kuwait government has announced that it will not deport 15,000 foreigners with overdue residency or visas.According to Arab media reports, Kuwait's interior minister said that the government, on humanitarian grounds, had allowed more than 15,000 foreigners to stay in the country whose residency or visa had expired.Government agencies were
Kuwait to Resume Commercial Flights in August
The Kuwaiti Council of Ministers approves a three-stage plan to operate commercial flights from and to Kuwait from August 1, 2020 according to Kuwait news agency KUNA.مجلس الوزراء الكويتي يوافق علـى خطـة من ثلاث مراحــــل لتشـغيـل الرحلات التجارية في #مطار_الكويت_الدولي ذهابا وايابا اعتبارا من الاول مـن اغسطس 2020 بنسبة تشغيل
Research Shows Kuwait Cheapest Country in GCC for Expatriates to Live in
Kuwait has been ranked as the cheapest country for expatriates to live in among the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, in 2020.According to a survey conducted on global cost-of-living for expatriates during the coronavirus crisis, conducted by the Mercer Foundation, Kuwait came in the last position among Gulf countries and
Kuwait to Reopen Mosques in Quiet Areas After Three-Month Closures
Kuwait's Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs has given the green light to mosques in some areas to reopen from Wednesday after almost three months of closure because of the novel coronavirus.Minister Dr Fahad Al Afasi said mosques in sparsely-populated areas will receive worshippers for the five daily prayers starting
Kuwait’s Prime Minister Vows to Slash Migrant Population, Correct Expat “Imbalance”
Kuwait wants to slash the migrant proportion of its population from 70 to 30 percent, state media said Wednesday, with the prime minister vowing to “resolve the demographic imbalance.”Like its Gulf Arab neighbors, oil-rich Kuwait has a large foreign population mostly made up of Middle Eastern and Asian workers.Out of
Kuwait Extends Residency Permits, Visas of Expats for Three Months
Kuwait has extended the residency permits and visas of all migrants in the country for up to three months, the state news agency has reported.The country’s interior ministry announced the new resolution that will cover visas and permits due to expire in June.It comes amid “exceptional circumstances” brought by the
COVID-19: Kuwait Workers Stranded Abroad Can Get Visas Renewed
Workers stranded in their home countries and whose residency visa expired as of the beginning of the year, can now get their visa renewed, according to a ministerial decision issued by Kuwait’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior Anas Al Saleh.“It is permissible to grant residency to a
Pakistan to Send 600 Health Workers to Kuwait
Pakistan will send 600 health workers to Kuwait upon the request of the Gulf state, special assistant to the prime minister on overseas Pakistanis, Zulfiqar Bukhari, said on Thursday.“Health workers will include nurses and doctors,” Bukhari informed during his telecon with the Pakistani community residing in Kuwait, the ministry said