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Departures to increase upto 2,500 per day
Aug 13: India began to evacuate 1,000 citizen per day from Kuwait as per “Air Bubble” agreement with Kuwait . The evacuation flights began from yesterday for those who wish to return back to India.
Continue Reading »120,000 Residency violators still in Kuwait
Aug 13: The Ministry of Interior says there are 120,000 violators of the residence law in the country who have not taken advantage of the amnesty period given by the government to leave the country without paying fines, reports Al-Seyassah/Arab Times daily.
Continue Reading »The Cabinet decides to start fourth phase from Tuesday
Aug 13: The head of the Government Communication Center and the official spokesperson for the government, Tariq Al-Muzrim, announced the Cabinet’s decision to approve the resumption of football activity within the framework of preparations for continental and international tournaments without the presence of an audience with the application of health requirements, as of August 15, 2020. The ministers agreed to move to the fourth stage of the plan to restore normalcy from Tuesday.
Continue Reading »New residency bill for expats
Aug 13: Perhaps the best thing about the new draft law on residency of expatriates, which has been endorsed by the government, is that it open doors to benefit from the savings of expatriates in investments that can contribute to pushing forward the economic wheel of the country, as well as generate profits for them which would guarantee them a decent life instead of transferring their earnings abroad or depositing them in their personal accounts without making profits from them.
Continue Reading »Inbound flights … end of August
Amid anticipation of return back to normal life plan in stages well-informed sources revealed that expats with valid residence will be allowed to return likely in late August with the completion of the fifth stage of the plan.
Continue Reading »Plan completed to resume the commercial flights at Kuwait Airport
The official spokesperson of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Eng Saad Al-Otaibi says DGCA has completed a plan to resume commercial flights at Kuwait International Airport, specifying the responsibilities of passengers and air transportation companies, and the nature of the logistical work of government and private agencies operating at the airport.
Continue Reading »Temporary law permitting ‘Salary Cuts’ in Private Sector
The government has revised its plan to amend the Labor Law in the Private Sector No. 6/2010 to allow companies whose business activities have been affected by Corona virus crisis to agree with workers to reduce their salaries during the crisis.
Continue Reading »List of shops which are allowed to operate
Kuwait Municipality stated on its twitter account list of shops and activities that are allowed to operate from 6am to 6 pm during curfew relaxing period are as follows:
Continue Reading »120,000 expats will not be able to ‘renew’ residency
In a surprising or rather shocking revelation, informed security sources said 120,000 residency law violators registered in the systems of Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Social Affairs will not be able to renew their residency even if they pay fines, which amount to about KD 72 million.
Continue Reading »3 months extension for all expiring visas; Expats standard abroad grace period of 1 yr instead of 6 months
Security sources revealed that a decision was issued to allow expatriates who have valid residence and are outside Kuwait that residence will be valid for 12 months instead of 6 months due to the exceptional circumstances faced due to coronoavirus crisis
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