Tag: expats in kuwait
Ban on expats entry into the airport
Airport Security Department of Kuwait International Airport headed by its new director Brigadier Waleed Al-Saleh has decided to ban expatriates entry into the airport for bidding farewell to their traveling relatives and friends.
Law to allow women work part-time
A candidate from the Second Constituency in the parliamentary elections Ahmad Yaqoub Baqer said he, during his past membership in the Parliament, had advocated for the law that bans the exploitation of women. He stressed that the law, which was a success, was one that no other member had called for in the past.
“Residency Card License” instead of taking Expats Passports
Regarding the residency card license, he explained that it is a card that will contain information about the sponsor and the sponsored which can be presented to the security authorities and other authorities of the country.
2,048 maids deported
More than 2,000 domestic workers were deported following their arrest in crackdowns against domestic help offices carried out in the past 10 months, an Interior Ministry official announced yesterday.
Cancel the Expats Residency at age of 55
Stressing the previous Parliament presented two bills in this regarded but one was rejected by the Legislative Committee “because they refused to specify the period of stay for expatriates engaged in menial jobs as one way of reducing the expatriate population.”
KD 200 family, KD 300 for relative and KD 450 for family residence
Residency Affairs Department Director General in the Interior Ministry Major General Talal Al-Marafe has announced increasing the salary cap for an expatriate who wants to bring his wife and children to Kuwait for family visit from KD 150 to KD 200, and KD 300 if he wants to bring a sibling or relative for the same purpose, reports Al-Rai daily.
Deported maids are able to come back
The Interior Ministry has deported 900 female domestic workers this year until date without being fingerprinted, reports Al-Anba daily.
Indians on top followed by Egyptians and Filipinos in Kuwait
There are 2,276,193 foreigners from more than 120 countries worldwide living in Kuwait, making up two-third of the total population of Kuwait.
