Tag: expats
Travel ban of 141,458 Expatriates and Kuwaitis
A total of 141,458 people (Kuwaitis and expatriates) were barred from travel during the first nine months of 2017 according to the Statistics and Research Department of the Ministry of Justice.
Permanent residence for expats spending 30 years in Kuwait
Several MPs are gradually coming up to the idea of granting permanent residence to expatriates spending 30 years in Kuwait, amid growing concern about the current demographic imbalance, and issue of marginal workers and visa trade.
Deportation for Expatriate who repeats offence
Parallel to ambiguity hovering over the constitutionality and legality of the recent amendment to traffic laws regarding penalties for not using safety belt, using mobile phone by hand while, driving and parking on pavement,
Expats nabbed in cafes
Members of the Tripartite Committee formed by the Council of Ministers which includes personnel from the Kuwait Municipality in cooperation with the Interior Ministry organized a surprise inspection campaign in cafés in Fahaheel and arrested a large number of expatriates for violating residence and labor laws, reports Al-Rai daily.
Controlled termination of public sector expats
Foreigners working in ministries and other public sector institutions will not have their jobs ended abruptly quoting high level government sources.
Clinics to continue giving medicines to expat patients
Clinics, government hospitals and specialized hospitals will continue to give medicines to expatriate patients.
health service fees for expats – ‘Any decision will target visitors not residents’
Ministry of Health insists that reports published recently regarding the new charges of health services for expatriates in government hospitals and clinics are not true, affirming that the possibility of increasing the charges of health services is still being studied and perused.
Kuwaitization policy by replacing expats with Kuwaitis in PAHW, implemented.
Public Authority of Housing Welfare (PAHW) has started implementing the “Kuwaitization” policy by replacing expatriate labor force with national labor force.
Bill imposing fees for medical services on Expats
The bill on imposing fees for medical services offered to expatriates who enter the country on visit visa will most likely be passed through the parliamentary Health Affairs Committee to become a law, especially since the government showed positive indicators of its passage, reports Arab Times daily.
Status review of expatriate posts
The Ministry of Electricity and Water intends to rectify the status of some experienced expatriate employees before the end of 2016, because it still needs their services, reports Arab Times daily quoting a reliable source.
