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Visit visas free for 3 months in a year (via Arabtimes)
Visit visas will be free for three months in a year after which fees will be imposed for any further visits, as the current law on visit visa can be easily manipulated. Regarding increasing the fees for residence permits, he affirmed that the ministry will tackle the issue after organizing the regulations governing issuance of visit and dependent visas. Continue Reading »
‘No dependent’ visas for parents of resident expatriates
Kuwait has announced the suspension of issuance of dependent visas for parents of expatriates in Kuwait, affirming that they will be granted only visit visas, reports Al-Rai daily. He explained that expatriates pay KD 50 to obtain dependent visas for their parents while the country spends almost KD 15,000 for their medical treatments, as per statistics issued by Ministry of Health. Continue Reading »
Hospital will refer the patient for six medical services to private hospitals
Ministry has specified six medical services in which patients requiring the services will be referred to specific hospitals in the private sector, instead of the government hospitals, reports Al-Anba daily. In a statement, Dr Al-Khashti said the six medical services which include dental, anesthetization, natural therapy, obstetrics and gynecology, fertility medication and pediatrics were defined by the ministry, in cooperation with hospitals in the private sector. Continue Reading »
Kuwait stops dependent visas for parents of expats
Dependent visas are no longer offered to expatriates to bring their parents to the country, said Interior Ministry Assistant Undersecretary for Nationality and Iqama Affairs Major General Sheikh Mazen Al-Jarrah. Announcing several new measures with regard to the iqama law for expats, he said the new rules are being executed with a view to balancing the demographic structure in the country, bearing in mind that the number of expat population in Kuwait has reached 2.5 million. Continue Reading »
