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New rule for transfer of expat workers visa
In a bid to organize the labor market and reduce the rate of marginal workers, the Public Authority of Manpower has released new conditions for movement of expatriate workers within various sectors in collaboration and cooperation with Civil Service Commission and the Ministry of Interior.
Check your passports detail
Ministry of Interior prevented some expatriates from leaving the country because the information recorded in their passports do not match that in the ministry’s system.
Passport and Residency Validity Link To Take Effect January 1
The decision to link the validity period of residence permits with that of the passports of expatriate workers will take effect on Jan 1, 2016 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 »
Rethinking sponsorship system
The sponsorship (kafala) system in the Gulf needs a good dust-off to provide workers and employers alike protection from fraud and abuses. Continue Reading »
