Expats quota plan , Kuwait

January 11, 201510 Comments

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Kuwait Eyes Expat Cut To 1mn By 2022
(Via ArabTimes)

Minister of Social Affairs and Labor and State Minister for Planning and Development Affairs Hind Al- Sabeeh says the ministry has started applying the plan allotted for modifying the population structure of the country, based on a study conducted in this regard in collaboration with the concerned authorities.

Meanwhile, sources affirmed that the minister held intense discussions and meetings with the concerned authorities to prepare a draft law on the population structure, explaining that the draft law necessitates implementing a quota system based on nationality of the expatriates.

They said the delay in finalizing this draft law is due to some international conventions that Kuwait has signed with other countries. Indicating that there are about 3 million expatriates in the country, the sources revealed that the highest number of expatriate personnel in the country is from India, followed by Egypt and then Bangladesh, Philippines, Syria and Pakistan.
Source : Arabtimes

A plan to set a quota on the number of expats that can enter Kuwait from each country would soon be presented to the Cabinet, Kuwait Times has reported. Minister of Social Affairs and Labor and Planning Hind Al Subaih announced in March last year she was considering setting a limit on the size of the population of any one nationality in Kuwait in a bid to balance the Gulf state’s demography. About two-thirds of the total population of 3m are estimated to be expatriates, with a high proportion from south Asia. Indians are the largest group in the country.

Source : Arabian Business


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  1. The picture accompanying this article is from my Flickr account, and used without proper attribution.
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  2. Project visas why they stop transfers

  3. yes and they have a quota plan there

  4. Just stay in your homeland(philippines) if a country for tourist you need, don't come in to the kuwait country if in your mind is like that, and it's obvious that you need someone from the tourist people in your life, pwe!!!!

  5. Just stay in your homeland(philippines) if a country for tourist you need, don't come in to the kuwait country if in your mind is like that, and it's obvious that you need someone from the tourist people in your life, pwe!!!!

  6. The thing is everyday new rules.. I get feed up on there new rules.. And it's to much for them to do this.. Am sorry to say that there so selfish.. Look at qatar they developed a new city and good for tourism .

  7. wt about work permit visas?

  8. That is good decision !!!

  9. Good, less expats less people to rent new flats, so prices of rent will eventually goes down too. Inshallah.

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