Kuwait to review permits of expats stuck abroad

Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior is set to review expired residency permits of 70,000 expatriates who are currently abroad since the COVID-19 pandemic began in early March, according to the daily Al Qabas.

The review process will begin next week and the Ministry of Interior will decide who will be allowed to return to Kuwait.

The Ministry of Interior Senior officials will review the recommendations carefully. Although a final decision has not been made, those who will be allowed to return will enter with a visit visa and then have their residencies transferred to their previous employer.

The study will recommend that 3 groups of people not be allowed to return to the country. The groups are: those over 60, those with permits from fake companies, and marginal workers, otherwise known as day to day workers.

As for domestic workers, it will depend on their age and security background. Those above the age of 60 will unlikely be able to return.