Pam To Cancel 10000 Work Permits In Kuwait

The Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) is reportedly planning to revoke over 10,000 invalid work permits registered with the organization. The authority has commenced legal procedures for cancellation after verifying the data's accuracy with the Ministry of Interior. The cancellation process will start following the Eid al-Fitr holiday, based on article 35 from the work permits procedures. According to the article, the authority can automatically cancel work permits if the worker has been abroad for more than six months without an exemption from the General Department of Residency.

Work permits can be cancelled if they have expired while the worker is abroad or if the worker has been deported for any reason. The authority will begin examining the cancellation of work permits for other reasons, including the submission of inaccurate data, documents, and unaccredited education certificates, starting next month. "Decisions to cancel these permits will be issued progressively, based on reviews, audits, and test results received from accredited professional organizations such as the Society of Engineers and the Kuwaiti Accountants Society," sources reported.

The initial phase of cancellations will involve 2,500 work permits to be announced this month. Sources clarify that the manpower authority will not issue work permits to those who have previously obtained them unlawfully, through fraudulent academic certificates or failing professional tests. Coordination between the authority and the Ministry of Interior will ensure that anyone with a cancelled permit becomes an illegal resident.

Sources indicate that various ministries will be tasked with addressing the demographic imbalance and reducing the number of unneeded expatriate workers in the market. The Ministry of Interior is expected to reassess the conditions for granting driving licenses to expatriates, as well as issuing mobile taxi licenses, which have become a significant market for attracting foreign workers.

These decisions were prepared for discussion and issuance but were postponed due to the government's resignation and the wait for a new government formation. Sources suggest that the supreme committee for addressing the demographic imbalance will likely hold a meeting with the Manpower Authority, potentially resulting in a comprehensive review of the requirements for issuing work permits in marginal professions currently attracting expatriate workers.

 

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