Spend More Than 6 Months Outside The Country; Renewal Of Residency Abroad
Local Arabic media Al-Anbaa reported that expatriates can still stay outside the country for more than 6 months, except for domestic workers.
For domestic workers, the six-month rule applies and th...
August 07, 2022525Category: Kuwait
Driving License of 8,000 expats cancelled
According to the General Directorate of Traffic, 8,000 expat driving licenses were revoked in the first half of this year due to non-compliance with the driving license requirements. In addition, 50 K...
August 04, 20221873Category: Expats
After COVID, Expat Remittances Have Grown
After the COVID-19 pandemic receded and the Gulf economies recovered, Kuwait's labor market has experienced a remarkable recovery, reports Al-Qabas daily. The Gulf Statistics Center, which is affi...
August 03, 2022157Category: Expats
Kuwaitis To Replace Expats In Cooperative Societies
According to a local daily, Kuwaiti workers will be given priority for top jobs, assistant supervisor jobs, and managerial positions at supermarkets and cooperatives.
Cooperatives have provided the...
August 02, 20221275Category: Kuwait
Kuwait to deport Expats For Eco-crimes
Expatriates convicted of major environmental offenses in Kuwait will be deported, according to a local newspaper.
Al Jarida reports Kuwait's Environment Public Authority head Abdullah Al Ahmad ...
July 31, 2022610Category: Expats
Residence Laws Violators, 22 Expats Arrested
As part of a security campaign in various parts of the country, 22 expats of different nationalities were arrested for violating residency and work laws. In order to take legal action against them, th...
July 18, 2022170Category: Crime News
Thousands of Expatriates Left The Country in the First 3 Months of 2022
Because non-graduate foreign workers must continue to pay more than 800 dinars annually to renew their work permits, the labour market continues to suffer. According to a recent report released by the...
July 16, 20221182Category: Expats
Kuwait Arrests 34 Expats
A campaign in the Hawalli Governorate by the General Directorate of Residence Affairs resulted in 34 arrests for violating residence laws. According to the Kuwait Municipality, Ministry of Commerce an...
July 14, 2022583Category: Crime News
Expats' Best Country Index Shows Kuwait At The Bottom
The UAE was ranked first among Arab and Gulf nations, followed by the Sultanate of Oman, in the index of the best places for expatriates for the current year, while Kuwait lagged behind the Gulf natio...
July 14, 2022491Category: Kuwait
Expats Arrested For Violating Work And Residence Laws
10 expats of various nationalities were arrested for violating residence and work laws in the Capital Governorate and Farwaniya. A legal action has been taken against the arrested by the competent aut...
July 12, 2022454Category: Crime News
Regulation Of Expats For Real Estate Ownership
A government team has begun an executive study to create a plan that will allow foreigners residing in the nation to buy real estate, which is likely to be presented to the next administration establi...
July 07, 2022249Category: Expats
Kuwaitis Make Up 80% Of The Govt Sector, And Expats Make Up 20%
As reported by Al-Rai daily, Kuwaiti citizens make up 80.2% of government employees, compared to 19.8% of non-Kuwaitis. Government employees, including 362,133 Kuwaitis and 89,827 non-Kuwaitis, number...
July 06, 2022105Category: Kuwait
MOI raids fake maids office and arrested 11 expats
Eleven expats were arrested as a results of a raid by the General Administration of Residency Affairs of the Interior Ministry on two maid's offices in the Hawalli and Jleeb neighbourhoods. With t...
July 05, 2022237Category: Crime News
Expats To Get New Work Visa In 10 Days
According to the Public Authority for Manpower, the authority is working with concerned authorities to expedite the process of issuing work permits for foreign workers. The new system of issuing a wor...
July 05, 20222150Category: Work Visa
Government Hires 4,191 Kuwaitis And Expats
The Al-Anba daily reported that 4,191 citizens and residents were appointed to 12 government agencies during the first three months of this year, whereas there were 272 fewer workers in five other age...
July 03, 2022160Category: Kuwait
Kuwait Is The Second Cheapest City For Expats In The Gulf
On the Expatriate Cost of Living Index for 2022 published by Mercer Consulting, Kuwait scored 131 globally and seventh in the Gulf out of 227 cities across the world, making Kuwait the second-cheapest...
June 30, 2022414Category: Expats
80 Expats Nabbed During Security Raids
Local media reported that Kuwaiti police have begun a crackdown on illegal residents violating the country's residency and labor laws.
Al Rai newspaper reports that 80 violators of various nati...
June 12, 2022427Category: Expats
In Jahra, 62 Expats Have Been Arrested For Violating The Law
A security campaign against lawbreakers in Jahra Governorate led to 62 expatriates being arrested for law violations.
45 of them have no identification papers, four have expired residency papers, o...
June 12, 2022313Category: Expats
Expats Arrested At A Friday Market Security Check
During a security check at the Friday market in Al Rai, a large number of people in violation of the residency law were arrested. All vendors' credentials were inspected at the stalls by security ...
June 11, 20221075Category: Expats
Expats Arrested In Farwaniya For Prostitution
Expats of various nationalities were arrested in Kuwait for prostitution in the Farwaniya area by the Ministry of Interior. They have been referred to competent authorities for legal procedures. 20 ex...
June 05, 20222711Category: Kuwait
