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Kuwait delays security campaigns to arrest 120,000 expats 🇰🇼 Campaign was postponed due to overcrowding in Central Prison and deportation centre Kuwaiti authorities’ planned extensive security campaign to arrest more than 120,000 expatriates who are in violation of the residency law has been postponed due to overcrowding in the Central Prison and deportation centre, the Al Jarida newspaper quoted an informed security source at the Residency Affairs General Department in the Interior Ministry as saying. The campaign was seen as a step to fix the demographic imbalance by deporting illegals, Al Jarida reported. Taking into account the difficulties faced by expatriates during the coronavirus crisis, the Government offered an amnesty period for illegals to leave the country in April without paying fines. Some expats turned themselves in, and thus are awaiting deportation at the deportation centre, which is overcrowded as flights were unavailable. There are also a large n…

Draft Law on Demographics of Expats , iiQ8, Kuwait Demographics Kuwait City, 21st August, 2020 : The Human Resources Development Committee completed the proposed draft of the Demographic Organization and Management Law which will be reviewed by the Ministry of Justice as penalties are stipulated in the law. The draft law will have to be approved by the Council of Ministers within 6 months from which the law will come into force which includes a limitation cap of expat workers. The draft stipulated that it needs to establish a National Committee for Organizing and Managing the Demographics which will be headed by ministers and representatives from various agencies. The committee is responsible for the following: Preparing a study on the causes of the imbalance in population structure and setting a general policy for organizing the population structure in a way that serves the objectives of the state’s general development plan. Estimating the actual needs of expa…

Taxis Can Carry upto 3 Passengers, iiQ8, Kuwait   KUWAIT CITY, 19th August, 2020: The Ministry of Interior, Kuwait issued a decision to traffic sectors, which will be effective tomorrow i.e., 20.08.2020 - Thursday, to allow taxis to carry 3 passengers instead of one. The decision came after a meeting held this morning between the taxi companies and Traffic Agent, Major General Jamal Al-Sayegh. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The decision came after a petition made by the taxi owners, Kuwait that they were suffering losses . https://indianinq8.com/kuwait-bus-pass-monthly-bus-pass-for-only-kd-11-iiq8-citybus/ MOI has no intention to extend residency of expats, iiQ8 https://indianinq8.com/bus-pass-office-working-hours-iiq8-citybus-pass-office-timing/ https://indianinq8.com/citybus-timings-from-18-august-2020-iiq8-%d9%85%d9%88%d8%a7%d8%b9%d9%8a%d8%af-%d8%b3%d9%8a%d8%aa%d9%8a-%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%b5-%d8%a8%…

MOI has no intention to extend residency of expats, iiQ8 Kuwait City, 18th August, 2020: The Ministry of Interior, Kuwait has no intention to extend residency of expats visas after 31st August, 2020. Earlier the ministry had granted automatic renewal of residences of all kinds due to the coronavirus crisis as the airports were shut. The Ministerial Resolution No. 366/455 of 2020 states that about 405,000 expats can automatically renew their residency until the end of this month. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); To take advantage of the deadline, they must visit the Ministry of Interior website to renew the residency before the end of this month. Otherwise, they will be considered violators and will enter into legal problems and pay fines. VISIT VISAS: There are about 100,000 people who entered the country on visit visa on family, tourist or commercial. They are supposed to leave the country at the end of this month, and th…

Kuwait Council of Ministers hold extraordinary meeting 13.08.2020, iiQ8 Fourth phase begins from 18th Aug – Partial curfew to continue till next Thursday Kuwait City, 13th August, 2020: The Kuwait Cabinet held its extraordinary meeting this afternoon via video communication headed by His Highness Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Prime Minister, and after the meeting. Then the Cabinet followed up the latest developments on preventive levels and the logistical services related to efforts to combat Corona virus and viewed the recommendations of the Corona Emergency Ministerial Committee and the Cabinet decided the following: First: Emphasizing that visit visas (visas) of all kinds are not granted to all nationalities of the world without the approval of the Ministerial Committee for Corona Emergency. Second: Approval of the resumption of football activity to prepare for tournaments, provided that the activities take place without the presence of audience …

Expats above the age of 60 whose residence have expired cannot return back KUWAIT CITY, Jul 22: The Residency affairs department of the Ministry of Interior has begun to look into the expired visas of 70,000 expats while they were out of the country since corona crisis began, the decision will be taken by next week on those who deserve to return. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); This study will be on the table next week which will contain several and extremely important recommendations that will determine those who deserve to return to Kuwait with their previous residencies as well as those who do not meet the conditions for return. The study will be done whose residence has expired due to the ircumstances beyond their control, labor market needs if they deserve to return again. Recommendation of study The study will not contradict the general trend of the state’s policies aimed at modifying the demographics, but will ensure that t…

Isolation Ends in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh and Al-Mahboula, Curfew Ends, iiQ8 Head of the Center for Government Communication, the Official Spokesperson of the Government: On the proposal of the Minister of Health, the Council of Ministers decided today to end the isolation placed on the areas of Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh and Al-Mahboula Starting on Thursday, July 9, 2020 from 5AM PACI online appointment, Civil ID Reservation System, Kuwait PACI appointment https://indianinq8.com/how-to-collect-civil-id-in-kuwait-collection-of-civil-id-from-paci-office-iiq8/ PACI online appointment, Civil ID Reservation System, Kuwait PACI appointment https://indianinq8.com/how-to-collect-civil-id-in-kuwait-collection-of-civil-id-from-paci-office-iiq8/ ------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------- --------- Isolation of Mahboula and Jaleeb Al Shuwaikh Ends, iiQ8 ------- https://indianinq8.com/paci-online-appointment-civil-id…