1.150m expats ‘iqama’ revoked; ‘Labor market sees huge increase after pandemic’ – ARAB TIMES – KUWAIT NEWS – Arab Times Kuwait News

1.150m expats ‘iqama’ revoked; ‘Labor market sees huge increase after pandemic’ – ARAB TIMES – KUWAIT NEWS – Arab Times Kuwait News

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KUWAIT CITY, May 1: According to official government data, the residencies of 1.150 million expatriates were revoked in the last three years, including 67,000 who left the country between January 2022 and April 2023. “Administrative deportation” decisions were issued against 11,000 of them in the first quarter of this year, while last year witnessed the cancellation of 56,279 expatriate residences, reports Al-Qabas daily. According to informed sources, the revocation of the aforementioned residencies is due to many reasons, on top of which is the desire of the residency owner to leave, and the issuance of deportation decisions for violating the work and residency laws.