Kuwait: Over 200,000 expats lose residency permits in one year

  • Date: 24-Mar-2021
  • Source: Gulf Insider
  • Sector:Economy
  • Country:Kuwait
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Kuwait: Over 200,000 expats lose residency permits in one year

Over 200,000 Kuwait-based expatriates lost their residencies in one year, according to local reports on Monday.The expats were stranded abroad and unable to return to Kuwait due to Covid-19.At the beginning of the outbreak, the country's government temporarily suspended a decision stating that an expat resident's visa would be automatically canceled after six months of being outside the country, regardless of its validity.Expats from 20 different countries were affected, the worst-hit nationalities were from Egypt, India and Sri Lanka.Comments Read Next46 mins agoSaudi Arabia: Mandatory immunization for all transport workers13 hours agoSaudi: No Umrah permit for vaccinated domestic pilgrims aged above 7014 hours agoKuwait records 1,288 new Covid-19 cases, 13 deaths14 hours agoBahrain: Inmates test positive for Covid-1916 hours agoSaudi Arabia records 410 new Covid-19 cases, 5 deaths18 hours agoUAE: Nurseries to resume from March 2820 hours agoKuwait: Vaccinated travellers exempt from quarantine1 day agoOver 3 million people vaccinated in Saudi Arabia2 days agoAbu Dhabi Green List: Quarantine-free travel from 12 destinations2 days agoSaudi records 404 new COVID-19 cases, 4 deaths