TODAY'S CABINET MEETING CRUCIAL FOR RENEWAL OF WORK PERMIT FOR PERSONS ABOVE 60 YEARS OF AGE

  • 27/09/2021

Kuwait City: The decision to renew the work permits of expatriates over the age of 60 who do not have a university degree will be taken at a cabinet meeting today, a local newspaper reported. According to official sources, a proposal to impose a health insurance of 500 dinars and to charge a minimum of 500 dinars for renewal of residency is likely to be considered. 


Demand that the Manpower Authority's decision to renew the work permits of expatriates over the age of 60 who do not have a university degree should be reversed. Mohammed al-Zak, chairman of the Kuwaiti Chamber of Commerce and Industry, has previously written to Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid to raise the issue. 

He said the decision would cause Kuwait to lose skilled workers and affect the country's economy. He urged the government to rescind the decision and avoid implementing it. Currently, the fee for renewing a permit is 2,000 dinars. 

After the decision not to renew the permits of 60-year-old expatriates, the Public Authority for Civil Information reported that more than 42,000 foreign workers left the private sector in Kuwait in the first half of 2021. This includes many professional workers, including doctors, some of whom have reportedly emigrated.

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