Kuwait City | The local daily reported, citing Interior Ministry sources, that the issuance of work visas to Egyptian workers has been suspended. Sources in the ministry said that following the directive of the Minister of Interior Sheikh Talal Al Khalid Al Sabah, this measure implemented since September will continue. Officials also stated that no new decisions have been issued in this regard.
Ministry sources said this in response to a question regarding the conditions set by the Egyptian Embassy for fixing the minimum salary for its expatriate workers. It is indicated that the conditions imposed by the Embassy of Egypt contrary to the Kuwaiti labor laws and administrative decisions prompted Kuwait to take a tough decision.
The Kuwaiti Embassy in Egypt has tripled the visa stamping fee for those going to Kuwait on a family visa from Egypt. After this, the electronic employment capability system in both the countries was discontinued. Egyptians are the second largest expatriate community in Kuwait following Indians.
To Ibrahim Venni
