Kuwait: Kuwait’s Interior Ministry has announced a three-phase plan for expats wishing to return to Kuwait, Al Qabas reported.
A three-phase plan has been developed to prioritize the Americans returning first and that there is no overcrowding at the airport.
A source told Al Qabas that the first phase will come with fitness professionals, judges, prosecutors and teachers. The level of moment will come with those who have families living in the countryside and those who have a valid circle of family members rents flat (Article 22). Then, the third and final level will allow the remaining expats who wish to return home.
The plan submitted through the Minister of the Interior to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for final approval.
Two weeks ago, the Ministry of the Interior announced that it would review 70,000 vanquished apartments held by stranded citizens since the start of the COVID-19 crisis.
According to a report through Al Rai, the apartment lets 1000 expats in expires because their sponsors do not renew their permits while stranded abroad.
Residents have been stranded since 12 March, after Kuwait stopped all advertising flights amid growing fears of the spread of COVID-19. Although the airport was closed on arrivals, a limited number of flights for those wishing to leave Kuwait had been in service since 16 March. Since 16 March, more than 158,000 expats have departed Kuwait out of a total of 993 flights.
Approximately 26,000 of these travellers were expats enrolled in the amnesty program, introduced through the Ministry of the Interior, which allowed citizens to leave the country criminally.
Although Kuwait International Airport resumed service on 1 August, the government announced that travelers from 31 countries can enter Kuwait. Among the 31 banned countries are India, the Philippines, Bangladesh, Egypt and Pakistan, which have giant expat communities in Kuwait.
Of the 3 million expats in Kuwait, 1.45 million are Indian citizens, 350,000 are Bangladeshi and some 500,000 are Egyptians.
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