Just days after Kuwait introduced a major regulatory shift for private-sector expatriate workers, government authorities have confirmed that more than 35,000 exit permits have already been issued ...

Awadhi, has issued a ministerial decree implementing the updated regulations of the “Wafed” program approved by the ...

Talks to introduce a 5 percent tax on expat remittances have been revived, according to several media reports. A member of parliament (MP) has started collecting signatures in a bid to table a motion ...

The Kuwait government’s decision to deport 100,000 expatriate workers per year has led to soaring recruitment costs and increases in visa trafficking, according to a labour union. In March this year ...

Kuwait’s government is reportedly planning to impose taxes on expat remittances and companies, reduce subsidies and privatise a number of sectors under reforms to be presented to the new Cabinet and ...

KUWAIT CITY (AP) — Kuwait’s first new government hospital in more than three decades will soon open its doors — but only to Kuwaiti citizens. It’s the latest in a series of steps targeting foreigners, ...

Kuwait has decided to stop expatriates entering the country in order to “fix imbalances” in its population, according to a report. During a meeting last week, the Kuwaiti cabinet ruled that it would ...