By Fajer Ahmed the European Parliament sets a date this week to discuss and negotiate allowing Kuwaiti citizens to travel to Europe without the need of a Schengen Visa, Kuwait on the other hand has suspended visit visas until further notice, while news sources claim the following:
- Visas issuance has been halted until new mechanisms are in place.
- Possibly a decision to ban work permits for citizens of countries with large communities in Kuwait will be seriously discussed, so only technical and qualified labor can be brought in from these countries.
- Imposing health insurance on every expat.
- Obtaining residency in Kuwait will be toughened through increasing residency fees.
- Only those whose salary is KD 600 or higher can bring in a parent, but that will rise to double the figure as new developments occur.
- Not allowing the extension of the visit period, which is for 3 months.