Kuwait has launched a new tourist visa system that breaks down entry into four distinct categories, aimed at making travel easier and more flexible for different types of visitors.
Kuwait has rolled out a series of major changes to its visa policies this week, removing a university degree requirement, extending the duration of visit visas, and lifting restrictions on which airlines visitors may use, in a bid to attract more tourists and strengthen its role as a regional travel hub.
Kuwait will require all foreign workers in the private sector to obtain an employer-approved exit permit before they can leave the country.
Kuwait is facing a shortage of domestic workers, with recent figures showing a decline of more than 30,000 workers over the past 18 months.
Kuwait has implemented an employment policy dubbed “Kuwaitisation” which will enable 1,211 jobs in the country’s oil sector to be filled by Kuwaitis this year and not foreign nationals as the country seeks to provide more jobs to its citizens.
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