MANAMA: Kuwait is planning to impose restrictions on the number of visas to be issued to Indians and Egyptians after a sharp increase was noticed in the number of visas given to the nationals of both countries.
Indians and Egyptians are among the largest communities in Kuwait where foreigners make up 69 percent of the country's population. Kuwait's immigration directorate is looking into the matter. Kuwaiti authorities have so far banned visas for nationals from six countries, according to the Al Shahed newspaper.
The daily said the visas cap on Egyptians and Indians would not include some professions and the applicants who have university degrees. The directorate will make an announcement on the issue within days, the sources said. Kuwait in May banned nationals from Iran, Iraq, Syria, Pakistan and Afghanistan from entering the country over fears political unrest in those nations could pose a risk to the Gulf state's security, the Gulf News reports. Some figures estimate that around 600,000 Indians, mainly unskilled labourers, live in Kuwait, where the total native population is around 1.1 million.
Indians and Egyptians are among the largest communities in Kuwait where foreigners make up 69 percent of the country's population. Kuwait's immigration directorate is looking into the matter. Kuwaiti authorities have so far banned visas for nationals from six countries, according to the Al Shahed newspaper.
The daily said the visas cap on Egyptians and Indians would not include some professions and the applicants who have university degrees. The directorate will make an announcement on the issue within days, the sources said. Kuwait in May banned nationals from Iran, Iraq, Syria, Pakistan and Afghanistan from entering the country over fears political unrest in those nations could pose a risk to the Gulf state's security, the Gulf News reports. Some figures estimate that around 600,000 Indians, mainly unskilled labourers, live in Kuwait, where the total native population is around 1.1 million.
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