Aaah, you see, the sources are making an assumption that economic revival is good. How many decisions in Kuwait are taken to bring about economic revival? Even the proposed change to a Friday/Saturday weekend is being opposed by the National Assembly because it's seen as imitating the Jews.Visit visas only for wives, kids
Published Date: May 30, 2007
KUWAIT: In a surprise decision, the Interior Ministry informed directors of Immigration Departments in the six governorates not issue visit visas to families of expatriates except for their wives and children, reported Al-Rai.Informed sources said the new decision annuls all previous decisions that allowed an expat to invite his parents, siblings, children of siblings and in-laws on a visit visa for a month.
The sources said the verbal instructions also called for strict measures in
granting visit visas to the wives and children of residents of eight nationalities - Iraq, Iran, Syria, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Somalia, Pakistan and surprisingly, Egypt. Sources lamented the new decision is not in favor of economic revival.
This press announcement is so typically rascist and sexist - what happen's if a female executive wants to bring her husband or children to Kuwait! (I guess that's viewed as haram - why would a women be allowed to travel or live elsewhere from her husband!)
So, sorry ma and pa, if you wanted to visit the tourist mecca of Kuwait! It is now official, Kuwait does not want tourists. And it was doing so well too... after abandoning the torturous process for obtaining tourist visas about 3 years ago and finally allowed some nationalities to be granted visas on arrival.
Is the Minister of Interior, Sheikh Jaber al Mubarak al Hamad al Sabah (also the First Deputy Prime Minister) aware what his underlings are doing to destroy what little credibility Kuwait has in the world?
4 comments:
My sentiments exactly. What a shame! Though don't be surpised if this rule changes within 2 weeks.
This is what I had to say on it.
I work for Ministry of Interior. We've received instructions not to approve visas for Iraqis, Iranians, Syrians, Afghan, Bangladeshis, Somalis, Egyptians, Pakistanis, Jordanians, Palestinians, Lebanese. But we are instructed to permit Indians, Philipinos and few other nationalities as their track record is good.
Thanks for the inside news... so it sounds like Jordanians, Palestinians, and Lebanese are also not on the welcome list. Can't see this lasting too long. Once a few Lebanese complain and threaten reciprocal treatment to Kuwaitis wanting to visit Lebanon for the summer!
Just another inhuman poorly thought out decision, I say. Part of my last job was to work with visas etc for new employees and for the life of me I could never understand the logic for some of the laws and ad-hoc changes that were made.
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