Around 200,000 Kuwait-based expatriates lost their residencies in one year as they were stuck abroad unable to return due to the coronavirus pandemic. These expatriates belonged to 20 different countries around the world, Al Qabas reported quoting security sources.
The source told the daily that this statistic includes the period from March 10, 2020, until March 15, 2021. The Egyptian community is at the forefront of whose residency has fallen, followed by the Indian community, and then the Sri Lankan community.
The source added that expatriates who are outside the country and their residency permits are valid, must work to renew it before its expiry so that they can enter the country when the airport is opened.
The source pointed out that expatriates whose residency has expired will not be able to enter the country except through their sponsors obtaining new entry visas for them by the Ministerial Committee for Corona Emergencies.