The General Administration of Residence Affairs at the Ministry of Interior says it will stop issuing temporary residence for non-graduate expatriates who are 60 years and above, as was the case before the issuance of amendments to the law that allows this category of expatriates to renew their work permits after paying an annual fee of 250 dinars and health insurance issued by a private company which costs 503.500 dinars.
Al-Qabas quoting Interior Ministry sources said the Residence Affairs Departments has issued hundreds of extensions to this category of expatriates after their residencies expired.
The extensions ranged between 30 and 90 days and more, to spare them from incurring fines for residence violations that cost two dinars for each day of violation.
The sources added this category of people have now two choices either to renew the work permits as per the new requirements, or join the family – sponsored by the son if the latter meets the conditions.
In this context, statistics issued by the labor market system shows approximately 9,000 non-graduate expatriates who are 60 years and above have left the labor market between March and September 2021.
According to statistics, there were 62,948 residents from this category working in the private sector until the end of September last year, while the number recorded in the first quarter of the same year was 72,060.