Ma’arafi says expats should not fear fees hike, calling them logical
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First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad
Al-Sabah with Turkmen Minister of Foreign Affairs Rashid Meredov.
KUWAIT CITY, Nov 7: Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Khalid Al-Jarrah has approved the executive regulations of the Foreigners’ Residence Law and referred it to the Fatwa and Legislation Department to prepare the legal text before issuing a ministerial decree, reports Al-Rai daily. In the same context, Director-General of the General Department of Residence Affairs Talal Ma’arafi said expatriates should not fear any increase in fees calling them logical and consistent with circumstances and economic conditions around the world.
Ma’arafi said the regulations include several amendments in order to increase the number of visitors to the country. The amendments include granting multiple visits to businessmen to facilitate the entry and exit process, to encourage capital and economic movement in the country, so that visitors can frequently visit the country at intervals according to the validity of the visa that is granted to them. Construction Program at Sabah Al-Salem University City Tuesday concluded the second training program (2017) for expert civil engineers from the Ministry of Justice. All trainees were honored at the end of event. The three-day event kicked-off Nov 5, and the closing ceremony was attended by the Director of Kuwait University Construction Program Dr Qutaiba Abdul-Razzaq Razouqi with Training Supervisor at the Technical Experts Department Mohammad AbdulAziz Al-Thayyeb.