Ghenwah Jabouri
Staff Writer
KUWAIT: Kuwait''s immigration authorities are mulling over the prospect of banning expatriate workers in the country from applying for visit visas for their parents as well as their bloodـrelated siblings. This has caused many expatriates working in Kuwait to ponder over how much their presence is wanted in Kuwait. Many expats see themselves as an integral part of this society whereby they have come to feel that Kuwait is their home. While talking to Al Watan Daily, many expats expressed appreciation to Kuwait, a country that has allowed them to make a decent living. However, some are having second thoughts about staying on here and although the proposed ban on parents and siblings has not been implemented as yet, expats feel that this is an act that strips them of their human rights.
Labeed Abdal, attorney at law, Constitutional expert, and Head of the International Committee at the Kuwait Bar Association said this announcement was released form the office of the Director General of Immigration and it was considered an administrative decision and not a law issued from the Parliament and could be changed and amended easily.
"Those decisions are considered to be temporary to regulate some matters in society, in this case it was said that it is related to reducing the numbers of old exـpatriots to provide better medical services," he explained.
Furthermore, the expert pointed out that medical care can be reformed by having better hospitals, more qualified doctors'' better pay for health consultants and advanced nursing teams. "Developing medical care and promoting the health system in Kuwait is not the responsibility of the Ministry of Interior and actually is part of the main obligations of the Health Ministry which has a specialized minister who will be questioned in the Parliament if the medical care in Kuwait for the Kuwaitis or the nonـKuwaitis becomes worse," the legal expert explained.
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