Kuwait City: 50,000 citizens stranded abroad due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis will be repatriated soon, Kuwait News Agency reported.
“We have 50,000 citizens stranded abroad. We have rolled a plan to begin repatriating them to the country, starting from Sunday,“ Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al Khalid Al Sabah said.
On Saturday, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation announced that airlines would be allowed to operate outbound flights from Kuwait to repatriate expats and airliners have permission to schedule flights to several destinations in accordance with the Cabinet's decision which was issued on April 9.
The initiative, in place from April 1-30, allows residency violators to leave the country without paying any fines and offers them a chance to return to the country later with the right documents.
The move comes as Kuwait continues with its amnesty campaign for expatriates who do not have valid residency permits in the country.
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