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  • Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior recently announced a three-month amnesty period that allows residents with expired visas to adjust their irregular status after paying a fine, or leave the country without paying a fine.

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  • The UAE’s amended labour litigation regulations came into force last month. The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation is now empowered to issue final executive decisions concerning individual labour disputes valued at AED 50,000 (US$ 13,613) or less.

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  • Bahrain recently announced that only sponsored visit visas can be converted to work permits, and they must maintain the same sponsor who initially issued the visit visas. The fees for converting visit visas to work permits, visit visas to dependent visas, and dependent visas to work permits have also increased from BD 60 (159 US$) to BD 250 (663 US$).

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In Brief

  • Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior recently announced a three-month amnesty period that allows residents with expired visas to adjust their irregular status after paying a fine, or leave the country without paying a fine.

    Read more
  • The UAE’s amended labour litigation regulations came into force last month. The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation is now empowered to issue final executive decisions concerning individual labour disputes valued at AED 50,000 (US$ 13,613) or less.

    Read more
  • Bahrain recently announced that only sponsored visit visas can be converted to work permits, and they must maintain the same sponsor who initially issued the visit visas. The fees for converting visit visas to work permits, visit visas to dependent visas, and dependent visas to work permits have also increased from BD 60 (159 US$) to BD 250 (663 US$).

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