All about Kuwait Expat Bill.
                     All About 
Kuwait Expat 
Bill
Introduction
• A new bill approved by the nation's National Assembly Legal and 
Legislative Committee to reduce the expat population in Kuwait could 
result in eight lakh Indians leaving the country. 
• The bill states that the Indian community of expatriates should not 
exceed 15 per cent of the national population. 
Source: The Financial Express
Legislation
• Speaking to state-run Kuwait Television, Minister of the Interior Anas 
Al-Saleh said the government has a comprehensive draft law 
proposing upgrading the law of residence, which will be sent to the 
Assembly within two weeks. 
• The legislative and legislative committee found the draft law, 
submitted by five MPs, is in line with the Kuwaiti constitution and 
laws.
Source: Times of India
The Need for 
Kuwait
• The bill is now being forwarded for consideration to the relevant 
committee. Kuwait 's plan to rectify the 'demographic gap' is 
legislative shift. 
• According to Kuwait Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem, Kuwait 
nation has a serious issue with its demographic density, 70 per cent 
of which is expats.
Source: Matters India
Gravity of the 
Issue
• More importantly, 1.3 million of the 3.35 million expats are either 
illiterate or barely capable of reading and writing.
Source: The Print
Kuwait-PM’s 
View
• Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheik Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah said last 
month that the Gulf State would like to reduce expat numbers to 30 
per cent of the country 's population — down from 70 per cent at 
present. 
• This would entail a reduction of about 2.5 million foreign employees. 
Source: The Financial Express
Effect of PM’s 
View
• Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the anti-expat 
rhetoric has spiked with lawmakers and government officials calling 
for a reduction in the number of aliens in Kuwait.
Source: The Indian Express
What’s 
expected?
• In June, Kuwait said it would ban expatriate employment in the 
state-owned Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) and its 
subsidiaries for the year 2020-21. 
• The decision also calls for the freezing of applications for 
employment from expats, for the cancelation of appointments under 
process and not for the renewal of existing employee contracts.
Source: Al Jazeera
Effect on Egypt
• Expats account for 3 million out of Kuwait's 4.3 million population. 
• The bill provides for the number of Egyptians, the second largest 
expatriate group, to be limited to 10 percent of the total population 
of Kuwait.
Source: The Economic Times
Indo-Kuwait 
Relations
• Kuwait also represents India's top source of remittances. India 
received approximately 4.8 billion dollars as remittances from Kuwait 
in 2018. 
• In the past , India has often played the role of the Indian community 
as a major factor in bilateral ties in Kuwait.
Source: Indians in Kuwait
Conclusive View 
From Indian Side
• Government sources said that the Indian embassy tracked events 
closely linked to the new legislation. India has not made any 
statements on the matter so far. 
• But yes, according to the MEA, Indians are present in all segments of 
Kuwait society, and are widely regarded as disciplined, hard-working 
and law-abiding.
Source: Gadget Clock