Amnesty Period Granted to Expatriate Extended to 22nd April

By issuing a statement the  Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) yesterday said, that Kuwait had earlier  declared a general amnesty period from January 29 to February 22 for expatriates, who did not possess residency permits and for those with expired residency permits, to rectify their status or leave the country. But now Kuwait  has extended the general amnesty period for illegal expatriates in Kuwait until April 22.

“There are 15,447 Sri Lankans living illegally in Kuwait. Among them, as of now, more than 4000 Sri Lankans have registered with the embassy over there to leave the country,” the SLBFE said in its statement.