Kuwait visa restrictions for Pakistanis
THERE is a total ban on all types of visas for Pakistanis in Kuwait. The ban, imposed on nationals from Syria, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan, includes suspending all tourism, visit and trade visas as well as visas sponsored by spouses.
It is indeed the prerogative of the Kuwaiti government to hire immigrant workers from any country. However Pakistanis already working in Kuwait must be governed by laws so as not to put them under additional emotional stress, resulting from forced separation from their families.
There have been a number of cases where families have been sent back to Pakistan after paying a hefty penalty since even after the completion of medical, fingerprinting and other formalities, residence visa was not stamped.
Scores of letters from resident Pakistanis in Kuwait appear in local newspapers on a regular basis pleading with the government of Kuwait to issue family visas and not to separate children from parents, and husbands from wives.
To all these queries newspapers respond by writing: “As this is a government decision, it is useless to approach any official. No one can do anything until the government lifts the ban.
The only thing you (Pakistanis) can do is approach your (Pakistani) embassy to ask the Pakistan government to intervene by sending a senior official to Kuwait to discuss the issue. There is no other remedy at the moment.”
Also the ban has been attributed to the ‘difficult security conditions in the five countries’ and to the tendency among nationals of the five countries to apply for visas to bring in relatives who face or could face arrest by local authorities.
We have been authors of our own misfortune.
The ethnic and sectarian bloodshed taking place in Pakistan is well reported here in the media. There was a time when Pakistanis commanded a certain amount of respect.
Prime Minister Gilani visited Kuwait about a year back but as expected nothing came out for the common man.
As they say, hope is the common man’s bread, so I can only hope that the Government of Pakistan would take up this matter with the Government of Kuwait and request it to open at least family visas on compassionate and humanitarian grounds.
NASIR KHAN
Kuwait
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Pakistan should serve diplomatic relation with Kuwait, an arrogant country with any power base.
Visa ban for Pakistanis by a Muslim country is not understandable. I am sure there is no more Kuwaiti Government in Kuwait and Kuwaitis have become puppets of American. It is American Policy to apply pressure on these countries. Strings are pulled by Americans through the hands of Kuwaitis. I lost my job because of this so called visa restriction for Pakistanis.
hello kuwait is the most beautiful country in the world. I've lived 15 years in Kuwait. Kuwaiti people are very good. My shop was in Kuwait. I want to come back. My artist's shop.
hello plz help me my bro
Why you want to come back
I am living n working in UAE,my company assigned task to visit KUWAIT, but visit visa rejected..we have to learn from Indian government who is helping their people working outside India.
AOA Friends,
Pakistani govt doesn’t care for the overseas Pakistanis. how they are suffering from this cruel ban i am also one of the victim of this ban on Pakistanis.
i think its the media who can play active role to bring this issue UP. thanks for the dawn newspaper.keep on highlighting this problem.
we are not hopeless inshAllah things will turn in our side soon….Allah hafiz
Since last year our so called president " Zardari" was here to celebrate Kuwait's National and Liberation day…And didn't talk about the ban issue so do you think ambassador will help?… I don't think so…. its our bad luck guys…And also i'm agreed that our name "Pakistani" has been polluted by our own people that we have lost our trust to others…life has been changed in 2012 for Pakistanis in Kuwait…Solution is to start building up your trust and recover from this cause as it is now and never…or else our kids future is not more than just a shame…think of it please….Regards, Nabs Hussain (Pakistan Zindabad)
Mr Hussain please go back to Pakistan and start building and paying taxes – that is the only solution. You vote for me and I will give you a job in Pakistan and also for your children – you should not talk about Kuwait. You must go back to Pakistan and take part in its reconstruction and development.
Lol ur funny…please be informed v r here tawking about some serious issue here…and Inshallah I will be going back to my country…as I love my country…make sense?…nyways thanks for the advise but paying taxes is one of job done since my parents are leaving there…cheers
dear i respect u r feelings and the ground reality is this that we are not terrorists we are once terrorized and now known as terrorists. You can see that in Mehran Attack four foreigners were involved and testified by DNA.
Here in Pakistan terrorism's foreigners are involved they dont want to see An Islamic Country with ATOMIC power and different ways are being applied to demoralized us and our Sweet Pakistan. One result has shown that some countries disallowed us to enter in their countries. Now our economy ll go down and even LAWANDA the most poorer country of the world' it's currency rate is higher then Pakistan.
Our Government is so much selfish and ll not do any favor until some personal benefits needed But GOd ll do justice Inshallah………………….
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Salam everyone,
Just heard that some companies in Kuwait can arrange business visa for Pakistani. Is it true or just a rumour?
Rumours
All Kind of Visas has been stopped for pakistanis who want to enter kuwait ,The main reason is pakistani are mosty into drug traffiking and illegal buisnesses in kuwait .
Kuwait Government should give some relief to families, little children, aged parents and mostly to those who have already entered Kuwait on Family Visas and waiting for their residencies to be stamped on passports. 2 KD/day fine is accumulating on their heads. We can only wait for good news and no hope from our so called PPP government or we can wait for Imran Khan's "SONAMI".
hello how r u……plz cont me ..and help me