No ban on recruitment in Kuwait

The government has confirmed that there has been no ban on recruitment of Bangladeshi workers in Kuwait in various categories. However, a temporary restriction is imposed on Visa20 category, better known as Khadim (domestic help) visa.

“This is wrong reporting based on partial information published in the foreign media,” State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam, now on a visit to Kuwait, told the news agency over the phone yesterday citing reports run by a section of Bangladesh media.

He said a section of people violated the rules of Visa20 category and brought more than one person for single family.

For this reason, the state minister said, the visa for this particular category will remain restricted until further notice. “But visa for other categories remains open for Bangladeshis,” he said.

The government is sincerely working to stop irregular migration. “We will help Kuwait government in this regard,” he said.

“We requested the Kuwait government to issue family visa for people who are working there for a long time. They told us they will actively consider that,” he said.

He said he spoke to Bangladesh community in Kuwait on Monday and gave necessary directives to work together to stop irregular migration.

The state minister said there is no restriction on Visa18 (company visa and labour) and Visa17 (government offices) categories. He said Visa18 category is the most widely used one.