KUWAIT: The Manpower Public Authority is studying the possibility of allowing employers to lodge complains against employees who extend their leaves abroad, which ultimately could lead to having the worker’s visa canceled.

Under the current law, a residency visa is automatically canceled if its holder stays outside Kuwait for six months or more.

Under the proposed plan, an employer would lodge a complaint against a worker who overstays his designated annual leave period outside Kuwait without valid excuse. If the worker is found to be ‘absconder,’ he or she would have their visa terminated, according to sources. — Al-Anbaa