The Deputy Head of Kuwait’s Public Authority of Manpower has announced a ban on expatriates over 60 has started being enforced. Under the ban, the work permits of these individuals with a pre-university degree cannot be renewed. They added it has not been reviewed or amended. They went on to say they did not know how many expatriates would be affected. However, the ban does not apply to expatriate university degree holders who are 70 or over.