Kuwait, Sept. 22 -- The expatriates in Kuwait holding commercial visit visas will be permitted to transfer to work permits in the private sector, local media reported on Tuesday.

According to Arabic daily Al-Rai newspaper, the Director-General of the Public Authority for Manpower in Kuwait, Ahmad Al-Mousa, announced a decision allowing expats to transfer commercial visit visas to a work permit without the need for the holders to leave the country and return with the new visas.

The authority, in cooperation with the ministry of interior, has made an amendment to allow the issuance of a work permit for expatriates holding commercial visits.

This comes in response to the needs of the labor market in light of the repercussions associated w...