Foreign labor grace period will not be extended — minister

AMMAN — Minister of Labor Yousef Al-Shamali on Sunday stressed that the grace period given for foreign laborers to rectify their legal status in the Kingdom will not be extended, according to Al-Ghad daily.اضافة اعلان


The minister denied the rumors about extending the grace period.

The grace period is set to end in September 2 this year, according to an earlier decision by the cabinet. 

The authorities, in coordination with the ministry, will deport all those who have overstayed their permit without rectifying their status once the deadline expires.

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