Nepal government has said it would encourage its citizens living in Kuwait without valid residency permit to use the amnesty granted by Kuwait government. Last Tuesday Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior issued a decree saying it will give general amnesty to all the foreigners who have overstayed in Kuwait without the legal permit. The 25-day amnesty period starts from January 29 and ends February 22, 2018. The amnesty allows those staying in Kuwait without valid residency permit to either leave the country without facing any legal action or penalties for breaching residency rules or update their legal status by completing formal procedures. This amnesty will give relief to hundreds of Nepali migrant workers facing difficulties in Kuwait for months without work and money. Most Nepalis with invalid resident permits have been stranded in Kuwait for months, and faced penalty of paying thousands of rupees... In a well-known case of exploitation, nearly 300 Nepali citizens employed by Kuwait-based contracting company Kharafi National  were stranded for months after it neither paid wages nor gave them work following an internal feud...