E-platform helps workers return from high-risk nations

‘BelSalamah’ is an electronic platform aims to facilitate return of domestic workers from the ‘high-risk’ countries, with which travel is banned, to Kuwait.

Prepared by the National Aviation Services (NAS), This project operates at Kuwait International Airport and aims to decrease the cost of return that the sponsor will pay, in addition to relocating the 14-day quarantine to be in Kuwait instead of a transit country.

The program return costs KD 270 ($980) for every worker registered under Article 20 of the residency law, which applies to domestic helpers. The cost includes a 14-day quarantine, according to health requirements, meals, security and three PCR tests. The tickets are not included in the return program, as they are different depending on destination.

NAS Director General Mansour Al-Khozaym said in an interview that all domestic workers must hold a document from a laboratory accredited by their countries showing they tested negative, adding that it will appear through the ‘BelSalamah.com’ platform to help them travel at the time and the date specified via the platform. When arriving in Kuwait, the passengers will be subjected to another PCR test, he added.

He noted that if the tests’ results are negative, the workers will be transferred directly to the designated places for a 14-day quarantine, in line with the health requirements.