The General Directorate for residency affairs held a meeting on Sunday to recommend allowing visa for several categories including family visa, commercial and tourist visit visas to expatriates in the country, local Arabic daily Al-Anba reported.

According to report, these recommendations will be submitted to the Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior for Residency Affairs and then to the higher officials for their approval.

The recommendations included allowing family visa for wife and children for all medical personnel working under government bodies, allowing family visa for female doctors and nurses to bring their husbands and children under the age of 16, tourist visa for female medical staff other than the doctor and nurse for their husband and children, allowing medical staff to transfer from a visit visa to family visa, etc.

The meeting also discussed recommendations including allowing family visa for children for female doctors and nurses working in private hospitals (excluding private clinics), family visa for medical and nursing staff working in private hospitals only (excluding private clinics).

These recommendations will be submitted to the higher authorities and is expected to implement at the earliest, reports added.