Middle East: Upcoming Government Closures

Government offices across the Middle East and North Africa will close during the upcoming Eid Al Adha holiday as follows:

• Bahrain: expected July 10-13;
• Egypt: July 10-17;
• Iraq: July 10-14;
• Iraqi Kurdistan: expected July 10-14;
• Jordan: expected July 9-14;
• Kuwait: July 10-17;
• Lebanon: expected July 9-13;
• Morocco: expected July 10-12;
• Oman: July 8-13;
• Pakistan: July 10-13;
• Qatar: expected July 10-17;
• Saudi Arabia: July 3-17;
• Tunisia: expected July 10-13; and
• United Arab Emirates: July 8-12.

Employers and employees in these and other Middle Eastern and North African countries should expect longer processing times for various immigration applications as a result of the backlog accumulated during closures.