From 2011 until May 2021, Pakistani nationals were unable to obtain family, business, or technical visas for Kuwait. Due to security concerns for the citizens of Afghanistan, Iran, Syria, and Pakistan, Kuwait suspended a number of visas in 2011.
On May 30, 2021, Pakistan’s Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed met with Kuwait’s Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah, praising the policy and granting Kuwaiti business, family, and technical visas for employment in the oil and medical industries.
Kuwait Work Visa
In Kuwait, visitors with a visitation visa are not permitted to work. They must obtain an Iqama work permit and a residence visa in order to accomplish that.
Residents of Kuwait can follow the steps listed at this link: Foreign workers can apply for work permits through the Kuwait eGovernment Portal.
10KD is the application fee.
Work, domestic, and dependent are the three primary categories of work visas.
Requirements for Kuwait Work Visas
Prior to working for a company, the majority of employees must obtain a residency visa. An employment offer from a private business or government agency is necessary for this kind of visa. Then, on behalf of his workers, the employer will apply for a work permit or visa.
Articles 17 and 18 of the immigration regulations grant work visas, which are iqamas given to employees in the public and private sectors. To obtain a Kuwait residence visa on a work visa, one must first accept an employment offer. NOCs and a copy of the employer’s authorized signatory as registered are required for business purposes by employees of private sector companies. An employee must depart Kuwait and return with a new entry visa if he was there on a visitation visa at the time of accepting the job offer.
Conditions for Employers
The Private Sector There are requirements for employers under Kuwaiti labor law. For instance, you have to maintain a file with copies of each foreign worker’s:
- permit to work.
- work agreement.
- Civil ID.
- records pertaining to sick and annual leave.
- overtime.
- illnesses or injuries at work, if any.
- sanctions.
- Date of service termination and cause of departure.
- receipts attesting to the fact that all paperwork, equipment, and certifications were given back to the worker when they left.
Family fees for a residence visa
Workers in the private sector:
During the first year, the wife and the two youngest children each received 100 KD.
The remaining children cost 200 KD per person.
Workers in the public sector:
10KD per person: for the wife and the two firstborn children during the first year.
Remaining children: 100 KD per person.
Fees for renewal:
10KD per person: always for the wife and kids.
Sponsor’s parents and in-laws: 200KD per person.
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