Kuwait City: The government has begun issuing work permit to Kuwait residents stranded in foreign countries due to Covid pandemic. The Public Authority for Manpower informed that the work permits.
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- Jun 29, 2021 Kuwait City, June 29: In a move that would solve the problem of labor shortages in the labor market due to the closure of recruitment visas for workers, The General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers sent a letter to the Director-General of the Public Authority for Manpower allowing the transfer of entry visas to the State of Kuwait “commercial visit” into work permits.
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According to the Private Sector Kuwait Labor Law, each employer shall maintain a file for each worker wherein shall be kept copies of the worker’s work permit, work contract, civil ID, documents relevant to annual leaves and sick leaves, overtime hours, work injuries and occupational diseases, penalties imposed on the worker, end of service date and reasons behind, copy of receipts proving that documents he submitted to the employer such as documents, tools, certificates have been returned to him after the end of his service.
In order to live and work in Kuwait, expatriates shall obtain a residency visa (iqama), which can only be issued on the basis of a valid employment offer from a private company or a Kuwaiti government organization. The Kuwaiti employer then applies for the iqama on behalf of the expatriate employee.
The employee is then issued a so-called “No Objection Certificate” (NOC) with which he/she can enter Kuwait. The employee will be issued the actual residency visa once he/she have entered Kuwait. In order for the residency visa to be issued, an extensive medical certificate is necessary, including testing for HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, and tuberculosis.
Once the residency visa is issued, the employee can apply for a Kuwaiti Civil ID (bitaqa-almadaniyah). This application has to be submitted within 30 days of receiving the residency visa.
Documents required in order to get a Work Visa are:
– Valid Passport with a minimum of six (6) months prior to expiration date.
– One completed current visa application form as issued by Kuwait Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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– One passport-size photo.
– HIV test (AIDS test).
– Health Certificate: Obtained from the local doctor certifying that the patient is in good health and free from contagious diseases. Lab test results for the following: Hepatitis B & C, Malaria, Filariasis, Syphilis and Chest X-Ray for Tuberculosis
– Police Clearance of No Criminal Record obtained from the: Federal Bureau of Investigation – FBI, and should be dated after the issuance date of the Work Permit.The Police Clearance has to be certified first by the U.S. State Department in Washington, DC (Tel: (202) 647-5002 or (800) 688-9889), then legalized by the Embassy with an Authentication fee. The Authenticated Police Clearance should be presented to the Kuwaiti Authorities for residency purposes.
– The work permit.
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