What are the formalities for a foreigner to obtain...

Please note that to obtain a residency on a work visa, then an offer of employment must first be accepted.

The sponsoring employer applies for a work permit from the Ministry of Social Affairs & Labour, for which the sponsor needs a copy of the employee's passport showing sector employer must then ob-tain a (NOC) from the General Administration of Criminal Investigation at the Ministry of interior which he dose by submitting the employee's personal details.

First time applicants for residence must submit the following documents at the Immigration and passeport Department of the ministry of the Interior in Shuwaikh (the Jawazaat or passport office) in the form of both originals and photocopies :

*declaration on the prescribed

*work permit

*NOC

*passport 

*security clearence (fingerprint) certificate

Four passport size photography are also required.

A maximaum of five years residence may be granted.

The fee is KD 10 per year.

If the sponsor is a government organisation then, by law, the employee must bear the cost.

If the sponsor is a private company the cost is a matter of negotiation between the sponsors and the employee.

Work Visas are iqamas granted under articles 17 (For Public Sector Employees) and 18 (Private Sector Employees) of the immigration regulations

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