How can l get Kuwait work permit

Work visas in Kuwait are iqamas and they are granted for public and private sector employees under articles 17 and 18 of the immigration regulations.

An offer employment must first be accepted to obtain Kuwait residence visa on a work visa.

A Kuwaiti employer sponsor shall apply for the work permit from the Ministry of Social Affairs & Labour.

Requirements for the work permit are employee’s passport and no-objection certificate or NOC from the General Administration of Criminal Investigation at the Ministry of Interior.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kuwait will send a copy of the work permit to the Kuwaiti Embassy in the country where the employee lives for endorsement.

The sponsor or employer must also send a copy of the work permit to the employee to take to the embassy.

The employee must apply for an entry visa for Kuwait.

Employees for private sector companies require NOCs and a copy of the employer’s authorized signatory as registered for business purposes.

If the employee lives in a country without a Kuwait Embassy, the sponsor will have to submit the work permit and NOC to the Ministry of the Interior to get an entry visa.

If an employee is on a visit visa in Kuwait when he accepted the employment, he must leave Kuwait and return on the new entry visa.

Most nationalities are required to return to their own country for medical tests and endorsement from the country’s Kuwait Embassy.  For westerners, a one-day round trip to Bahrain by plane can do.

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