New policy effective July 14 to September 12 KUWAIT CITY, July 6: First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense and Interior Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousuf Al-Sabah issued a decision regulating the transfer of domestic workers (Visa 20) to the private sector (Visa 18). According to the text of..

KUWAIT: Interior Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousuf Al-Sabah issued adecision allowing the transfer of domestic workers' visas (visa 20) to privatesector workers' visas (visa 18), during the period from July 14, 2024 toSeptember 12, 2024. A domestic worker is required to obtain their..

KUWAIT CITY, July 6: State authorities, including the Civil Service Bureau and the Ministries of Education and Higher Education, are taking decisive steps to combat the issue of forged academic certificates. This initiative targets both secondary school certificates and higher education degrees such..

KUWAIT CITY, July 6: Abdulaziz Al-Ali, Director General and Advisor to the Union of Owners of Domestic Workers Recruitment Offices, announced that an urgent virtual meeting took place Friday, via Zoom. The meeting, attended by union head Khaled Al-Dakhnan and his Filipino counterpart, aimed to..

The Ministry of Interior is considering to issue a physical driving license to expatriates for a fee. The fee could be something between 10 to 30 dinars even though it is not officially decided. The proposed fee for physical ID licenses is intended to cover the costs of raw materials, equipment, and..

The Ministry of Interior officials continued their intensive field campaigns to arrest violators of the residency law who did not benefit from the deadline to amend their status or leave the country, which ended on June 30. The Public Security and Residency sectors and the Special Security Forces..

KUWAIT CITY, Jul 3: The Civil Service Commission (CSC) announced that all ministries, government agencies, and public institutions will be closed on Sunday, July 7, in observance of the Islamic New Year 1446. This day will be recognized as an official holiday. In a press statement on the (X)..

KUWAIT CITY, Jul 3: In a reassuring message to Kuwaiti citizens, Mohammed Ahmed Al-Alyan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Al-Durra Manpower Company, confirmed that, following the directives of His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmed Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah, the First Deputy Prime Minister,..

KUWAIT CITY, July 2: In a recent development aimed at enhancing security measures, the Acting Secretary General of Kuwait University, Dr. Fayez Al-Dhafiri, has issued a circular mandating the presentation of university IDs for access to campus facilities. The directive outlines stringent..

KUWAIT CITY, Jul 1: The Ministry of Interior is advancing a new traffic law to increase fines for various traffic violations. This initiative follows studies indicating that such violations significantly contribute to rising rates of traffic accidents, reports Al-Anba daily. The objective is not to..

KUWAIT CITY, June 30: The Central Agency for Illegal Residents has initiated the issuance of special cards today, Sunday, for individuals whose nationalities have been revoked. Brigadier General Muhammad Al-Wahaib, director of the agency’s status adjustment department, made this announcement in a..

KUWAIT CITY : Kuwaiti First Deputy Prime Minister, Defense and Interior Minister, and Chairman of the Public Authority for Manpower, Sheikh Fahad Yousef Saud Al-Sabah headed the first meeting of the year for 2024/2025. In a press statement, the General Administration of Security Relations and Media..

Four sites allocated for visa offenders ahead of deportation KUWAIT CITY, June 27: The Ministry of Interior, with all of its field security sectors, will carry out an unprecedented security campaign against Residency Law violators once the two-week extension of the deadline for them to leave the..

The Minister of Interior Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousuf Al-Sabah on Tuesday assigned the Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) to prepare a draft law to temporarily lift the ban on transferring domestic help visas (visa 20) to work visas in the private sector (visa 18). As per report, the ban on..

KUWAIT CITY, Jun 24: Following directives from the Minister of Interior, Sheikh Fahd Al-Yousef, and under the supervision of Major General Hamad Al-Munifi, Assistant Undersecretary for Public Security Affairs, security campaigns and checkpoints will be set up in all governorates. These operations..