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Expat Residency Law Amended By Kuwait Ministerial Decision
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense and
Procedures must be initiated to obtain regular or temporary residency within this period. “Regular residence data are recorded
Article Two mandates the concerned undersecretary to implement this decision, which shall take effect from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. Meanwhile, the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense, Acting Minister of Interior, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef issued a ministerial decision regarding the mechanism for granting work permits and the transfer of migrant workers recruited with work permits and the prescribed fees, reports Al-Seyassah daily.
The decision stipulates the following:
Article 1 – The employer must obtain work permits according to an estimate of need after obtaining the approval of the concerned department of PAM. An additional fee of KD 150 will be collected for each work permit
Article 2 – The following categories are exempted from paying the additional fee referred to in Article One of this decision:
1 – Companies wholly owned by the government.
2 – Hospitals, dispensaries, medical centers and medical clinics licensed by the Ministry of Health.
3 – Universities and private colleges.
4 – Private schools.
5 – Foreign investors approved by the Investment Promotion Authority.
6 – Sports clubs, federations, public benefit associations, cooperative societies, trade unions, foundations, and charitable endowments.
7 – Agricultural plots licensed by the Public Authority for Agricultural Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAAFR).
8 – Fishing.
9 – Barns, grazing sheep and camels.
10 – Industrial establishments and small industries.
Article 3 – In cases where it is permissible to transfer workers from one employer to another by the procedures in force at PAM, the transfer of a migrant worker who was brought in with a work permit to another employer is permitted by the provisions of this decision, which is before the lapse of three years and for a fee of KD 300. The ban imposed on the movement of labor outside the sectors referred to in the decisions issued by PAM will continue in accordance with its procedures.
Article 4 – The Director General of PAM may issue administrative decisions and circulars regarding the implementation of the provisions of this decision, particularly the conditions and controls for granting or suspending permits.
Article 5 – The Board of Directors of PAM must direct its affairs to prepare a study on the effects of implementing this decision before one year has passed from the date of its implementation, and present it to the concerned minister along with any recommendations that the board deems appropriate.
Article 6 –
Article 7 – This decision shall be effective starting from June 1, 2024 for a period of one year, and shall be published in the official gazette. The concerned authorities shall be informed and shall implement what is stated therein.
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