IT IS ESTIMATED THAT KUWAIT ISSUES 20,000 NEW RESIDENCE PERMITS TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR EACH YEAR

  • 26/04/2022

Kuwait City: The Ministry of Home Affairs and the Manpower Authority have activated the system of issuing electronic visas to people from all countries. Procedures can be completed through the Easy System and the Authority's Electronic Form Portal, including for workers who have obtained a work permit to enter the country. Official figures show that the number of work permits issued to foreigners has decreased in the last two years compared to the situation before the outbreak of the Covid epidemic. The private sector is estimated to issue 20,000 new residence permits each year.


Issue an electronic visa containing the barcode, employee and company information and the required signatures electronically instead of the "Printing Work Visa" service from the Authority's Information Systems Department portal. The visa cancellation service has also been discontinued from the forms portal and the automated system based on the activation decision. And all pending applications were canceled. If the electronic visa is printed, the employer will not be allowed to cancel the permit until it is canceled by the Home Ministry.

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