Month: October 2019

Now Expats can transfer Visit Visa to Work Visa in Kuwait, iiQ8News   KUWAIT CITY, Oct 22: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Khalid Al-Jarrah issued a ministerial decree No. 957 of 2019 to allow visit visas to transfer to residence visa for expats reports Al Anba. Visit visas can be transferred to residence visa for following categories: Dependents arriving on family or tourist visit visas Domestic helpers Holders of valid residence who donot exceed stay of 6 months outside Kuwait and have to enter with a visit visa Those who enter for work and start procedure to get residency but have to leave for maximum one month Visitors of ministries and public authorities with Govt visit visa Fees: KD 3 to obtain visa on arrival Renewal of residence KD 10 per year/ per person Dependent residency fees for spouses and children KD 10 per year/ per person. The by-laws and laws in detail: Article 1: It is not permissible to enter or exi…

Employees can en-cash 180 days leave during service Minister of Finance, Dr Nayef al-Hajraf will soon issue a decision that will allow the employees to encash 180 days of annual leave in accordance with the comprehensive salary. MP Khalil Al-Saleh in a statement to the Parliament media office said that he coordinated with the Minister of Finance and reached a positive agreement to amend the Civil Service Law to address this issue and give the employees the right to cash the leave. The current law provides a cash allowance for the employee’s leave only at the time of retirement, but the decision will allow the employees to benefit from it during service. This amendment is a victory for the rights of employees, by giving them the right to exchange their leave for cash allowance without the need to wait for retirement, but with certain conditions, as it reduces the burden on citizens.