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Kuwait driving licence issuance and renewal Online 

The General Traffic Department will be using advanced electronic devices to issue and renew driving licences of Kuwaitis online in all the six governorates, reports Al-Anba daily quoting Interior Ministry sources.

The same sources said a number of employees are being trained in this regard how to go about the new system and issue and renew the licences electronically. The sources pointed out the GTD in two months will embark on the project to renew and issue driving licences to Kuwaitis only. However, the expatriates are expected to be included in the project in the near future.

The sources pointed out the Interior ministry will create an electronic window to receive the transactions which will be checked by the employees and the applicant will have to collect the license from a device. The procedure is similar to what is being done by the Public Authority for Civil Information when issuing or renewing …

5 days off likely for National and Liberation Day

The official holidays for the National Day and Liberation Day of Kuwait will fall on Monday, Feb 25 and Tuesday, Feb 26 respectively.According to local Arabic daily Al-Anba, the Cabinet is responsible for taking a decision on Article 82 of the Civil Service System concerning declaring

Sunday, Feb 24 as a holiday or not,

as it fallsbetween Saturday, Feb 23 (weekend) and Monday, Feb 25 (an official holiday).

If such a decision is taken, the holidays will be for five days from Friday, Feb 22 to Tuesday, Feb 26.

ALWAYS LEAVE THE OFFICE ON TIME.

So what does this really mean and why you should believe in leaving the office on time?

Work is a never ending process - It's fact and we may as well get used to it, therefore stop focusing on 1 day or 1 week and start planning for a career. So harness the skills of time management and stop trying to get everything done in a day!Interest of a client is important, so is your family - Honestly I scoff at the remark from those who think 2 hours in the evening is enough for your family, it's really not. They will always enrich your life more than a client ever can, give them the time they deserve.If you fall in life neither your client or boss will lend you a helping hand, your family will - Don't get me wrong I was conflicted with this as I try to be a good boss and always try to be there, but I try, families always will, no questions asked.Life is not only about work, office, and client - I love the p…

New rules set for visit visa KD 500 salary must

New Visit Visa Rules applied in Kuwait Visa

The interior ministry’s residency affairs directorate announced new regulations for issuing various types of visit visas.As per the new regulations, expatriates can apply for visit visas for their parents provided their monthly salaries are not less than KD 500. The concerned authorities have the right to determine the duration of their visit – either family visa for a duration of 30 days or tourist visa for a duration of 90 days – based on the sponsors’ profession and circumstances, and the purpose of the visit.Regarding visa for siblings, expatriates can apply for family visit visa for them for a duration of only 30 days. There is no extension of duration for all types of visit visas.

Kuwait Visa Rules

Source : KuwaitTime News

Indian Embassy published revised minimum wage requirement for Indian workers  

Indian Embassy in Kuwait revised the minimum wage requirement for Indian workers to be recruited to Kuwait. The updated minimum wage is published on the Embassy website, which will be in effect from January 2019. The minim wage for Indian workers was last revised in January, 2016. "Considering the rise in cost of living in Kuwait since the last revision and the prevailing market rates of wages for both domestic and private sector workers, it has been decided to revise the minimum structure for various job categories of Indian workers in Kuwait with immediate effect," embassy said on its website.

According to the revised list, the minimum wages for unskilled helpers, cleaner and labours are increased to 100 KD. Earlier it was 85 KD. Minimum salary for skilled workers in technical, mechanical and construction field varies from 120 to 150 KD whereas only minor change …

Qatar to start luxury cruise ship service to Kuwait

Qatar will soon start a luxury cruise ship service for passengers to Kuwait and Oman. The first-of-its-kind service in the Gulf region, is expected to start its service in two weeks, Qatar media reported.

The 145 meter-long cruise ship ‘MV Grand Ferry’ has the capacity to carry 870 persons and 670 cars. Initially, the ship will be going to ports in Oman and Kuwait, but the service can be extended to Iran, if there is enough demand for the route, media reported quoting Qatar Minister of Transport and Communications H E Jassim bin Saif Al Sulaiti. MV Grand Ferry owner Faisal Mohamed al-Sulaiti said this new offering gives Qatar residents the opportunity to visit two neighboring GCC countries with flexibility and ease.

“After the blockade in GCC, a lot of passengers have the limitation of driving through the borders to neighboring countries. So we are giving people the flexibility to go with their own cars. They …

Kuwait provides security to all churches

Ministry of Interior lauded for providing maximum security for the worshipers

KUWAIT CITY : In appreciation of the freedom of religion available in Kuwait, which allows all Christian communities to practice their religious rituals easily and smoothly, churches are preparing to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ while the Roman Catholic Church will refrain from any celebration because of the events in Lebanon, Egypt and Syria, reports Al-Rai daily.

The parishioners of the churches speaking to the daily said they will offer prayers for the stability and safety of Kuwait and prayed to God to prolong the life of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah and have praised the Ministry of Interior for providing maximum security for the worshipers during Christmas.

In this context, the head of the local Greek Catholic Church in Kuwait in the Arabian Gulf Archimandrite Boutros Gharib said: “We will confine our…

Awareness : Kuwait caution against a cold wave. The temperature is expected to reach zero

 

The astronomical expert Adel Marzouq called for caution against a cold wave in the country due to the blowing of the northern winds that are between moderate and light sometimes active, and after that the temperature will start to decrease starting from the middle of this week and increase in the second day of the new year.

  Al-Marzouq said:  The temperature is expected to reach zero  on 2019/1/2 and the temperature range between 2 and 8 degrees Celsius in the first morning hours during the month of January and mid-January, adding: The period of the cold ventricle coincides with the drowsiness that will enter on 2019/1/14.   The cold will continue at low levels between 6 and 10 degrees Celsius until the end of February, due to the arrival of the Siberian High to the region and its conflagration with the air heights stationed there, so we will notice the scarcity of f…

Kuwait declare New year holiday on January 1st

The Civil Service Commission declared that Tuesday, January 1st 2019 will be a public holiday on account of New Year. In a statement, CSC said that all ministries and public bodies will be closed on January 1st . 

The work will resume on January 2nd.

Credit cards, ATM cards without chip will stop working after December 31 - India - RBI As per the new directive issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), any credit or debit card with magnetic stripe will not be functional in ATMs across India starting from January 1st 2019. The RBI directive had asked the banks in the country to ensure that they completely migrate to EMV chip and PIN based credit and debit cards by December 31, 2018. According to an RBI circular, all existing bank cards should be Europay Mastercard Visa (EMV) chip- and pin-based from January 1. The magnetic stripe cards will not be valid after December 31. The remaining magnetic stripe cards are those that were issued prior to September 2015. As part of its measures to beef up security and mitigate risks, the RBI made it mandatory for banks to issue only EMV chip- and pin-based debit and credit cards (domestic and international) from September 1, 2015. EMV chips are placed close to the top of left edge of …

Kuwait Manpower authority - 3 year ban on transfer of residence in Kuwait

Manpower authority is planning to issue decision of banning visa transfers of expats hired from abroad to work in private sector to another company before 3 years. 

This step will enable Kuwait authorities considerably to fight visa trading and human trafficking and reduce marginal labor. At present visa transfers are done after one year from entry or by paying KD 300 fee for six month from entry date.

Sources informed that companies on projects will greatly benefit from this rule.

Source : Aratbimes