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4 Days holiday for New Year 2020, iiQ8News   It is official: Four days holiday declared for New Year The Civil Service commission, Kuwait  today officially declared that both Wednesday January 1st and Thursday January 2nd will be official holiday for New Year. The work will resume on Sunday January 5th. Civil Service Commission CSC today issued a circular in this regard. This will give four consecutive holidays for all the Governmental organisations for this New Year 2020.    

Kuwait Government targets to appoint 10,000 citizens in private sector December 18, 2019 Government is targeting to appoint 10,000 number of citizens for appointment in the private sector during the next two years. A decision in this regard will be issued at the start of the new year, Finance Minister and Acting State Minister for Economic Affairs Mariam Al-Aqeel said. The manpower authority’s vision towards increasing the percentage of citizens employed in the private sector is according to law 19/2000, whose article 9 authorized the Council of Ministers to decide such percentages and commit non-government entities to comply with them, she added. Authority has studied the needs of the marketplace and education graduates, and then proposes the percentage that must be implemented. The matter will then be sent to the fatwa and legislation department to review it and frame it in a legal text.   https://www.indianinq8.com/a2-kuwait-bus-route-a2-khaitan-fa…

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.    

Kuwait advised people to rely on official news; Avoid circulation of fake news The Kuwaiti government has advised citizens and residents to rely on the State official sources to get credible and accurate information, especially on the situation in the region. In a press statement on Wednesday, the Government Spokesman Tareq Al-Mezrem clarified that reliance on the official sources would help avoid circulation of rumors or fake news. In such situations, rumors and fake news were posted and circulated through social networking sites or other media tools, he cautioned. “So, the government urges everyone, without exceptions, to get the accurate information from the official sources, mainly the Kuwait News Agency and the official accounts of the State ministries on social networking sites,” he said. Al-Mezrem called on citizens and residents to disregard rumors and fabricated information and avoid spreading them. He reiterated the need of reliance on the official s…

No dependent Visa for children above 12 Years Children above 12 year are not eligible to get dependent visa, reported local Arabic daily Al-Jarida. According to Al-Jarida newspaper, the new regulation stipulates that an expatriate children of above 12 years of age are not eligible to get a dependent visa. The Arabic paper also reported that the residence permits of children under dependent visa (son) will not be eligible for renewal once the son is crossed 18 years of age unless they produce proof of that they are registered at one of the local universities. This will inversely affect the families with 12 years and above kids who are planning to join with their husband in Kuwait. However this will not affect the kids who are already in Kuwait under family residency.   Source : https://www.arabtimesonline.com/news/dependent-visa-for-children-above-12-yrs-will-not-be-granted/ Dependent Visa For Children above 12 yrs will not be granted …

Family Visa salary cap increased to 500 KD, iiQ8 Saturday, August 24, 2019 Interior Ministry issued a new decision which stipulates the minimum salary to obtain a Family Visa to 500 KD. Earlier the salary limit for Family visa was 450 KD. Those who are already in the family visa and not meeting this condition, have to get special approval from the director-General of the General Department of Residency Affairs while renewing the residency, it added. Some of the categories including Legal advisors, Judges, Doctors, Pharmacists, Financial and economic advisors, Engineers etc are exempted from this condition. X5 Kuwait Bus Route From Airport, Farwaniya, Lulu, UN Circle, Sulaibikhat, Amghara, To Jahra iiq8 news jobs 3 months visit visa for expats wives and children, Kuwait, iiq8news How to manage difficult subordinate at work , iiQ8 info, IndianInQ8  

Hijri New Year holiday for Kuwait Public Holiday, iiQ8News iiQ8 : 20th August, 2019 Kuwait to mark Islamic New Year on Saturday, Aug 31 Sunday, Sept 1 may announce a public holiday, waiting for cabinet approval.   Public holiday on Muharram 1; No shifting of holidays Wednesday, August 28, 2019 The Civil Service Commission said the new hejira year holiday will be on Muharram 1, be it on Saturday or Sunday.It said if Muharram 1 is on Sunday, Sept 1, then it will be a holiday, but if it falls on Saturday, Aug 31, then Saturday will be the day off and there will be no compensatory holiday for it. 3 months visit visa for expats wives and children, Kuwait, iiq8news How to manage difficult subordinate at work , iiQ8 info, IndianInQ8 A4 Kuwait Bus Route A4 Fahaheel to Avenues KuwaitBusA4 IndianInQ8 jobs  

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His Highness the Amir extends Eid Al-Adha greetings to citizens, expatriates His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah extended greetings to citizens and expatriates on the advent of Eid Al-Adha, statement by the Amiri Diwan said Friday.   The Diwan added that His Highness the Amir also extended similar greetings to the Arab and Islamic nations, wishing those countries and Kuwait evermore progress and prosperity.    

3 months visit visa for expats wives and children, Kuwait, iiq8news Kuwait : Wednesday, August 7, 2019 The MOI General Department of Residency issued a circular granting 3 months visit visa for expats wives and children. Meanwhile, the duration of the family visa for parents and siblings will be only 30 days. The duration of business visa also will be for 30 days, sources informed.   How to manage difficult subordinate at work , iiQ8 info, IndianInQ8 X5 Kuwait Bus Route From Airport, Farwaniya, Lulu, UN Circle, Sulaibikhat, Amghara, To Jahra iiq8 news jobs A3 Kuwait Bus Route A3 Salmiya Palace to Avenues KuwaitBus iiq8 news jobs

PACI Kuwait Terms and Conditions for collection of Civil ID, iiQ8 Info https://indianinq8.com/paci-online-appointment-civil-id-office-book-appointment-system-iiq8/ Terms & Conditions Please read these Terms and Conditions carefully before using the http://www.paci.gov.kw website and the PACI Mobile application (the "Services") operated by The Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI). Your access to and use of the Services are conditional on your acceptance of and compliance with these Terms. These Terms apply to all, users and others who access or use PACI Services. We at PACI reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to add, modify or replace these Terms at any time. If you have any questions/concerns about these Terms, please contact us at info@paci.gov.kw and your questions will be immediately answered. The Terms and Conditions 1-Starting from 18/03/2017, Civil ID card issuance fees must be paid before a Civil ID card will be print…

When is Eid al-Adha & Waqfat Arafat Day 2019 in Kuwait ? https://indianinq8.com/when-is-eid-al-adha-2020-waqfat-arafat-2020-in-kuwait/ Eid Al-Adha will fall on Sunday, Aug. 11 -- Al-Saadoun Kuwaiti meteorologist and historian Adel Al-Saadoun said on Saturday that Eid Al-Adha will fall on 2019, Sunday, August 11. He told KUNA that the first of Thu Elhijja month will be on Friday August 2 and standing on Mount Arafat will be on Saturday August 10. Source  : https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/kuwait/ 11 Aug Sunday Waqfat Arafat Day Official holiday 12 Aug Monday Eid al-Adha Official holiday 13 Aug Tuesday Eid al-Adha holiday Official holiday 14 Aug Wednesday Eid al-Adha holiday Official holiday   A3 Kuwait Bus Route A3 Salmiya Palace to Avenues KuwaitBus iiq8 news jobs X5 Kuwait Bus Route From Airport, Farwaniya, Lulu, UN Circle, Sulaibikhat, Amghara, To Jahra iiq8 news jobs The C…