Kuwait Visit Visa Rule Update

Family Visas
The Kuwait Ministry of Interior has decided to allow expatriates of all nationalities, barring Iraqis, to bring their families to Kuwait provided their monthly salaries are KD 250 or more and they hold a university certificate. Local newspaper further reports that immigration departments in all governorates are accepting dependant visa applications of those planning to bring their immediate kith and kin if they fulfill the required conditions in this regard.

Visit Visas
However, visit visas are still being issued only to first-degree relatives like father, mother, wife and children with exceptions in some rare situations.

Visit Visa to Dependent or Work Visas
Furthermore, visit visas cannot be transferred into dependant visas except in the case of babies. Also, visit visas cannot be transferred into work visas but those arriving on business visas can get the work visa from the same company sponsoring his or her visit. However, such applicants have to stick to their proper profession. For example, if an expatriate wishes to work as a pharmacist, he cannot come through a general contracting company. On humanitarian grounds, the Interior Ministry exempted babies from the ban on transferring visit visas to dependent visas.

Thanks to Sunil Jose for sharing this info.

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