If you
intend to take up employment in Kuwait, you will need
a Work Permit and a No Objection Certificate. The first
is issued by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour
at which point the Ministry of the Interior must be
applied to for the NOC and entry permit. These formalities
of course must be completed by your sponsor.
In order to obtain a residence
permit, it is necessary to complete a form issued by the
Ministry of the Interior and to have this signed by your
sponsor. You will need to be fingerprinted and also to undergo
a medical check. After completion of these two, the form
is then taken to your local Passport Office with the following:
- Fingerprint Department
form
- Medical Certificate
- Work Permit from the Ministry
of Social Affairs and Labour
- No Objection Certificate
and copies
- A copy of your passport
- At least four passport
photographs
As a general rule, these procedures
are the responsibility of the sponsor. In a large company,
a man who deals with various government departments and
agencies (called in Arabic a mandub) will probably have
the responsibility of carrying out these jobs
Vaccination Certificates are
required against cholera and yellow fever for travellers coming
from infected areas. Children less than one year old are excepted.
Vaccination against TB is also recommended. In order to qualify
for residence in Kuwait, you must have a medical check. This
is primarily aimed at detecting such major infectious diseases
as AIDS and TB. Those found to have serious infectious diseases
will not be allowed to stay in the country.
Once residence procedures have
been completed, you are required to register for a Civil ID
card. This is compulsory and the cards, once issued, should
be carried with you at all times. Once the form has been completed,
you will need to submit it along with photographs and a photocopy
of the relevant pages of your passport to the Public Authority
for Civil Information
As the
rules are changing very often, please check with the
officials for latest rules and procedures.