As an expatriate once you have found an accommodation, you must get a civil identity card (civil id). Likewise, whenever you change your accommodation, you civil id must be changed accordingly.... Read More
Police clearance certificate (PCC) is a certificate which declares that you don’t have any criminal records for the specified period mentioned in it.... Read More
Once an expatriate has obtained his residence then he must obtain a civil identity (ID) card (bitaqa-almadiniyah or bitaqa for short), no matter what type of residence he is on. Civil ID cards are is... Read More
Besides work, dependent and domestic iqamas, expatriates may obtain other kinds of residence, such as a student residence, or a three month residence for medical treatment. ... Read More
An expatriate can usually transfer his residence to a new sponsor provided his current sponsor is agreeable. For government employees, domestic servants and dependants, there are few restrictions on ... Read More
When a baby is born to expatriates in Kuwait, the parents must obtain a dependent's iqama for the child. There is no minimum salary requirement and the father of child born in Kuwait can sponsor his i... Read More
Once he has obtained his own residency, a male employee may sponsor his wife and children to live with him in Kuwait. Permission to sponsor wife and children is granted only to those who meet the min... Read More
