Kuwait Revises Residence Conversion Rules
The article discusses Kuwait's decision to set a fee for converting a visit visa to a residence permit, with a charge of 150 Kuwaiti dinars imposed on the conversion, excluding domestic workers and those in similar situations. The decision stipulates that converting a personal, tourist, or family visit visa into a residence permit requires paying this fee, in accordance with Article 16 of Ministerial Decision No. 2249/2025, which outlines only five permitted cases for such conversions. These include a worker arriving on a work visa and then leaving and residing outside the country for no more than a month, as well as other specific cases determined by authorities. The aim of the decision is to regulate and facilitate the procedures for converting visits into residence permits and to reduce illegal activities.
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