Title

Kuwait: Ministerial Order No. 64 of 1982 concerning the Issuance of Labour Cards for Non-Kuwaiti Workers in the Private Sector

Date of adoption

15 November 1982

Entry into force

21 November 1982

Text versions

Arabic

Source:

–          Al-Kuwait Al-Yawm, Official Journal Issue No. 1445 (21 November 1982), p. 6. Retrieved from: International Organization for Migration – The Migration Agency, Migration Law Database

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Abstract

Art. 1 requires employers to submit applications for labour cards for their non-Kuwaiti employees within 15 days of the date of the residence stamp in their passports.

Art. 2 requires non-Kuwaiti individuals licensed to practice certain professions and crafts and non-Kuwaiti partners in Kuwaiti companies and institutions to submit an application for a labour card within 15 days of the date of the residence stamp in his/ her passport.

Art. 3 requires anyone who hires household help to submit an application to obtain labour cards on their behalf within 15 days of the date of the residence stamp in their passports.

Art. 5 sets the validity of the labour card to be one year from the date of the residence stamp which may be renewed for a similar period of time.