Kuwait has implemented a new electronic exit permit system for expatriate workers in the private sector, effective July 1, ...

KUWAIT CITYThe first day of enforcing the new exit permit system for private sector expatriate workers under Article 18 was ...

Kuwait has implemented a new electronic exit permit system for expatriates in the private sector, effective July 1, 2025. All ...

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The Kuwait government's new regulation requiring all expatriates working in the private sector under Article 18 residency to ...

KUWAIT: A decision mandating expatriates working in the private sector to obtain an exit permit with the prior approval of their employers comes into effect on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. Employees need to ...

Kuwait has introduced a new requirement for expatriate workers in the private sector to obtain official approval from their ...

The directive mandates that, starting from the beginning of July, expatriate workers in the private sector must obtain exit permits from their employers before leaving the country. However, it is ...

This exit permit system, which is common elsewhere in the Gulf under the kafala sponsorship system, will be fully in force from July 1, 2025.; Practical implications: Private company employees ...

Kuwait will require all foreign workers in the private sector to obtain an employer-approved exit permit before they can leave ...

Kuwait’s exit visa requirement violates international human rights law, which provides that “everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country.” ...