Kuwait implements monthly fee for entry and visit visas under new residency rulesKuwait has implemented new executive regulations for foreigners' residency, fixing entry and visit visa fees at KD10 per month. These updat...
25 Dec, 2025, 11.05 AM IST
Kuwait to increase fees for organisations hiring foreign workersKuwait plans to increase fees for firms employing foreign workers. This is to boost private-sector jobs for Kuwaiti citizens. The Public Au...
28 Aug, 2025, 11.54 AM IST
A deadly fire exposes the plight of low-paid migrants in wealthy KuwaitIn Kuwait, a devastating fire that killed 49 migrant workers has revealed severe housing issues for low-income workers. Authorities respond...
20 Aug, 2024, 10.41 AM IST
Kuwait introduces new visa rules letting govt workers transfer to private sector jobsKuwait’s new visa rules let domestic workers transfer to the private sector with employer approval and a one-year residency. Starting July ...
08 Jul, 2024, 02.34 PM IST
India praises Kuwait's stand of neutrality in regionThe Indian Ambassador, on Sunday, called on the Information Minister of the State of Kuwait, Abdulrahman B Almutairi. The focus of the disc...
13 Aug, 2023, 04.35 PM IST
India, Kuwait sign MoU for cooperation on recruitment of domestic workersThe MoU brings the Indian domestic workers in Kuwait within the ambit of a legal framework that streamlines their recruitment and provides ...
11 Jun, 2021, 02.58 PM IST
Kuwait wants to bring down migrant population from 70% to 30%Kuwait wants to slash the migrant proportion of its population from 70% to 30%.
05 Jun, 2020, 01.57 PM IST
Kuwait announces amnesty, big relief for thousands of Indian workersKuwaiti government today announced that it won't impose any penalty on them. The amnesty has been granted from January 29 to February 22.
23 Jan, 2018, 08.43 PM IST
Hiring of Indian nurses in Kuwait only via government-run agenciesThe embassy in a statement said the restriction has been in effect since since May 2015 after some private hospitals in Kuwait enquired it ...
10 Apr, 2017, 11.15 AM IST
'Hiring of Indian nurses in Kuwait only via government-run agencies'The embassy in a statement said the restriction has been in effect since since May 2015 after some private hospitals in Kuwait enquired it.
10 Apr, 2017, 09.49 AM IST
Indians in Kuwait advised to comply with residency, visa lawsIndia has advised its nationals residing in Kuwait to comply with local residency and visa laws as a number of expatriates have been arrest...
09 May, 2016, 01.04 PM IST
7,432 complaints of exploitation of Indian workers in GulfSushma Swaraj said most of the complaints were addressed by the Indian missions by taking up with the concerned foreign authorities.
02 Dec, 2015, 02.28 PM IST
Kuwait stops issuing visas to Indian domestic workersMaids and other domestic workers from India will not be able to seek employment in Kuwait, which suspended issuing entry visas to Indian do...
05 Nov, 2015, 11.25 AM IST
2 Indians among 26 killed in ISIS suicide attack in Kuwait mosqueTwo Indians were killed in a suicide attack at a Shia mosque in Kuwait, according to Indian Embassy, which has asked Indian nationals to be...
28 Jun, 2015, 04.00 PM IST
- Bank guarantee must to bring Indian maids to Kuwait
The Embassy will attest agreements for employment of female domestic workers in Kuwait once the above condition of Bank Guarantee is fulfil...
14 Sep, 2014, 03.03 PM IST
Sponsorship system for expatriates to end in Kuwait: GovernmentKuwait is set to scrap the sponsorship system for foreign workers and replace it with a new one, a senior government official said.
23 Sep, 2013, 03.20 PM IST
- 4 Indians killed in refinery explosion in Kuwait
Four Indian workers have been killed in an explosion in Kuwait's largest refinery of Mina Al-Ahmadi.
04 Oct, 2011, 12.04 PM IST