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KUWAIT RESIDENCY REFORMS
Kuwait launches online visa service for domestic workers, drivers; revises sponsorship rulesKuwait has introduced a new digital service for managing domestic workers and drivers. Citizens and expatriates can now use the Sahel app f...- Kuwait launches online work permit renewal serviceKuwait's Public Authority for Manpower has launched a new online self-service system on the "Ashal Services" portal for company partners to...
- Kuwait introduces online entry visa service for domestic driversKuwait has introduced a new online service via the "Sahel" app, allowing citizens to apply for domestic driver entry visas electronically. ...
- Kuwait to launch freelance visa allowing foreign workers to work independentlyKuwait is launching a freelance residency permit within two months, allowing skilled foreign workers to operate independently for an annual...
- What Kuwait’s new immigration reforms mean for residents, visitors and employersKuwait has significantly updated its immigration system. Residency permits are now valid for up to 15 years. Visitors can stay for three mo...
- Kuwait introduces new e-services to simplify visa, residency transfers for immigrantsKuwait is modernizing its immigration system. New online services now handle visa and residency permits for foreign workers. This digital s...
- Kuwait removes minimum salary requirement for family visit visasKuwait has eliminated the minimum salary requirement for expatriates seeking family visit visas, broadening eligibility to include relative...
- Kuwait’s new exit rule: What work visa holders must do before flying outKuwait has implemented a mandatory electronic travel permit system for expatriate workers in the private sector, effective July 1, 2025. Th...
- India, Oman revise DTAA: What’s the income tax impact on professionals earning in both countries?India and Oman have updated their Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement, effective May 2025, to prevent double taxation and also reflect curr...
- Panic in Tehran as Israel–Iran war enters next phase: Trump eyes U.S. response amid rising global fearsTehran war fears are rising fast as Israel launches its most intense attacks on Iran in decades, forcing thousands to flee the capital. Wit...
- The NRIs will be India's bulwark against global turmoilNRI remittances significantly bolster India's economy, acting as a crucial buffer against global volatility and trade deficits. Inflows rea...
- Kuwait, only Gulf Arab nation with a powerful assembly, holds another election in eight monthsKuwait is undergoing elections again after eight months . The polling will close at 8 pm and the results of this will be announced on Wedne...
- UAE launches new unemployment insurance schemeThe social security scheme "ensures the sustainability of a decent life for Emiratis and resident employees during their unemployment perio...
- UAE to introduce unemployment insurance in latest economic reformInsured workers would receive some money for a limited time period if made unemployed, UAE Prime Minister and Vice-President Sheikh Mohamme...
- Kuwait's emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah dies at age 91"With great sadness and sorrow, we mourn... the death of Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of the State of Kuwait," said Sheikh...
- A ghost army of the not-very-employed haunts Gulf rulersAll Persian Gulf monarchies have some version of this problem. Govt is the employer of first resort -- even when it has nothing much for it...
- Business leaders in Gulf region asked to invest in IndiaIndian equity is expected to register a growth between 15-18 % over the next five years and is attractive for GCC businessmen and NRIs to i...
- Kerala's non-resident tycoons investing in massive projects back homeIn the 80s & 90s, thousands of small ventures promoted by NRKs sprouted only to close down sooner or later but things have undergone a sea ...
- Sunday ET: Labour laws: Indians in Gulf forced to return or look for greener pasturesBack home, the workers are looking to start afresh. Their best bet seems to be rehabilitation packages.
- Dubai downturn sends ripples throughout Arab worldEven before Dubai's financial crisis, the sheikdom's growing economic woes had begun rippling out across the Arab world, forcing workers ba...
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