I am a Pakistani national working in a private company and have an Article 18 residence. I am getting KD 500 salary. Can you please let me know if I am eligible to apply for visa for my wife? Last week the Immigration Dept as only accepting applications from govt employees I saw the mentioned news.

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Answer: According to reports received by us some of the Immigration Depts also received applications from the private sector. The officials themselves refuse to confirm or deny this news. But some Pakistani expats, from the private sector, have been accepted. They were, however, not very hopeful and were of the view that their application would be rejected under some pretext. But as you meet the conditions you should try to submit your application again.