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I am a South African male married to a Filipino lady and we just had our second child in Kuwait. When applying for residency they told me that my daughter has to have the same passport as myself which is South African, however with my son (first born) there was …

Is it true? ‘The worker who spent two continuous years working for the same employer shall be entitled to 21 days leave with pay to perform Al-Hajj provided that he had not performed Hajj before’ Name withheld Answer: Yes, it is true, and you have quoted exactly Article 76 of …

I am really thankful to you, for your guidance provided to all through legal clinic. I joined my company on 16/12/2013, directly from India with a basic salary of KD 600 and KD 100 for car allowance. Out of which only KD 600 deposited regularly in my salary account and …

Kindly let me know whether professional with dependent visa is permitted to work in contracting or consultancy office? Name withheld Answer: Under the laws of Kuwait it is an offence to work while you are on a dependent visa, no matter whether you are a professional or not. However the …

I came to Kuwait on April, 2014 on a farm (agriculture) visa. I am a masters degree holder in Marketing from United Kingdom. I came to Kuwait on marketing manager post with an accepted salary of KD 500 per month but my employer gave me farm visa (electrician) and said …

Writing to inquire if I can transfer my residence from Article 14 to 18. Any possibilities of doing so, as some people told me it is legally possible and can be done, but only through my previous company. I was a local hire and had been working with my previous …

I am a South African male married to a Filipino lady and we just had our second child in Kuwait. When applying for residency they told me that my daughter has to have the same passport as myself which is South African, however with my son (first born) there was …

Good Day! … Firstly, I would like to thank Arab Times legal time to provide such excellent service, by providing best solutions on any issue. My issue here is, that one of my friends (graduate) is working here in Kuwait for past 10 years, with same company. During this time, …

Hi Ms Legal Clinic I have been one of your valued readers for almost one decade and we really appreciate your sincerity for the legal advice that you providing us. Last Feb 2014 my wife delivered our 1st baby girl at Al Sabah Maternity Hospital in Shuwaikh. After we got …

Thank you so much for your free legal advice in the arabtimesonline. com. It is helping many people understand the legal intricacies in living and working here in Kuwait. Kindly tell me installing a dashboard camera in my car to record accidents (if it happens) or to refute alleged violations …