Arab Times, 14 July 2024: The Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) has begun accepting requests from domestic workers to transfer their residencies from Article 20 to Article 18 of Kuwait Ministerial Decision No. 22/2022 for a period of two months, starting from 14 July 2024.

The Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) has issued a decision to allow domestic workers to transfer their residency from Article 20 of Kuwait Ministerial Decision No. 22/202 to a private sector work residency under Article 18 of Kuwait Ministerial Decision No. 22/2022.

The decision sets three conditions for approving the residency transfer.

First, the employer’s in-person attendance is required.

Second, the Interior Ministry’s General Department for Residency Affairs must approve the transfer after verifying the sponsor’s consent.

Additionally, the applicant must submit documents proving their residence in Kuwait for at least one year.

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