Kuwait to issue dependent visas for children under 5

KUWAIT: The interior ministry is scheduled to start today looking into application for family visas for children under five years old provided that both parents have valid residence permits in the country. Several months ago, Kuwait slapped a total ban on personal visas for expats until it had reviewed the procedures.

Authorities only allowed the issuance of business visas to facilitate businesses for local companies. The new move will be the first step to ease restrictions of issuance of visas. Under the new directive, the immigration department will look into applications by expat couples who want to bring their kids of under five years of age to live with them in the country.

The new decision stipulates that the parents of such kids must have legal residence permits in the country, draw a monthly salary of KD 500. Parents for kids under one year of age will be exempted from the salary condition. Those sections who are already exempted from the salary condition, like doctors, engineers, judges and others will also be exempted.

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