Kuwait Summons Expatriates for Violating Family Visa Rules - Times Kuwait

Kuwait Enforces KD 800 Salary Rule in Family Visa Crackdown

Recently, Kuwait established a strict enforcement campaign against expatriates whose incomes have fallen below the salary limits to sponsor relatives under the criteria mandated by

Kuwait summons expatriates for violating family visa rules - Times Kuwait

The Residency Affairs Investigations Department recently summoned dozens of expatriates who brought their families to Kuwait in apparent violation of the ministerial decision regulating family joining visas (Article 22). The decision, amended in July 2024, allows expatriates to sponsor their wives and children on family visas if their salary is no less than KD 800, regardless of academic qualifications. The summoned expatriates had initially met…