Kuwait simplifies the residency visa process and opens doors to 14 professions.

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For a few professions, the need for a degree has been removed.Kuwait has made significant changes to its resident visa regulations in an effort to draw in skilled employees and promote a more welcoming atmosphere.

In charge of the Expats' Residence Law, Deputy Prime Minister Fahd Al Yousef has led the adjustments that result in significant modifications, especially in the agreement to provide family members regular residency.

Newcomers wishing to apply for a dependant or family visa are now required by the updated Article 29 to have a university degree, a suitable profession, and a minimum monthly wage of KD 800. In contrast of traditional wisdom, a small number of professions no longer require a degree.

The decision, as stated in the second article of this revision, is to be implemented by the Acting Undersecretary and will go into effect on the date it is published in the Official Gazette.

One of the ground-breaking modifications is the exception from the salary requirement of children under five who were born in Kuwait or elsewhere, provided that their parents currently reside in Kuwait. However, the Director General of the General Administration of Residence Affairs must approve this exemption.

The requirement for a university degree has been removed for the following occupations:

• government sector specialists, judges, prosecutors, advisors, and legal researchers.

• medical specialists, such as physicians and chemists.

• Teachers at universities, colleges, and higher education institutions.

• In the public sector, there are school administrators, vice principals, mentors in education, instructors, social workers, and lab attendants.

• advisors in finance and economics in universities.

• engineers.

• Mosque muezzins, preachers, and imams.

• librarians employed by private colleges and government institutions.

• Employees from the Ministry of Health, such as social workers, nurses, paramedics, and medical technicians.

• Government sector psychologists and social workers.

• Journalists, media experts, and reporters.

• athletes and coaches in federations and clubs of sports.

• flight attendants and pilots.

• experts managing the services and arrangements for funerals.

This action is anticipated to help Kuwait achieve its objectives of improving its workforce and encouraging diversity in its global community, in addition to making the residency procedure easier for those in certain professions.