Kuwait Reopens Work Visas for Foreign Nationals under Temporary Contracts

Kuwait’s Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) has reopened work visas for government contracts that last less than a year. The decision was announced last week and is intended to reduce Kuwait’s labour needs.

The reactivation of these work visas comes after directives from Sheikh Fahad Yousef Saud Al Sabah, the First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, and Minister of Interior. PAM, through its official X (formerly Twitter) account, said that these visas will be available for temporary government projects.

The initiative is designed to offer greater flexibility in Kuwait’s workforce, particularly for short-term public sector projects, PAM said in the post.