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      <title>Kuwait launches new visa service for workers and drivers, tightens eligibility rules</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior has introduced a new digital service, in coordination with the Public Authority for Manpower and its IT sector, allowing citizens and expatriates to manage domestic worker and driver-related applications online through the government’s unified “Sahel” app, according to KUNA.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The initiative is part of the country’s broader push to digitise government services, streamline recruitment procedures and reduce the need for in-person visits to service centres.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Officials said the platform is designed to simplify residency and labour-related transactions while improving efficiency and reducing processing times.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Alongside the digital rollout, the ministry also announced updated eligibility rules for sponsoring domestic workers and drivers.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Under the revised framework, single women are eligible to sponsor one domestic worker, while married, divorced or widowed women with children may sponsor one domestic worker and one driver.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Married, divorced or widowed men with families can sponsor up to three domestic workers and one driver, while single men are eligible to sponsor one driver only.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior has introduced a new digital service, in coordination with the Public Authority for Manpower and its IT sector, allowing citizens and expatriates to manage domestic worker and driver-related applications online through the government’s unified “Sahel” app, according to KUNA.</strong></p>
<p>The initiative is part of the country’s broader push to digitise government services, streamline recruitment procedures and reduce the need for in-person visits to service centres.</p>
<p>Officials said the platform is designed to simplify residency and labour-related transactions while improving efficiency and reducing processing times.</p>
<p>Alongside the digital rollout, the ministry also announced updated eligibility rules for sponsoring domestic workers and drivers.</p>
<p>Under the revised framework, single women are eligible to sponsor one domestic worker, while married, divorced or widowed women with children may sponsor one domestic worker and one driver.</p>
<p>Married, divorced or widowed men with families can sponsor up to three domestic workers and one driver, while single men are eligible to sponsor one driver only.</p>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:47:00 +0500</pubDate>
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