KUWAIT CITY, June 11: Kuwait’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Inside Sheikh Fahad Yousef Saud Al-Sabah issued a ministerial round requiring expatriate employees within the personal sector to acquire an ‘exit allow’ from their registered employers earlier than leaving Kuwait. The Public Authority for Manpower confirmed that the implementation of this regulation would require exit permits to incorporate the employee’s private particulars, journey date, and mode of transportation.
The finished allow have to be submitted electronically via a chosen platform (SAHEL APP or the PUBLIC AUTHORITY OF MANPOWER WEBSITE) to streamline processing and keep accuracy. Authorities emphasised that the brand new system is designed to make sure that departures are carried out legally, shield all events concerned, and cut back incidents of employees leaving with out correct notification. Each employers and expatriate employees are urged to strictly adhere to this requirement, as enforcement of the regulation is ready to start from 1st July
PURPOSE OF THE DECISION
- Guarantee steadiness between employer and employee rights
- Improve authorized compliance and oversight
- Forestall unlawful departures with out employer notification
- Assist labor market group efforts
WHO MUST COMPLY?
- All expatriate employees registered underneath the personal sector
- Applies to employees intending to go away Kuwait briefly or completely
HOW TO APPLY FOR THE EXIT PERMIT
- Submit request utilizing CIVIL ID quantity
- Use the SAHEL APP or the PUBLIC AUTHORITY OF MANPOWER WEBSITE
- Request have to be made BEFORE TRAVEL
IMPORTANT NOTES
- The system routinely verifies employer-employee matching
- If inconsistencies are discovered, the case is referred to specialised departments
IMPLEMENTATION STARTS: JULY 2025
