30,000 Transfer Requests Filed from Domestic Visa to Private Sector

KUWAIT CITY, Aug 22: The decision issued in July for domestic workers (Article 20) to transfer to the private sector (Article 18), the General Administration of Residency Affairs has received approximately 30,000 transfer requests. From July 14 to mid-August, around 10,000 of these requests have been processed, while the remaining applications are currently under review.

This decision offers domestic workers an opportunity to improve their financial situations by transferring them to the private sector. It also helps address the severe labor shortages affecting…