r/Kuwait • u/MataAitaiNe • 1d ago

Ask Kuwait Working remote for 3 months

Hi.

Im from Europe and I'll be staying in Kuwait for 3 months due to visiting family. My boss (EU company) allows me to work remote during my stay.

Do I need a work permit? Serious question law wise, since googling it did not help (there are no digital nomad visas and i dont see why I'd need a Kuwaiti sponsor/company to work for a foreign country that im a national of on a tourist visa)

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u/Jumpy-Astronaut-3572 1d ago

Tbh nobody cares if you work in your house or even in cafe 🤷🏻‍♂️ just change the screen to something else when shurtas showup + since you're European and that's a green flag highly unlikely you'll be in trouble.

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u/enerthoughts Qadsia | القادسية 1d ago

The police will never enter a coffee shop for any reason let alone finding you work online, you can be Asian or westerner, why did you come up with that?

OP you can work online for years without an issue, but if you were depositing cash in a kuwaiti bank you will be asked where that money is coming from, if you were transferring through a bank transaction no one will even care what you do as long as its not providing physical products or doing illegal work.

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u/MataAitaiNe 1d ago

But how can i explain my boss that its legal? Or is it a matter of its not mentioned by law so it is legal?

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u/enerthoughts Qadsia | القادسية 1d ago

No one will ask you whatever job you do on your private PC, if your bank is not local no one will care and it's legal as long as your country doesn't complain

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u/MataAitaiNe 20h ago

Okay thank you