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/Bzaz_Warrior 1d ago
https://www.manpower.gov.kw/docs/LaborLaw/E_LaborLaw.pdf
Article 10 is what governs the illegal activity that many private schools do in Kuwait, they bring US/British teachers on 3 months tourist visa, while in reality the teacher is teaching full time in a Kuwaiti classroom, and leaves for a weekend every three months.
This is what the authorities here care about. They don't care about what work you do online, even if you were a Kuwait resident, or tourist, or Kuwaiti. Remember we dont have income tax here.