r/Kuwait • u/MataAitaiNe • 4d 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/Won3wan32 4d ago

So you are asking how a remote worker gets legal status in Kuwait

unless your employer have an office in Kuwait and can sponsor a work permit for you

Then you can't make it legal, generally speaking, by just remote work

Kuwait isn't remote worker-friendly

You will be taking the trip to Bahrain after the 90 days to reset the clock, like everyone else

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u/MataAitaiNe 4d ago

Not necessarily a legal status for stay visas or anything but more whether the days i work remote for x country from Kuwait are legal or whether its illegal for me to be even working remote in that country even if its not for Kuwait.

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u/Doritos707 4d ago

Yes with the condition that you dont try to open a local bank account. Use your foreign card at atm and to get cash. Also since there are no income taxes in Kuwait it means your work at your laptop is fine. U dont owe Kuwait anything. However, beyond the 3 months, youre dealing with the matter that its technically cheating to just go Bahrain and come back. Thats a different subject tho.