About us

Welcome to the Public Authority of Manpower (PAM) website. We are dedicated to providing you with the latest information and services related to employment visas in the State of Kuwait.

Our mission is to facilitate the recruitment process for business owners and ensure a smooth experience for expatriate workers. We strive to provide accurate and up-to-date information on employment visa requirements, procedures, and services.

The webpage of Public Authority of Manpower is authorized and fully controlled by the Ministry of Interior (https://www.moi.gov.kw) (MOI), State of Kuwait and Ministry of Foreign Affairs https://www.mofa.gov.kw (MOFA), State of Kuwait.

This "Employment Visa Information" service is provided by the Ministry of Interior https://www.moi.gov.kw (MOI), State of Kuwait and Ministry of Foreign Affairs https://www.mofa.gov.kw (MOFA), State of Kuwait. And it's strictly controlled.

This is an online service provided by the Ministry of Interior https://www.moi.gov.kw (MOI), State of Kuwait. It helps facilitating the procedures needed to recruit employees for business owners, as well as, handling all the transactions online. This service allows you to:

Issuing work permit for the first time - Expatriate Labor
Renew work permit - National Labor
Amending work permit - National Labor
Issuing work permit - Expatriate Labor
Work permit renewal - Expatriate Labor
Managing business hours for each license in the file
File primary data
Employee leave input - Sick/Urgent
Enquiry about Labor complaints
Requesting & Printing Labor list
Enquiry about absence announcements
View completeness status and jobs details
Amending or revoking contract and work location
National Labor list
Amending need estimation
Submitting Labor list request (RJ)
Submitting licensed worker absence announcement
Opening a file
Registering - National Labor
Revoking work permit - Expatriate Labor
Revoking work permit - National Labor
Enquiry about bank transfers
Enquiry about license primary data
Upload payroll file
Employee leave input -Regular
Enquiry about Employers entered leaves
Estimating first time - Required Laborers
Enquiry about payroll deductions
Updating license data
Adding contract and work location
Lists of contracts, locations and working hours
Expatriate Labor list
Renew need estimation
Enquiry about transaction (Upload payroll file)
Submitting permitted worker absence announcement
File accountancy report - Inspection
Issued Employment Visa Cross check from Ministry of Interior, Kuwait
Employment Visa upload in this site
Approval and entry permission for new visa holders
Overseeing the benefits and allowances of new workers after they join
Ensuring that workers receive all benefits when they are released from employment or voluntarily retire

Approval of the Employment Visa (Manual and eVisa):

Approval copy is very important for a new Employment Visa holder. When an Employment Visa holder arrives in the State of Kuwait, Immigration Officials check the Approval copy at the Airport, Sea port or Land port and allow him to enter the State of Kuwait. Even if the Visa holder has a valid Employment Visa, if the person does not have the Approval copy, then there may be obstacles in entering the State of Kuwait.

The Approval copy mentions the Commercial License/Civil ID number of the company or sponsor, which verifies the authenticity of the company or sponsor.

The Approval copy mentions the Office in the State of Kuwait from which the Employment Visa was issued.

The Approval copy contains the necessary name and address of the Company or Sponsor along with short information.

The Approval copy mentions the type of business or personal profession of the company or sponsor.

The Approval copy contains the company or sponsor's Employment permit number and the date of receipt of the permit.

The Approval copy contains all the information of the Employment Visa holder such as: full name as written in the passport, passport number, nationality, date of birth and gender.

The Approval copy contains the Employment Visa issue number, along with the month and year of visa issue in English.

The Approval copy contains the monthly salary and occupation of the employee.

The Approval Copy provides a new Employment Visa holder with all the correct information, including permission to enter the State of Kuwait, many of which are not recorded on the Visa. The Approval Copy is issued by the Public Authority of Manpower along with the issuance of the Employment Visa.