Expatriates seeking to renew their residency will now have to attach a copy of their approved university qualifications.
The Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) announced this stipulation after reviewing the new Ashal program system. The authority has asked all business owners to apply through this program to request accreditation of the academic qualifications of their employees.
Engineers and medical staff will be exempt from this requirement, as they already have to obtain an accreditation certificate from the Kuwait Society of Engineers and the Medical Licensing Department of the Ministry of Health respectively.
PAM has urged business owners and companies to submit a true copy of the university qualifications through the Ashal system.