New health insurance has been made mandatory for foreigners holding special visas
Monday August 8, 2022
Kuwait City (News Latest. August 8, 2022) New health insurance has been made mandatory for foreigners holding special visas in Kuwait, about 2 million immigrants with visa number 18 working in the private sector and their families. New compulsory health insurance will be provided for According to local media, the Health Insurance Hospital Company (Damaan) recently held an important meeting with the deputy director of the municipality to discuss the ongoing projects and work plan for providing medical facilities to the citizens, the meeting focused on the role of made which will pay off in the health sector and contribute to ongoing efforts to improve the quality of health care indicators.
It has been reported that in addition to allocating land for the company to build a clinic and meeting the needs of the municipality's role in various sectors, the institution working in the Gulf despite the public-private partnership system, which is the basis of the new Kuwait Vision 2035. But it helps in achieving the National Development Plan.
It is noteworthy that Daman is the first healthcare institution in the Middle East to operate under the Public Private Partnership (PPP) system, in terms of the number of people covered by health insurance in Kuwait. Biggest of all, it would provide new mandatory health insurance for nearly two million immigrants (Article 18 visas) working in the private sector and their families.
In addition, expatriates who have stayed outside of Kuwait for more than 6 months are once again allowed to renew Iqama, whereby expatriate workers who have stayed abroad for more than 6 months can apply online. You can renew your Iqama through the portal. It is reported that the government decision indicated that this regulation is yet to be implemented for foreign workers living abroad, but this decision does not apply to the residence permit of domestic service workers (Khadam), so such domestic workers are not allowed to stay outside the country for more than 6 months, except for employers who request an extension of stay for their domestic service workers under their sponsorship.
