1. Visit the Department of Immigration.
2. Bring along with you the required documents.
3. Submit the required documents.
4. Fill up the residence application form.
   Residence Application Form: http://www.moi.gov.kw/portal/enmathij/hijra/1.pdf
5. Pay the fee.

• work permit issued from the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor
• Health insurance certificate
• Disease-free certificate
• Copy of the sponsor's signature authorization
• Two (2) personal photos
• Entrance visas used by employees in the civil sector to enter the country
• Certificate of police record
• Original passport of the sponsored and a copy

Ministry of Interior
Telephone Number:
22430500

• Foreigners who will work in Kuwait.
• Their residence application form must be signed by the sponsor.

Annual fee for granting the issuance of Residence Permit - 10 KD

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Residence Application Form:

• http://www.moi.gov.kw/portal/enmathij/hijra/1.pdf

Please attach sample completed documents which would help other people who would like to follow this procedure.    

Please explain the processing your application.    

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications. 
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type="website">video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the "&" inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver, 
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M" Video ID is "Y0US7oR_t3M". 
	

Please provide instructions on obtaining the certificate/documents.
e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

A list which displays the kind of information which is required to complete the procedure.
e.g.
1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.

A residence permit is a document providing a foreigner the rights to reside in Kuwait for a definite period of time.

Enter other informations which might help

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

Kuwaiti Government Online: http://www.e.gov.kw/sites/KGOEnglish/portal/Pages/PortalMain.aspx#

More information which might help people.