Title
Visa Requirements for Filipino Workers to Kuwait
Law
Poea Memorandum Circular No. 13, S.1997
Decision Date
Jun 18, 1997
The Kuwait Embassy in Manila now issues visas to Filipino workers bound for Kuwait, requiring an NBI clearance, medical certificate, No Objection Certificate, passport photo, valid passport, and a visa fee of P700 for contract processing at the POEA.

Questions (POEA MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 13, S.1997)

The circular is titled “POEA MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 13, S.1997 — Visa Issuance at the Kuwait Embassy in Manila,” adopted on 18 June 1997.

It guides concerned parties on the requirements for visa issuance at the Embassy of the State of Kuwait in Manila for Filipino workers bound for Kuwait.

Applicants must submit the original and a photocopy of their NBI clearance.

Applicants must submit the original and a photocopy of a medical certificate from any of the accredited medical clinics of the Embassy.

Applicants must submit an original No Objection Certificate (NOC) from Kuwait.

One (1) passport-size picture is required.

The passport must be valid.

The visa fee is P700.

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Yes. It states that the entry visa stamped on the worker’s passport shall be a requirement for contract processing at the POEA.

Yes, it is for Filipino workers bound for Kuwait, as stated in the circular’s heading and first paragraph.

It was signed by FELICISIMO O. JOSON, JR., Administrator.

Per the circular, the stamped entry visa is a requirement for contract processing at the POEA.

Contract processing at the POEA may be delayed or disallowed because the entry visa stamped on the passport is expressly required for contract processing.


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